Hi all is there anyone out there who has put a bike rack on the back of the XJ to transport 2 bikes. I know you can’t used a tow bar can’t put anything on the roof due to the glass roof. But I know there is the Sarius bones or such that strap to the boot.

Just wondering if anyone has done it or can suggest a method to carry the bikes with the Jag

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I must have upset the Gods the other day..when i said i wouldn't change for the moment, till i really have to.

Software failure, immobiliser failure and fuel system failure, (probably fuel pump), car in at the dealers. was loaned a nice new Niro, but out of my price range.... Read more

I’ve just spent the last week playing with the new Suzuki Jimny, and, I have to say, it’s brilliant off-road. Even on standard road/summer tyres, the traction is phenomenal - even when you think it won’t go any further, just hold a steady 1500/2000rpm and it’ll usually find grip by braking individual wheels.
Inside, it’s a big step forward from the previous car, with good connectivity, climate control, heated seats etc. The only thing I can’t comment upon is it’s on road performance, as I simply haven’t driven it far enough. After four days, my car has an average speed of 4mph! Read more

As a fairly regular user of the M25, I wish there were more service stations on the western side. In a clockwise direction, there are none between Cobham and South Mimms. That is equivalent to numbers 7 and 12 on a clock face and it covers one of the busiest stretches where the M3, M4 and M40 all join. Unless you choose your time to travel, which as a retired person I am lucky to be able to do, covering that particular stretch can take some time as the variable speed limits are almost always in operation. Add an accident or breakdown into the mix and you can spend an hour or two waiting to get through.

I can’t be the only person who isn’t blessed with a camel bladder and some of the hold-ups I’ve been caught in have led to another type of near accident (if you know what I mean) whereas many people would crawl as far as the next service station if there were one and then turn off and give the hold-up a chance to clear.

Things are different in America, in the mid-west at least. There are service stations every few miles, or so it seems, and some are no more than a small car park and a toilet block, immaculately clean and with somebody always in attendance. I appreciate that large areas of the mid-west are undeveloped and there is plenty of room for rest areas. Contrast the area surrounding the M25 that I’m referring to: prime real estate in Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire. Either the landowners don’t want service stations on their estates or the price of the land rules out any developers’ interest. Whatever the reason, the need for additional service facilities can only increase as the traffic on the M25 increases.

I can’t speak for the eastern side of the M25 as I never use it, but I see from a possibly out of date road atlas that there are services at Thurrock and I know the Clackett Lane services as I pass them on my occasional visits to Kent. What seems odd by the way is how close the Clackett Lane and Cobham services are when the others are so spread out. Read more

Car is a 2003 Renault Scenic 1.4 Authentic (run out model of the original style Scenic). We had it from new and it gave great service with minimal problems. It was serviced by myself. When we pensioned it off last year after 14 years and 100K we sold it to a mate at my work who runs bangers. It's continued to give good service but now has a airbag light on. Codes are both DF040. One is Passenger lateral sensor circuit no communication and also Passenger lateral sensor circuit faulty.

They make sense and I want to have a go at fixing it for my mate. My questions are... Read more