Winter Hibenation

[bookend]

As the weather has warmed up a little and the rain has washed all the salt away I thought I would refit the Battery to the 430 and get it out of Hibenation.

Just need to fill with gas and then blast the cobwebs out.

Its nice to have her out again it's been a while.

[ColinBarber]

You have done it now Steve, more snow is guaranteed :winky:

[bookend]

Probably

Just been out for a nice run it is so smooth and silent compared to the Hilux I drive daily

[cruisermark]

steve how long do you park it up for - and does the suspension go flat?

[bookend]

It's been parked up since the end of October.

It's a non premium car so no issues the the suspension as its on springs luckily. The only thing that goes flat is the Battery so I take it off and bring it inside.

[cruisermark]

ah ok so you have l the benefits of the 430 but without the risk of air suspension

[bookend]

And the rear air con pipes.

The car was my late fathers and I couldn't see it sold when he passed away. It's a 2001 and has now only done 46k miles.

I love going out in it my only fear is being involved in a bump and it being written off.

[cruisermark]

thats a special car - look after it - and im sure if you ever sell it you could command a premium price for a Non-premium pack car LOL after all those in the know-how will know its a better prospect.

im always looking at mine incase its sagging *touch wood!

[bookend]

I can't see it ever being sold.

In the last 3 years I have spent more on the car than it's worth bringing it up to scratch.

LPG conversion

Spraying both bumpers and wing mirrors

General service and maintainence

It's now the cheapest car on the fleet to run and the only one I don't worry about come MOT time

[Scribe]

I've seen hardly any non-Premium cars for sale. You're lucky to have one.

[bookend]

In 2001 the premium pack was an extra £5k.

My father only wanted rear parking sensors so had them fitted as an extra.

[ColinBarber]

do you have a colour filter selected on your phone? The photo has a tint to it, and looking at the EXIF data it appears to have been taken with an Iphone 6 - the camera should be taking a better picture than that. The three little overlapping circles near the shutter button, are they grey (no filter) or RGB colours (indicating a filter has been selected).

[Chris Skelton]

I think that's hibeRnation......Steve.

Yours pedantically.....(-:

[bookend]

do you have a colour filter selected on your phone? The photo has a tint to it, and looking at the EXIF data it appears to have been taken with an iPhone 6 - the camera should be taking a better picture than that. The three little overlapping circles near the shutter button, are they grey (no filter) or RGB colours (indicating a filter has been selected).

Yes Iphone 6 and there was a filter on I was wondering why it was taking crap pictures.

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