Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

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OldSpeed in reply to @jambon

@OldSpeed looks great, nice to see those original spot welds in the arches. Pretty sure all dipstick handles came broken from new

Ha!

Yes, the body is solid thankfully but needs some preventative treatment if it's going to stay that way. The paint is pretty terrible but i'm not worried about that.

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The Aston came back from it's annual service & MoT yesterday. £1215 including VAT.

Could be a lot worse. So from this thread we can conclude that it is more cost effective to run an Aston than a Volvo, or a 911, or pretty much anything else?

Except for my RRC that is. Ruinous to run by reputation but treated to a service with good quality oil and filters for less than £50 last weekend as a reward for faithful service in the snow a few weeks back.

It currently wants for two new electric window switches but those will have to wait a little while at £6 a pop.

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bq in reply to @OldSpeed

It being an old Range Rover, you can probably take apart the window switches and clean the contacts up. And if it has a rear window cutout switch that often needs the same treatment.
My SD1 needed this periodically. Watch for pinging springs when you open them up.

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Nahguavkire in reply to @bq

Electrical contact cleaner spray was essentially a cure all for the 1992 Vogue we had when I was a kid. Still haven't forgiven my old man for selling it before I got my driving license.

It had a Mazda 35slt engine swap with a big turbo and limited slip diff on the rear. Absolute beast.

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