For those of us fortunate not to be working, yesterday was glorious. Blue skies, cold, but a lovely day to be pootling out & about. My 97 yo relative hadn't been out of her flat for a month so I drove to her place and we enjoyed a 150 mile runaround. Leafy back lanes around Otley, Ilkley, Wetherby & Harrogate before returning to Upper Ribblesdale. Even a late afternoon ice cream at the Cow & Calf Rocks overlooking Ilkley.
I told the plucky old girl to wrap up well so if was roof down all day. She had a great day out, the car had its first run in a few months, and I even got to look at a newish C class estate.
With panoramic sunroof of course.
Almost worth while being back in the UK. But not quite.
Anybody else take advantage of yesterday's weather to go for a pootle?
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Similar weather here Leggy. Went swimming then took the Vitara for it's first ( and possibly only ) wash of the year.
Looks a lot better with clean alloys.
Crap today, fine misty rain and overcast.
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Still too cold for swimming outdoors here. The Ribble doesn't appeal this time of year.
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I've swammed in the Lune at Kirby Lonsdale, that was fun..........drew the line at jumping off the bridge !
The water's nice and warm at the new sports centre...warmer than staying at home. Hot shower and a shave after...saves on my gas bill !
Only you and me out of bed yet ??
Last edited by: Ted on Tue 8 Mar 16 at 11:21
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I regularly go to KL. 1:30 bus from Settle, home on the 4:50. If thirsty we catch the 11:30 bus!
Start at the Orange Tree ( my favourite) then Sun, Platos, Avanti, Red Dragon, Royal Hotel.
Friends used to scuba dive at the Devils Bridge area in the Lune, and KL has a lovely Norman church & church yard, plus walks by the river...Ruskins View painted by Turner in 1822.
Well worth a visit
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Went swimming then took the Vitara for its first ( and possibly only ) wash of the year.
Nice to know the Keith Moon spirit lives on Oop North.
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I'm on the out every day come reign or shine. I even go out for a long walk at 9-00pm wearing my black Craghopper coat to make it easier for the fasties to see me walking in the road (no pavements round here m8)
I managed to sit out in the sun in shorts and T shirt here yesterday, which I've managed to wear all winter but,
8 month old Beauceron wouldn't give me any peace at all at all.
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Never mind all this sunshine, ice-cream and being nice to old ladies stuff, what about that C class?
More detail needed.
;-)
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Very impressed ( sssh, don't tell anybody). I had my Stanley Fat Max friend with me ( it's a posh tape measure) and I could do away with the trailer as the load area is just long enough. Shame about the colour, which was a deal breaker, but I do like the metallic grey. Not sure about the retrograde drop in power, but in the real world the 2.0 petrol should be ok 99.9% of the time. The latest C class is a large improvement over the previous... A pal has the older model so I was able to make a direct comparison.
If I could find an early model of the latest, I think they have only been available for two years, with the right spec, I would be very interested.
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The Cow & Calf Rocks must have been lovely in the sunshine today.
But C-Class estates are best enjoyed with either the 350CDI or C63 AMG engines. We have the previous model C180 saloon manual at work and it's not exactly an exciting drive!
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The view yesterday was quite delightful. Especially with ice cream cornets, and a flake, all round.
I had a C180 estate years ago, bought cheap off a supplier at 3yo. I also had an E200 estate. Surprisingly I sold that to a supplier. Don't know which was the most lethargic.
My annual mileage is very low so the only way forward is petrol... Unless low annual miles doesn't result in future diesel problems, although I suspect it still does.
A C63 is a sure fire way of me losing my licence, and mimsing along at the back of a queue with all those horses would be a complete waste. I'm trying to convince myself that the C200 might have sufficient power to sate my occasional enthusiastic driving.
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Hi LL. Every time you post it all points to keeping the Beemer.
You get rid...You'll regret methinks.
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One day of Spring. Almost - Ted
