Brechin Slate

Hybrid

Just refuelled and put the figures into Fuelly. I'm getting just over 38 mpg which I have to say I find disappointing but wonder if my expectations are too high. Looking for a sanity check from members as I keep seeing reported figures of high 40's and 50+ mpg. Some facts: 2017 IS300h Premier on standard 18" wheels, factory fitted Bridgestone tyres at 36 psi Tesco petrol 95 Octane No error codes on dash or Carista Mostly short journeys of less than 5 miles in cold weather with A/C (heating) and lights (I know this is a big factor but I wouldn't have thought >5 mpg) A couple of longer motorway journeys, 50 miles each way Car serviced and last hybrid check passed Should I be expecting more? My IS250 was giving me 33 mpg in similar circumstances. If anyone replies saying they get 50 mpg in similar conditions I'm off to the Tesla dealer..

Ice

Sticks

If you don't want any interruption in your 12v supply when changing the battery there is a way of doing it. You connect jump leads from your new battery to the battery terminals whilst they are still connected to your old battery. When you then disconnect your old battery you will still be getting a feed but from the new battery. Just go ahead and connect the terminals as usual then disconnect the jump leads. Had to do this many years ago when you needed a radio code (which I didn't have) after an interruption in supply.

Sidecar

Music

Building

Tenements

Rotary

Notorised

Strange, copied mine directly from a Mac and all good..only tried it a couple of times though. The car picks up my phone and links to Spotify which seems a nice alternative for me

Schoolboy error on my part - my lance has a mixture adjustment knob, I thought that turning it towards the + would increase the foam/water ratio...apparently it works the opposite way round. The mixture control is an air bleed screw, turning it towards the + allows more air into the lance thus weakening the venturi effect and sucking less product from the bottle. Stripped the lance, cleaned and rebuilt, results to be checked when it's car washing weather again 😄

Vehicle

Jaguar XF rear yellow plates are offered in several sizes - 520mm x 111mm (Standard Oblong Plate) or 527mm x 150mm high to fit the shape on the boot lid

Nice car!

Amphibian

I always take market value as being what someone is willing to pay for something given a wide choice of options. As Lexus owners we enjoy and value our cars highly, we have chosen the marque, the model and the trim level and in many cases lavished many hours of care and attention on it, not to mention money for maintenance. Because of our investment of time and money, our vehicles take on a perceived higher value which is invisible to those looking to buy a vehicle. If I were in the market for a luxury brand today, I might be considering Lexus, MB, Audi, BMW etc but would not for one minute consider what the car is worth to the seller, I would just be comparing apples with apples and trying to get the best deal I could. Even recently, I bought a 300h to replace my IS250 and although Lexus was the only brand I was considering, I still wasn't concerned with the reasons why one owner thought his car was worth more than the other UNTIL I came to sell my IS250 then of course mine was the best example of its kind and worth every penny of the inflated asking price. It's hard to accept that insurance companies do not really consider the true 'value' of our vehicles, to them it's just the price of a piece of metal with a wheel in each corner and their sole driver (no pun intended) is profit. Profit which of course they make from us, a captive audience who are forced by law to buy their products.

Slander

Just had a similar conversation with my son and daughter in law who have new born twins. When my kids were small I was driving a Mk III Cortina and used a 2nd hand baby seat. Apparently nowadays on Mumsnet I would be consildered to be Beelzebub himself along with a host of other demons for endangering my children in such a way. Apparently child seats are a massive can of worms and my son says he can now (unfortunately) talk for hours on the subject. He says the 2 golden rules are Isofix is a must and never, ever, ever 2nd hand. Prudence tells me to keep my thoughts undisclosed but if ever you feel your blood pressure is too low, Mumsnet is worth a visit!

Tile

Have you tried pressing and holding the lock/unlock buttons to operate the windows? If my car is locked, I can press and hold the unlock button and the windows open after about 5 secs. Reverse procedure for closing them. Can be a bit of a bu**er if working near the car with the keys in your pocket, I've operated it inadvertently when bending over and gone back indoors leaving all the windows open and car unlocked. Luckily I have observant neighbours..

Vinyl

Bore

Exciting times, good luck, hope you enjoy your new ride!