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seeing it's just vanished from Autoafraider ... anyone here bought her ? Malc

….. and could you have zapped a bad pothole with that corner maybe 🤔 Malc

and isn’t there some “facts” somewhere that cows breathing and farting generate sooooo much noxious air that we should all consider limiting drinking milk and eating cow/beef products that damage the air we breathe …… I’ll happily go beef and milk free if the running costs of my Lexii can be ameliorated somewhat 👍 Malc

Thinking of the other buyer, wheresoever, whomsoever, who also has a “ wrong car “ The one designated for you …… shame no one could track him/her down to make the desired swap ….. did Lexus even try that possibility one wonders You haven’t just got the wrong car, the wrong car’s got you And likewise your “proper car “ has been delivered to the now wrong owner Wot a debacle ….. TWO messed up orders ….. TWO disappointed owners The new car you have was certainly bespoke made to someone’s Order …… someone somewhere ……. surely ! Malc

How on earth can a 1998 Ls400 need welding ? Malc

My Ls400s I just NEVER take out in snow and ice ……. They’re just useless and dangerous …… always have a more useful car for that type of environment ……… anyway, Portugal is such a blessed place on fine sunny days Malc

Driving in foreign lands requires exemplary and sober skills ……. at least as much as here in the UK …… and great care to remember they ALL drive on the wrong side of the road too …….. I just sooooo enjoy driving almost anywhere and everywhere too Malc

1971’ish ? 😂 Malc

Could the failure have been caused by some extraordinary accident / whack / wallop to that corner ? Malc

Ah Lexus Spotting ……. Very few on the Isle of Sheppey too 🤔 Do they still sell those “ I Spy “ books for the kids ? NOW then, lucky you travelling the length and breadth of beautiful Portugal …… wish it had been me ! Malc

News media ……. does it really worry about selling newspapers anymore ? ……. can’t remember the last time I bought one, nor even read one …… with all my news on-line reading ….. and free ! perhaps it’s the advertisers that pay ! And of course non- newspapers helps save the planet with consequences for possibly improving the negatives of Climate Change by not chopping down trees And I asked about desalination coz of the apparent need for greater levels of drinking water globally and often burning lots of fossil fuels to produce it for the world However reading today UK Fire Brigades using non-drinking water for their fire tenders …… that should help where it’s available ! Seems pretty obvious really and I’m sure where on-call by rivers, the sea etc then they would always draw on that in priority to mains water ….. surely ! Climate Change potential sure has immense ramifications and absolutely everyone responsible finds apparent solutions where possible …… …… but I’m always going to be driving my petrol Ls400s …… saving my part of the planet by NOT scrapping them and buying a new EV of dubious parentage ….. China. Mexico, some godforsaken mining somewhere slaughtering the poor sods and their families mining the raw materials Malc

Hmmmm wondering if I can buy that Sutton car for my nephew who’s custodian of my 1932 Triumph …… his wife would probably go mad too ! Malc

Oh my ! The Mk3 in Sutton at £4250 that I phoned about pre my recent cruise has reappeared on Autoafraider I said to the chap that if it was still for sale when I returned I would probably buy her ! It had vanished when I got back and the call number was just one of those " reserved " Autoafraider numbers so I bought the 1991 beauty I have now ............ he spent quite a while on the phone with me that day and told me lots and lots of very good events in that car's life with him .......... Amazed to see it still for sale . if the photos and history and the events in my phone call with the vendor are anything to go by then I'd be over there like a shot if she indoors would dare allow me to buy a third Ls400 ..... not a hope eh ! Malc

Does desalination require significant fossil fuel burning to achieve ? Malc

Office politics well, I experienced that whilst i was a teen ( 1967/8 ) at school ..... owned my own car and drove to school and the Head Master would NOT allow me to park in the school car park ( leafy Orpington then ) which was more or less empty .... masters couldn't it sems afford to buy cars and cycled etc to work / the school ....... OR indeed had learnt the virtues of not emptying car fumes into the atmosphere .... I think the affordability was the issue really, not worrying about the then unbeknowing issues of Climate Change Malc

