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I’m not sure anyone can analyse the personal financial situation of another at any particular point in time …… it’s too complex …… so best leave it well alone …….. it’s intrusive on here Malc

Defer your migration plans ? Malc

not sure I'm with you on this ??? have i said summat silly then ? Malc

UK now officially in recession . for maybe at least 6 months ............. prices certainly won't be " firming " any time soon sadly for you A private sale could be the best way to go if possible Malc

When I was much younger with 4 kids ( all age 5 and under ) I wished I could afford the Citroen Familiale Estate for our family car ……. There was no UK car then ….. 45 years ago….. that could “ safely “ cart a family around Even as an overpaid banker I couldn’t afford one 😂 Malc

This is the Rykar car then ! looks very smart 👍 Malc

Is the prior owner or his garage actually available to maybe ask ? Malc

Then get your Indy or other local busy competent reliable garage to replace the Dust Cover …….. they often come in a general size to fit many marques and then trimmed/ sorted to fit ….. 20/30 mins labour maybe The day of the Main Dealer fixed product to fit that specific unit has long passed 🤔 Malc

But for such a probable quite inexpensive fix , the Dust Cover …….. I’d like it done on mine ( I did actually at my last MOT Advisory ) to ensure no road crap got into the unit being protected and cause issues ……. maybe I’m a little OCD with some preventative maintenance tho’ 🤔 Malc

Rex. Rex. Rex booootiful big black poodle for sure 😂 My cats used to wee up parked car wheels for passing hounds to stop and sniff too ……. that’s wot dogs do …… my cats laughing, watching ‘em 🤣 Malc

Moderner technology certainly has its drawbacks ……. and huge benefits …….. that’s why people have plenty of money to change their cars at appropriate ages and wear times 😄 222k miles and 14 years ……. most “ ordinary “ cars are almost at the scrapper by now …….and the original owner is either on his subsequent 5th or 6th new limo car or just passed into that great cloud in the sky 😄 Me an ancient Ls400 owner …… I can barely remember not having one …… prior main cars memories pass into oblivion it seems …… just cannot envision getting myself into the ownership pickle of a car so complex as your Ls600 or ……. Bentley …….. Good luck with it all, I’m sure this issue will resolve ok ……. Then on to the next 😂 Malc I watch all your Posts with quite some interest for sure

Wot a conundrum 🤔 Malc

That’s terrible 😢 Malc

A prosecution for dangerous driving with an untethered load make any difference to the liability for a better pay-out ? Malc

China’s a funny old place ……. remembering my single visit there, with HK some decades back when the whole nation and economy was so so different ……. Mao had gone and freedoms seemed glowing …… walking thru that amazing Tiananmen Square ……. the temples, the “ peasant “ street markets, the amazing “early” touristy stuff ……. so glorious 40 years have seen so much change ….. economy and political and world influencing not in just money but sheer might and military power …….. indeed our NHS at 1.25mn people is only slightly less than the Chinese Army 😂 I don’t doubt in 40 years it will all be so so different ……. especially with Russia voluntarily turning itself over to be that vassal state for China to explore and exploit willy nilly with no restraint …….. indeed with no real power to restrain that Chinese global powerhouse I’m sure we will see some mega change yet again but rest assured China won’t be “ going away “ and it’s financial influence will be, or become, or continue to be, mega Malc

strange, they all appeared ok for me yesterday but not now 🙃 Malc

that's often what happens when the freeholder takes back the lease .................. hahahahaha you now believe the FT 😉 Reading today that the China demographics are forecasting population decline to just 500 million by end of this century ( is it ?? ) and this April the population will be less than that powerhouse of India World's a funny old place 😇 Wouldn't surprise me should the China rare minerals search be allowed up into deepest darkest northern Russia and the USA and China build a bridge link across into Alaska, that Bering Strait and the two islands ( one owned by Russia, the other the USA ) in between, as bridge supports maybe somehow ... food for thought ! Malc

My thoughts might be too simplistic for one’s modern day thinking …….. BUT you had reservations a while back about your engine oil grade …… in olden times when conventional engines developed tappet noise from ostensibly” engine wear “, a slightly denser grade oil relieved the tapper noise issue 🤔 Malc

Fleetwood kippers forever 😂 Malc

David. Welcome Back to Lexus …… which Lexus did you have in 2005 when you joined up ? Malc

I have no idea what to believe these days …….. and it’s going to get much worse with AI I’m understanding ……. should we just trust the BBC and the Times 😂 OR am I going to have to make personal visits to more of these far flung places to make up my own mind BUT to what avail ??? …… if I tell anyone they’ll never believe me anyway 🤔 I’ll just enjoy the travel and scenery and excitement of meeting lots more nice people around the world …….. NOW then ……. can I drive to China ? Get the Lexus serviced and pop off for a few months maybe ……. 👍 Malc

Ray hi …… the Dust Cover is comparatively tiny cost and saves all that road crap from entering the unit it protects ……. potentially causing premature wear and unnecessary bigger cost going forward Its always your choice how you spend your ££££ Malc

Use your usual Indy service and MOT mechanic maybe ? the dust cover is probably about £40/50 fitted and he should be able to get the suspension bush from his usual Motor Factor supplier ( if it really needs doing even ! ) Hope this helps Malc

Problem I found trying to " buy " a Jap Import was the leftover Japanese hieroglyphics and dash labels etc that will always be left there I dare say one can have all this changed by someone" in the know " but then why do they all still have that linguistic issue left on the cars .... I suspect it's nigh impossible, maybe economically, to get to simple total English ! .. I'm not just talking about kph to mph stuff Very different to buying a regular UK car which are totally UK English all over ......... and of course usually higher mileage and some brown stuff underneath .. rust tinted metal 😉 Malc

The vendor is “ hiding “ the regn no. to avoid it being sensibly checked maybe Malc