Malc

Yesterday in Cranbrook Kent I hailed down and parked up and chatted with the owner of this early Ls400 ......... a guy from Benenden who assures me he's not yet on this Forum Needless i encouraged him to now join ! he told me it's one of only 2 1989 cars left in the UK, he had bought it some 8 ? years back from the ( widow ) owner who had it many years prior and spent £6k on wheel mods etc .... ( yuk ) This new owner had it part resprayed a few years back and the finish now is terrible, worn-out and clearly a bad reaction to the original paint finish and paint that he tells me is a different type of " compound " to original, older paints A blue/ grey but mottled and cracking and lifting and well, just awful He's probably going to have it properly resprayed . she's done 125k ? I think he said and he's recently done the cambelt etc . he has a few older cars and a mechanic guy himself too Only does a couple of thousand miles a year and loves the car to bits, been all over the north and west country in sublime comfort ( all as we of course know ) So if you're that guy and read this, do tell us more about your very rare beast .... she sounds as quiet as a mouse ( of course ) AND if my conversation hadn't revealed his imminent respraying quotes gopinmg-on I'd have probably offered him a bundle of old used £50 notes to start the process myself .......... Oh to have one of the originals eh ! Malc

the ultimate in renewables then ..... to be commended ...... bring on the Dutch Windmills methinks ...... promote the making of bread flour with a new raft of windmills in the UK .. spread all over the country ......... giving work to the skilled carpenters and flour millers in our Society ...... a new raft of educational skills to be put forward by, say, the Prince's Trust ( is it still to be called that ? ) Malc

is it ever that essential to get such a precise reading Malc

just reading last night that EV charging is now going to cost £1 a KWh is it ? as opposed to what it was when all this EV economic running stuff started at 16p a unit ( was it ) ? I'd now be panicking if I had an EV to charge and run Malc

reading on here times past of the earlier RX300s being copiously failed thru' rust issues ..... so keeping all that at bay should give you the confidence to pop money into the other bits and bobs to keep her going for another 100k miles hopefully ..... it's really only the rust that's the real killer ........ I've found that on several cars over the years / decades of motoring ....... as I've often been ( or tried to be ) a long term holder of a car or two ........ just to be defeated by rust in impossible places to remedy Malc

good ol' insurers eh ! ............ never their FAULT whatever ..... however incomprehensible their Ts&Cs Malc

did I say at one of my local Sainsbury's the other day, Hempstead Valley Kent, the E10 was a mere 156.9p ... plus Nectar points too of course ....... to add to your BA Amex Avios points if you use them ! Malc

do please keep us updated with this saga . not Saga is it ? .... or is it NFU who are tripppple 5 star rated ...... or those Adendum Flooks guys and their own insurer covering you ? ( YUK ) Best wishes whatever Malc

just that the price of the new new iphone ( 14 Max at @£1200 ) might actually exceed the value of my beloved limo at 240k miles ................ let alone any cost of real physical protection ..... ..... indeed at the last insce write-off to Cat N ............. they paid me out £850 and I kept the car with minimal rear door squash damage........... a couple of years back tho' and of course we know cars such as ours will always appreciate in value but your Sc430s are of immeasurable value ......... OK . ( at this time ) Malc

on the Chairman of the Insurance con- coy preferably Do NAME AND SHAME please Malc

is this way-off and leaving you in suspense somewhat ............or maybe you're being fast tracked ( whtever that means these days ) Whatever, get out and about in your limo and enjoy this weather ...... fine dry hot and blo-dy wet too maybe Malc

Beware the cost of your new iphone doesn't exceed the value of the car you're trying to protect as it might be in my case Malc

yes .......... keep your hands on the steering wheel proper in those days . no frigging around like we do now wondering which bit to push / pull / twist whatever .... ah ! but no good for one legged veterans tho' Malc

Best wishes with it .... make sure you wake up to a nice cuppa and a bikkie Good luck Call out the chauffeur for the ride home Malc

cheapskates then ....... no torch from new even Malc

I've never seen it in my locale for sure ..... t'was hidden away in the depths of the countryside maybe Malc

My car, I beleieve originated from them, it certainly did when I biought her from the then owner here who was the Parts Manager at Poole Dorset .... how times sadly change Malc

Mike, welcome to the Forum My door mirrors too have similar issues ...... old age methinks and I decided to just " live " with it ....... having experienced all sorts of oddball electrical gremlins from time to time . the door mirrors are the least worry'ing'some for me to worry over these days Good luck finding the solution Best wishes Malc

Paul welcome to the Club I've only ever had ( it seems ) a Ls400 and am situ in Queenborough ......... I sometimes meet another Ls400 owner here, he too residing in Sittingbourne for a Starbucks coffee ..... when we pop out for a treat locally Malc

that was me in those halcyon days ......... and the Sunday afternoon Rolls Royce owner who usually had a whole £5 .... of 5 star petrol ......... 15 gallons those days and would now be @70 ltrs .......... 150 miles maybe He was happy tho' and proud of his car and always wanted to have a chat .............. even if it was raining Malc

and quite " silver polished " too where the black paint has worn/flaked/chipped off on mine Malc

that wondrous Starting Handle for when the battery was flat Malc

a 1 penny ( old money ) shot a gallon in 'me days as a petrol pump attendant in Chislehurst Kent about 55+ years back Malc

pretty good looking for 600,000 miles Malc

on the SC430 maybe BUT ............ on the original V8 with Lexus, the Ls400 ........... it's the roar and burble of a churchmouse munching bikkies behind the church organ during Sunday prayers Malc