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@Big Rat the peas - petit pois?

Totally agree. With the amount of miles required just to get to Scotland, there's no point rushing it. If we did something like Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon, Tue, it would those that live a little closer to participate for the weekend portion.

Best team won. Congrats to England. Were you not telling me earlier that you are basically Welsh yourself?

So, is the 'Grand Tour' open to all petrol heads or just Lexus drivers?

You know it makes sense :)

I've started my preparation for the trip with this video. Failed me. As a Welshman, all I could I see was porn!

Who let him into this thread? Where's the 'Report to mods' button?

@Big Rat, do you think we should allow other members to comment on this thread, or just keep it to ourselves?

@Rusty Crobar is in hell today. A live in Englishman in Wales on a Wales V England Six Nations day. Keep safe Rusty.

Marcus (@Jgtcracer), do you want to update the top of the thread with a list of those interested? :)

Don' tell me you support wendy ball?

Does she do many miles? If not, leasing would be good then.

Absolutely :) No M3s, C63s or RS4s however......... only joking

I have written permission from the Mrs. I'm up for it :) @Big Rat @Mark G ? I see @emjay82 is in, leaving one 'Kemble-ite'.... @Rusty Crobar..... come on Rusty

I was going take the F out this morning, but left it toasting in the garage. Oil warmer plugged in, trickle charger on. F is happy. Me, I 'tried' very hard to keep warm on the mountain bike. Hands failed me. Saving energy for the big match this afternoon. EDIT: Just gone outside to put an extra car cover on her

What about something like this.

That's exactly what I was thinking. Won't find my DNA - I've still not opened the 'hood' :(

I've just noticed this scratch on the front drivers wheel. Looks like a crack, but it is just a deep scratch. It certainly hasn't been done by me - or any driving (as there are rim protectors on the wheels). Anybody got any ideas on how something like this could happen? Does it look like a workshop mishap? Thanks all.

See where you are coming from. Having driven lots of new Lexus cars recently, it has always been nice to get back into the F - not just for the performance, but also because of the clarity and simplicity of the layout. Yes, it might be old fashioned but it lets you get on with just driving. Modern Lexus cars (and others) have so much going on.

I'm guessing so. Really didn't get chance to try her out properly yesterday. Way too much traffic around. She's tucked up in bed now (i.e. in my garage).

All this talk of driving. I fancy a trip to the Mach Loop.

I've had a think about this. Setting the scenes, it probably went a bit like this. X-Wife - "Are you having junior this weekend?" IS-F Driver (Dad) - "No, I am taking my car on to the drag strip". X-Wife thinks the IS-F is just a normal 4 door car. Dad was clever to hide actual cost of vehicle ;) If X-Wife knew that car cost XXXXX and was a thirsty V8, X-Wife would come to conclusion that IS-F Driver (Dad) was rich. BAD THING. X-Wife - "Junior would love to do that" IS-F Driver (Dad) - "He's only 3 and would be bored stupid. I really don't think it is a good idea." X-Wife - "No, he'd love it. You can pick him up at 5:00pm on Friday night. Bye". The 'Bye' statement is optional depending how good the relationship between dad and X-Wife is. Phone line goes dead........

Lovely moment where a dad gives his son some great memories. Trouble is that the kid looks bored sh**less. :)

I hate people who live in Scotland!

I once replaced the rack on my 1978 Opel Kadett Estate (1196 cc!). But these days............forget it. The other thing to remember is that IF the new rack has not sorted out the issue, then I just go back to Lexus. Once Lexus had fitted the new rack, I set about the more difficult job of attaching some new plates. I used a screwdriver, a drill and TWO drill bits. That basically exhausted my tool box..... and me! If I've done a bad job, a plate falls off. Imagine if I'd set about the rack myself!