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Thank you, TinyPic. All my images are gone. That's the third time an online host has pulled the plug on me. I won't be posting any more images online.

Note to Admin/Mods:- You might as well delete this thread, it makes no sense without the images.

You know you can upload images direct to your post without using a host site.
Just click on the attachments button under the box you type your message in.
Like this

Thanks, Nictrix. I'll bear that in mind for the future, but I can't replace the images that are now lost in the ether.

StuBeeDoo wrote: ↑Fri Sep 20, 2019 7:48 amThank you, TinyPic. All my images are gone. That's the third time an online host has pulled the plug on me. I won't be posting any more images online.

Note to Admin/Mods:- You might as well delete this thread, it makes no sense without the images.

As per Nictrix's post ^^^ above, I've now attached new images for continuity. They may or not be the ones I posted originally, but they are some I had forgotten about that are relevant.

StuBeeDoo wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 8:47 amI'm carrying one of my winter wheels as a full-size spare, and I have a bottle jack, jacking-point pad and breaker bar/17mm socket on-board.

Today I'm going to look into making a flat "floor" above the spare.  Pics to follow. 

I abandoned that idea not long after. I still carry the tools, but instead of a spare wheel I now carry a Stop'n'go tyre plugger kit.


Update edit:-

I realised that I haven't added to this thread a couple of visual mods I did this month. First, short number plates.

And I wrapped the "dark wood" interior trims with "brushed aluminium" vinyl.

The autumn/winter 2020 look. Original-fit Style 305 wheels refurbed in Gunmetal (allegedly....) powdercoat.......

As detailed in another of my threads, I'm not 100% happy with them, but they have grown on me slightly - especially in dull light.

Tuesday June 15th marked a milestone. 100000k miles. High mileage for a <9 year-old, but not as high as when I bought it.

It’s not overly high though. I thought (until COVID!) that had gone to around 12k/yr for many as people stopped using very expensive public transport. In a normal year I do 15k, mainly commuting.

X5Sport wrote: ↑Thu Jun 17, 2021 7:50 amIt’s not overly high though. I thought (until COVID!) that had gone to around 12k/yr for many as people stopped using very expensive public transport. In a normal year I do 15k, mainly commuting.

I read somewhere, recently, that current average mileage for a family-run diesel is 9.2k/year. Something to do with the proliferation of multi-car families. I always considered it to be 10-12k, but that was based on what was "the norm" back in the late '70s/early'80s when I started buying cars. The last 2 years I've only been doing c.8k - even before COVID.

...........And it's 3 years today, since I collected it.

The left-hand rear wheel speed sensor ran-up the white flag last week. Its replacement arrived today, so if I find the time I'll change it tomorrow. I also fitted a new battery last week. Electrics were still fine, but when I did the scan for the sensor, I noticed that the battery voltage was down to 11.7, even after a long run. Rather than risk it letting me down, I bought a new Bosch one.

StuBeeDoo wrote: ↑Thu Jun 17, 2021 7:08 amTuesday June 15th marked a milestone. 100000k miles. High mileage for a <9 year-old, but not as high as when I bought it.

It's gone from the sublime to the ridiculous! The whole of last year I did 8k. Since I made that ^^^ post I've done 4.2k - most of that going from home to Hampshire and back on average every 10 days, but weekly for the last 3 weeks.

Official 2022 spring clean portrait. Shame it's been dull all day.
Wheels have been off, calipers cleaned, and arches hosed out. Bodywork has been washed, dried, and detailed. Interior was done last week.

Looks good. Been lovely here all day but the Met Office are threatening snow on Weds!! Just as spring has properly sprung.

As posted elsewhere on the forum, I bought a set of Borbet 5-spokes (style CC) earlier in the year. I was going to wait until my usual mid-November change-over point to fit them, but as they have all-season tyres fitted I succumbed to impatience and fitted them a couple of days ago. The Style 304s in the previous picture will be going on eBay, and the 305s (which are now silver again) will become my spare set.

Other than family circumstances leading me to cover 13k+ miles in the last year (up from 8k in each of the previous two years), not much else has changed.

StuBeeDoo wrote: ↑Wed Jul 27, 2022 4:27 pmThe Style 304s.......... will be going on eBay

They went on Gumtree, actually - sans tyres - and sold within 8hrs. They will be going on an F30 that lives about 25 miles form me.