Sorry Edinburgh don't own a "smart" phone so no pictures.

But there and back again- and can update just for coupe related info- been an interesting week.

Left the sun high in the sky in the 20's - and quickly found myself enveloped in cloud, rain storms and gusting wind just north of scotch corner-and the sun remained a mere suggestion for the next week. Luckily not too much rain after the first two days. Unfortunately chose to fill up at the last quarter of a tank stage just after scotch corner - day light robbery! I was not really paying attention to the price- if I had been I'd have thrown in a tenner;'s worth of fuel and had the car flown out to the middle east- it would have been cheaper then that garage. No justification- and it left a very bad taste in my mouth. Reckon they had an extra £40 out of me for nothing but greed.

Re petrol - I'm not really one for sitting down to do the MPG- as that's not what I use the car for. But Just over 1K driven- using 2.4 tanks of petrol. I'd set off having already done 84 miles -with the trip mostly working out on the road to be taking one tank to drive up, but just over half a tank to drive back down. The rest went in sight seeing and travelling from one side east to west.

Saw just one other coupe- the yellow coupe around Scotch Corner- a great moment!

The roads just north of the border of Scotland are....FAST. Coming from a part of the country where big brother has covered every square inch with speed cameras, and where they have thrown in sudden 30mph and 20 mph, then 40 mph, then 50 mph limits on what were traditional national standard 60 mph roads-you tend to never let the car rev very much. It took me a couple of days getting to know the area to realise they are just no real speed cameras. And traffic is extremely low- even in "rush hour" not unusual to see roads empty for long periods of time with no traffic at all. I found myself holding up lorries and old ladies for the first days or so until I got in to the rythum. Some roads- beautifully smoth. Others- like craters on the moon.

By day 3- after a trip to Lindisfarne, and 3 days of drizzle- I just felt so guilty I had to stop and find a self service jet and brush machine as the old girl was filthy. And I wanted to spray off the salt water from making the tidal crossing asap as well.

Generally the car did not miss a beat. On day two she suddenly started coughing and spluttering at each start up - que some time spent on the forum late one night considering if it was the ICV, or the plugs, or the injectors, or the MAF, or the Lambada, or the Throttle Position Sensor. The next morning i checked everything- disconnected and reconnected every plug i could within reach-and the issue has so far not returned.The bumpy roads pounded quite a bit of air out of the tyres- and day 3 they needed a top up after i could feel her bouncing around. The a/c which has been reliable for 3/4 years now died on mid week.

The car has enjoyed a weeks constant use - she just wants to fly along now, and feels just a tad more free rolling and ready to go.

Then came Carlisle. I'd specifically been precious of her- choosing carefully where to park her, making sure she would be ok. People call me paranoid- but the dings in her have not been done by me. SO thank you to the lovely specimen of human ignorance, who having scrapped their car in tot he side of my front bumper-decided to just drive off and leave it for me to find. You know you did it-and I'd have given you what for if Id have seen you do it.

The last day was Saturday - tyres checked again- and just a small bit needed in the tyre that always looses pressure. The weather was again rain storm until heading back south- where again the sun came out and temps were suddenly in the mid 20's again.

Yesterday I spent the day- washing her clean throughout. Found the front left almost flat in the garage. The A/C now working perfectly. Funny things coupe's ahh?

So now just got to arrange for paint for the bumper- this will be the first bit of paint done to the car since new as far as I am aware. I need to the hood done...and the back bumper really as well.....oh dear!

Regards all- really enjoyed having her out and about!

MM

Heard you had some snow on the tops... here there's a foot of snow in Bavaria, anywhere above a thousand metres - and thirteen dams in a row being opened to avoid collapsing under the weight of rain expected in Poland and the Czech Republic.

Sorry for the typo, (I use translator), I thought you could get to the back by going under the upholstery somehow.
Well, I'll get a 20A fuse.
Thanks

I was thinking we’d have a chance to get our silver cars side-by-side at the AGM but saw earlier that you won’t be able to make it. Hopefully will see you at another show in the future.

Thanks Jamie

Hi guys,
How can I tell if my coupe is riding on standard suspension? I find the ride very harsh which could be down to the slimer sidewalls with it being a Plus. If I wanted to fit aftermarket springs and/or shocks, which set up is best for comfort rather than ultimate handling?
Thanks in advance for any advice
M

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