Affording Climate Change is certainly becoming a major issue for many ……. hearing that Cambridge has just decided to revoke its plans to introduce ULEZ style charging ….. enabling us poor folk with aged wrecks to not worry too much about having to change our cars …….. I did see a while back that a re-fit company is repurposing older Rolls Royces and Bentleys to be simply EV propelled …… from an affordable £400k of course …… worth every penny I’m sure 😅 Doubtless my road of terraced houses ( in Kent ) will feature one or two with their charging cables straddling the pavement and causing challenges for pedestrians, mums with prams whatever …… I shan’t be getting an EV Bentley tho …… someone might imagine I’ve got some money 😆 Malc

Lucky me then ….. I see TWO Ls400s every day and live outside ULEZ land …… . BUT Linas, all us older guys that had some sort of conventional job in times past ….. me a country and then a City banker from the late 60’s to early 90’s have probably experienced much of what you’re going thru right now with Employment and Housing and Cost of Living Family crises and challenges ……. and not being able to use that sodding empty parking space ……. it’s life and growing up and an “ age old” issue ……. It possibly won’t ever change and frankly, Climate Change won’t affect your general well-being one jot in this regard ……. Go for that empty parking space ….. it’s obscene it’s not being used ….. upset some of those ridiculous minded climate do-gooders ….. flood the place with car fumes …… especially if you get a sensible car, a Ls400 best wishes with it all ……. You’ll reach 50 / 60 / 70 / and lots more notwithstanding all these on-going Climate Change Challenges that often bring Gloom and Doom to otherwise sensible and good thinking people keep cheerful it’s important Malc

Dezi …… back to your aircon …… what was the final bill ££££ to sort that all out ? Malc

Linas I’m truly saddened to read your perspective on life here in the uk right now, especially where you live, London area is it ! Maybe the Climate Change resolution by Herr Khan in wiping Ls400s from the face of all London will improve your air quality and enable you to awaken each day with a smile on your face and that up-beat in your heart to know that it’s all going to improve a little before the day is through ……. and blessed Climate Change will hugely benefit from all those £12.50’s that are being spent on ???????? …….. ah yes, maybe fresh Cycle Lanes Malc

So yes, maybe Reparations for our dear King Charles 111 allowing the West Indies to fall behind in the global cricket stakes when we have the amazing Rishi an ardent cricket fan who’s loyalties, if anywhere, would be supporting not just British cricket but that of India too I'm surprised Cricket wasn’t higher up the agenda at the G20 Malc

My moan today is just reading that the West Indies ? are seeking some ( well some dopey nutcase is ) £/$ 33 trillion in Reparations for ??? the Royal Family being slavers maybe or having too much sugar in their tea . I don't know .... but why don't they take it out on the African / Arabian Slavers that sold 'em to the other Slavers that sent them on their hols to the Caribbean ! Who's got a spare 33 Trln knocking about anyway I wonder ...... how much is a trillion by the way .......... enough to buy some ice creams maybe 🤩 Did anyone else read that headline ? Malc

WOW that's something to be proud of then for sure Well done ✌️ ............. and nothing done to the plugs and that part of the system as a part of the " cure " ? nor a recommendation about the plugs at that time from the Main Dealer's engineers working on your car ? Malc

maybe a captive market then for those 8.69 million vehicles a year needing plugs ................. they won't miss the odd car here or there not changing them then ! Malc

Blimey …… yes it’s heartbreaking to try to understand how some NHS Consultants have to scrimp by on £120k a year or more Best close this dialogue down methinks ……. it’s going to get quite heated and challenging ……. I’ll bow out now to keep some sanity Good luck Malc

you might have felt i was being a little sarcastic well guess what .... I was .......... it's a poor show not to do the plug change at 100k miles when they've never been changed just my view ............. leave it to the next owner to worry about and save yourself that £250 eh ! Malc