Stevepd wrote:

Car passed its MOT again this morning with no advisories. Emissions were 0.08 1/m, don’t know if that’s good. I’ve done 12 miles shy of 10k this year which is shockingly low, but predictable as I’m using my wife’s car every other week because she is still working from home.

Crikey Steve. Has it really been a year??

I looked back at my reply to your post last year. Mine has gone from 86000 miles to... 90000. 4k in a year. Similar to your situation where my wife has a car now and we do use that for pottering about now, but my 2005 has now averaged just 5625 miles over 16 years. That's mostly down to it being parked up for a very long time when it lived in The Netherlands before I bought it in 2017.

Still loving mine and she gets well looked after. (Car and wife that is! ). No intention of getting rid of the car.

Congrats on the MOT and here's to many more!  Barrie.
2017-Jan 2024: 2005 RRS 2.7TDV6. Best car I ever had - until now!
Current: 2018 Ford Ranger Wildtrak 3.2

My Baby passed this week too, first MOT of ownership, Last MOT (BY LR) advised rear brake pipes and front CV joints starting to leak, I couldnt find any probs so pointed this out to my MOT tester to be on the safe side but he found no issues at all and paid extra attention to those areas. so 100% pass this year with no advisories. Very happy.

I need to get my 8speed gear box serviced but hopefully that will be her sorted for a while.

Devon Z wrote:

Got mine booked in on the 19th, I’m confident she’s all good.

That’s a shame Steve, luckily all consumable items I suppose. 2006 2.7 TDV6 HSE in Cairns Blue.

Thanks Steve, after inspection I can’t find a cut in the tyre only the hole from a puncture repair that was there last year! going to call the test station and ask the question. Steve

2005 2.7 TDV6 HSE, ongoing project.
1998 Volvo V70 R auto FWD, mothballed future project.
1999 BMW Z3 (owned from new) garage queen.

Well it’s that time of the year and my car passed 100k on the way to the station. Passed with no advisories on or off the record. Dry as a bone underneath which is great as we’ve just had a new driveway laid . One day I’ll take the time to understand the emissions reads. But they were;



Don’t know why it’s upside down as even when selecting the photo it’s in the correct orientation?. 2006 2.7 TDV6 HSE in Cairns Blue.

Taken with an iPhone held upside down? 2023 P440e SE Dynamic on order -cancelled

2022 HSE Dynamic P400e

2017 Discovery 3.0 HSE Silicon Silver Nimbus interior and a few extra toys SOLD

2013 HSE Black, Orkney Grey, Ebony Seats and Ivory Interior SOLD

2006 HSE

Plus a few other cars inbetween!

No it’s on the iPad but it’s shows the correct way up. No idea if anyone with some power can correct it that would be appreciated. 2006 2.7 TDV6 HSE in Cairns Blue.

Ipad, iPhone same thing!

It's an Apple idiosyncrasy, they use a nonstandard bit in the photo metadata to remember the orientation.


 2023 P440e SE Dynamic on order -cancelled

2022 HSE Dynamic P400e

2017 Discovery 3.0 HSE Silicon Silver Nimbus interior and a few extra toys SOLD

2013 HSE Black, Orkney Grey, Ebony Seats and Ivory Interior SOLD

2006 HSE

Plus a few other cars inbetween!

Yeah sorry, didn’t mean to come across as pedantic. Thanks for righting the wrong. 2006 2.7 TDV6 HSE in Cairns Blue.

 2023 P440e SE Dynamic on order -cancelled

2022 HSE Dynamic P400e

2017 Discovery 3.0 HSE Silicon Silver Nimbus interior and a few extra toys SOLD

2013 HSE Black, Orkney Grey, Ebony Seats and Ivory Interior SOLD

2006 HSE

Plus a few other cars inbetween!

Nice one Stevepd. Here's to another year.  Barrie.
2017-Jan 2024: 2005 RRS 2.7TDV6. Best car I ever had - until now!
Current: 2018 Ford Ranger Wildtrak 3.2

Well it was a fail again this year, only centre bearing on the prop which I Tiger sealed but a whole rook of advieries.

Both front wishbone bushes, only one last year got poly’s to go at some point.
Oil leaks from engine (it’s not it’s front diff seal) and gearbox (tube seal) I know about that.
General underbody corrosion, rear chassis, inner sills, suspension arms, I know I need to get under there with something I’m thinking Lanoguard?

All in all not too bad👍 Steve

2005 2.7 TDV6 HSE, ongoing project.
1998 Volvo V70 R auto FWD, mothballed future project.
1999 BMW Z3 (owned from new) garage queen.

Just had mine done today,, 2 advisories,,,, rear tie rods slight play in ball joint and slight play left to right on steering wheel. Tie rods were mentioned a couple of years ago, but not last year. Don't know what qualifies as slight play in the steering wheel,,, i've seen far worse. 2010 RRS, TDV8
bali Blue / colour coded
side steps / flappy paddles
black perforated leather
22" overfinch
heated everything, TV,fridge ...... now with gold calipers and mud flaps !( black mud flaps that is) !!
Many years ago,,,,, 1955 series 1 landie , sometimes wish I had kept it

Passed another MOT today with no advisories  2006 2.7 TDV6 HSE in Cairns Blue.