Recent content by cwfg

Looks great. Would also be interested in the Alcantara surround too 👍

Limited to 100k cars per manufacturer and obvs fine for Lotus. No coincidence that JLR exports around 100k a year to the US and they started shipping a few days ago before the announcement.

Congrats on the purchase. I initially wanted Nibmus but ended up going Shadow Grey too. After spending some time in person with the car, I now wouldn't want any other colour. I totally get why Lotus used it on some early press cars - it's stunning. I too worried that resale might be harder but I...

Just read that JLR have started exporting cars to the US again. Maybe they simply can’t afford to not send them despite the tariffs but it also takes 21 days to get cars shipped so maybe they have reason to believe things will have softened/changed by then. Trump softened his stance and...

My Disco 5 insurance kept almost doubling every year due to the thefts. I tried to insure it in London one year and the quote was £8k with most refusing. Car was 3 years old at the time. Last year it went back for a security update and my insurance has now dropped from £1300 to £400, no other...

Not having a manual handbrake release is a real pain in the backside when you can’t start the car. Requires having the back wheels off and hot wiring the motors to release. If I ever see my car again I’ll be turning off the auto park brake.

I wrestled with that insane panel during removal and replacement yesterday in a car reading 33 deg. If trying this, when putting back you need to pull the carpet back towards the seat a bit to allow the panel enough room to push/drop down to the floor and slide forwards under the "hooked" rail.

Your poll only works if data collected from owners who had their car from new as people who bought used have no idea how the previous owner stored it. Then, used dealers will pretty much always leave the cars outside while on sale so I'd guess that all trade car sales will have sat outside for a...

I’ve been trying for about 36 hours now. I must have tried every possible combination of sequences going with key, seatbelt, infotainment, you name it.. at least 100 different attempts now. Charging the battery over night as a final chance before getting towed tomorrow. I’m just “lucky” it’s on...

Can I ask what symptoms you experience when you say “won’t start”? I’ve been having similar issues the past few days. Mine unlocks but then the start button simply does nothing with the CEL coming on sometimes. Tried pretty much everything at this point.

Interesting. Could be good leverage for the blistering paint defects down the line. Shame about the JLR bashing though - great cars in my experience. Lotus on the other hand…!

I’m a learn by doing type of guy 😂 I’m also just now waiting for my 3rd date with the AA in 4 days - detail in another thread. This time I think the car will be getting dragged up on to a flatbed because the park brake won’t release and only the dealers have the tool to manually release.

Agree. I definitely wouldn't attempt to realign myself.