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Most insurers are happy to increase the mileage allowance mid term ….. for a “ modest “ 😂🤣. fee Malc

I’m so close to France I think the seagulls fly over especially to poop on my cars ……. if I had Citroens they’d probably leave me well alone 😳🤣😂👍 Malc

I use a net ….. the local inter-net and the seagulls get to the fish long before me and then poop all over my cars too 🥵 Malc

...... and in my part of Kent I can buy really freshly picked bananas every day 👍👋👋 ( btw that's a slight fib 🤔) Malc

……… and then came the European Union and blissful harmony ? Malc

My old Mk2 Ls400. reg BCA3 changed to M470HWO and written off thru vandalism, had 16” wheels I remember My original Mk1 J54DAP. had 15” wheels Malc

Back to CAR ROAD TAX I was just trying to take this India theme to a logical conclusion but you won’t be at all surprised to believe that the India system is sooooo impossibly convoluted and our UK system is so comparatively simple ……… if we was India Sadiqs ability to raise an additional pseudo ULEZ would be hilarious and car owners would forever have an open cheque book ….. or credit card these days I guess …… or apple pay / Google pay whatever 😳 Doubtless dear old Sir Keir and his Queen of Thieves will take note of the very best global methodology for “ tax take “ from subservient motorists Good luck …… make sure your bank accounts can be looted with ease 🥵 Malc

Mk1 wheels were of course originally 15” too Malc

I used to be intrigued at the concept of really really fresh fish in Delhi …… 00s of kms from the sea But of course, the fishmonger just pops over to his pond and catches whatever freshwater fish he has there in stock ……. fresh and delicious …… not sure about the fries tho’. 😳 Malc

and the 🐌 🐌 🐌 le escargot are legendary as are the legs of those yummy frogs dancing around the Citroen picnic basket Nowhere does that as good as the French ……. Marco Pierre to the rescue with proper proper Champagne too …… UK Harry Ramsden Chish & Fips with a wally ( gherkin ) must be best …… surely 🤩🥳👍……. swilled down with a coke of course Aaaaaaggggghhhhh 🤣😂🤣😂 Malc

Wow, think the windscreen could be the biggest challenge tbh Pilkington will make you one at £0000’s BUT somewhere in here I was reading long back, a small manufacturer somewhere in the north bespoke makes windscreens too …… might be a classic car glass provider too but not sure ……. the other bits I don’t know ……. the USA still has lots of our Mk1 cars probably but I don’t have a spare parts source name Let us know how it all goes …… not sure you’d find one at a Breakers Yard these days Our usual source of less expensive new parts could be Amayama …… and Rockauto in the States Can’t think LexusPartsDirect or Lexus itself would hold “ old car “ stock nowadays We’re ever so keen to help all we can ……. do keep us posted Malc

oztomcat ............. just discovered the other guru with the Ls600 on here jpjsavage ........ he's still here and an enormous font of sensible knowledge Malc

Hahahaha….. as if I’d bought brand new too my 1932 Triumph Southern Cross Sports Tourer …… one of THE UK sports cars of its time ……. I’d have been age minus 18 then 👌 But I do still have it and for maybe nigh on 30 years too, on and off 🤔 If I had bought a rare Jaguar sports road car I’d sure still have it today too 👍 We’ll done you guys Malc

And of course we’ll / you’ll never ever get too old to enjoy these cars to the fullest ……….. 😄😄👍😄👍 Malc

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Wow. We’re 8% of the UK population ……. a rare and lucky beeed for sure …… wonder where the rest might be 🤔 Malc

I thought not to interject here, but I shall I know a little of this …….. Delhi population usually buy all the fruits and veggies family meal supplies from the all-over market stalls, everywhere …….. there’s just about zilch UK style food supermarkets ……. the trucks and trucks of fresh stuffs arrive every evening from about 10pm when the trucks are allowed “ in “ Everyone ….. about 25 million in Delhi ….. buy their fresh fruits and veggies this way ….. those less well off buy the left overs from prior days deliveries …… and the very poor get their foodstuffs for free anyway …… very few ever go hungry ….. it’s the Hindu Culture I suspect other India cities towns and villages enjoy similar And I shan’t even begin to delve into the Caste system on here….. that’s forever been ……. some 400 castes and the belief and “ need “ to see death as the way upward into the next level …….. don’t attempt to “ knock it “ …… it’s millennia old theology and belief and stands this one fifth of the World population in good stead Malc and I shan’t mention a single word about. CAR ROAD TAX in Delhi 🤣😂

Ah I remember now ……. why I bought my recent J reg Ls400 ….. I gave up on this ……. I thought and tried to buy a Ls600 import ….. the prices are amazingly keen and for brilliant low miles cars in amazing condition too BUT I was unable to discover how such a car could be FULLY UK similar / the same as …….. there was never going to be the ability to get everything UK centric and dispose of all the Japanese genre and hieroglyphics in entirety …… I asked and researched all sorts everywhere …… there was zilch ability ……. so …… I gave up ……… and UK Ls600 cars just weren’t worth the money to me to spend …… I didn’t “ need “ a Ls600 …… but I did have that scratch to itch ……. and found, from a Member on this Forum, my now 2nd Ls400 👍 Good luck Blazej …… but expect to have some element of Jap language nuance hieroglyphics with your imported car …….. it will forever be not quite a UK car Malc

The Lexus mirrors seem to have all sorts of electronics in them Does your LandRover ? Malc

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a robust " tap " often works for me on my 95 Mk3 over the years ............ my rev counter has always been ok tho' the speedo tends to stick at zero and quickly jars upwards .... I think it's outside temperature affects it maybe sticking ....... and often the speedo seems to show 10mph LESS than actual .............. it's a foible of the Ls400 and AGE related .......... if that's the only problem on a several decades old car then we have very litle to whinge about eh 😅 Good luck Mr Bluesman . hope you're all ok ? Malc

Sadly convertible owners will have to pay HUGE VED 😂🤣🥳 Malc

CAR ROAD TAX maybe a simple sedum green roof affixed on every car to reduce / cancel the VED …… and to make that vehicle automatically ULEZ proofed 🤔 Malc

Doesn’t every village in France have a McDonalds and / or a KFC …… a Greggs of course too …….. they need to “ speed up “ to enjoy Fast Food surely ……. glugged down with a Coke or a Pepsi 👌 ps. I never use them ….. we are slow slow foodies at home in sleepy Sheppey Kent 😄 Malc

CAR ROAD TAX ….., if it’s “ pay per mile “. then we can all run even more cars ……. We wouldn’t individually achieve more miles driving 3 or 4 cars as one eh ! 🤔 We’d be doing the same length journeys Malc