Well a recent country wide trip has seen the below fuel consumption(reset the trip when i filled up)


And also these bubbley alloys fitted which look good from more than 3' away and pretty decent tyres, 1 almost new but one heavily worn on the inside edge but am looking for a replacement for it an my others will be up for sale in a little bit as they still have 3-mm of tread left




Picture quality is poor as its only my iPod and not my real camera

Still not fixed the lower tailgate as been unable to track down the electric fault due to my electric meter being goosed and needing a soldering iron to fix it then i can get on with that when i get a day off and less house jobs to do.

The new wheels feel a little firmer when riding over rough roads(where i live is full of them!) plus i havent tried the cross contacts in the mud as yet to see if they can do as well as the wranglers.
Cornering is more responssive and certainly has more grip and feedback largely due to the sidewall height reduction by about 20mm which is only an inch but every inch counts  FFRR 2005 facelift With an SC Grille and that's it!

I take my hat off to you, old boy.  A man ain't truly been insulted until he stands buck naked in front of a woman and she didn't even notice. Or care.

Cheers Bellini


I think i can do better but only on runs as round town 21mpg is really all i can push doing gentlemens driving  FFRR 2005 facelift With an SC Grille and that's it!

Well ive given the wheels and tyres a little time to settle in

Im not really that impressed with the Conti's TBH as they seem to have about as much grip as a grease covered teflon pan

In the Mud/Ruts/Potholes of a local ROW they slide all over the place. The Wranglers even at what i consider low tread levels (3-4mm) are amazing at this and just keep going and only slide when the mud is very deep or you drive like JC....

On a slippy road thats covered in the remains of grit and rain they slide as well when using 1/2-Full power...

Going to check the pressures tonight as they may be a few psi over but i doubt it tbh as it rides not too bad for what i thought they would be like. They may just need some scrubbing but have done a few 100miles already  FFRR 2005 facelift With an SC Grille and that's it!

Well i've got the 20" chrome wheels up for sale now as i can't get on with the firmer ride and the reduced ability offroad that the tyres afford me
When they sell the money will go to buying new tyres for the 18's or some new rims with good tyres already on

On the repair front i've ordered a cheap soldering iron so i can fix my multimeter and get the boot repair on its way.

I've now done the cheap seal fix on my rear wiper (thanks to the OP of the fix, Alex was it?) the biggest was getting the old seal out, and then cleaning the washer jets out

Next on the list this week between jobs will be to sort out the front windscreen wiper alignment and fully clean the leather in the car again, and put her back on her 18's

Also got just under 300miles from half a tank this weekend, mainly sat at 70-80 over the pennines but still doing well so far but the MPG is dropping now its back into town mode! Must get this car sorted and in A1 nick and think about a cheap TDV8 i reckon...

On the crash front the repairs are all good and im awaiting my claim on loss of earnings while the car was off the road for repair (as the TDV8 i had packed up...)

Next long trip will likely be next week when im heading down to the west of Brum to do some work for an Air Cadet group installing their new PC's and other bits  FFRR 2005 facelift With an SC Grille and that's it!

Also forgot,

I applied a nice thick layer of this to the back box as the last painting of it did no good after a few months....
 FFRR 2005 facelift With an SC Grille and that's it!

Well got my first friend on fuelly, a fella OR lass called wilbur

By the looks of his stats he has a 3.6tdv8 and is getting worse mpg than me!!! makes me feel really good with my current mpg stats!! FFRR 2005 facelift With an SC Grille and that's it!

Can't imagine who that is  

Lol!!

A quick google shows a managing director and someone who says their kids will
Inherit a 4x4

Ps the last bit I thought was a quality quote to a tree higher and have me giggles for a while!!! FFRR 2005 facelift With an SC Grille and that's it!

<giggle>

That was a fun TV appearance! 

Well shes booked in to receive her new Duckworths front wheel bearing tomorrow and have a quick autologic on the BCM to see whats wrong with the lower tailgate as the electrics seem to check out but the BCM isn't sending a trigger signal.

She is up for sale now as I've been well and truly bent over and hosed in KY just because someone somewhere can't forecast resource requirements to save their life

I did almost get to this stage when sorting out the photos and details and sticking her across a few sites and posting my just bought alloys up on the bay as well, and then off to the caravan on thursday to give it another airing and then lots of photos in prep for its ebay advert to move her onto new pastures

If you know anyone who wants a 5 berth twin axle that can literally go on its first trip out (all crockery, cutlery... included) let me know please as she will be up for £10,500 just to clear the finance off her  FFRR 2005 facelift With an SC Grille and that's it!