OCUK Rolling Road Day 11 @ Eurospec (Guildford) - Sat 19th March 2011

Running:

1. ScoobyDoo69 - Kosta - Subaru Impreza WRX STi - 370bhp at Powerstation, looking for similar
2. Black Widow - Mark - Subaru Impreza WRX STi - PAID 340bhp
3. LSPIII - Hadley - Audi S3 - PAID
4. NVP - Shane - BMW 325Ci- PAID
5. Howard - Howard - Ford Mondeo ST220 - PAID - 230bhp
6. Gibbo - Andy - Mitsubishi Evolution X FQ-360 (Arriving 10ish AM) - PAID IN FULL- 395bhp at Powerstation, looking for similar
7. mjt - Mark - BMW Z3 3.0i Coupe - PAID FULL AMOUNT - 231bhp
8. Princey - James - Vauxhall Monaro VXR - PAID - 440bhp and 440 lb/ft
9. Vigoro - Stefan - Mazda MX5 - PAID
10. Peerzy - James - Fiat Bravo - PAID
11. Steve JL - Steve - Westfield Megabusa - PAID
12. CoreKrogoth - Mike - VW Golf - PAID - 200 WHP
13. -Ad- - Adam - Honda Integra DC2 Type-R - PAID
14. Booner! - BMW Z4M Roadster - PAID
15. ScarySquirrel - Nick - Renault Clio 182 - PAID
16. Gaijin - Dave - Mitsubishi Evolution VII - PAID
17. Gaygle - Kirit - BMW 330i - PAID
18. Paul A - Westfield SEiW 2.0 VX Redtop - PAID
19. LSPIII's Friend - Mitsubishi Evolution X FQ-360 - PAID
20. LSPIII's Friend - Jason - VW Golf V GTD - PAID
21. Blinkz - BMW M3 - Chris - PAID IN FULL
22. Joshy - Toyota Soarer - PAID
23. DreXeL - VW Golf GTi Mk2 - PAID
24. NickXX - Nick - BMW E46 M3 - PAID

Running Order:

1. Howard - Howard - Ford Mondeo ST220
2. -Ad- - Adam - Honda Integra DC2 Type-R
3. Blinkz - BMW M3 - Chris
4. Booner! - BMW Z4M Roadster
5. NickXX - Nick - BMW M3
6. LSPIII - Hadley - Audi S3
7. Gaijin - Dave - Mitsubishi Evolution VII
8. ScoobyDoo69 - Kosta - Subaru Impreza WRX STi
9. NVP - Shane - BMW 325Ci
10. Vigoro - Stefan - Mazda MX5
11. DreXeL - VW Golf GTi Mk2
12. CoreKrogoth - Mike - VW Golf
13. Gaygle - Kirit - BMW 330i
14. LSPIII's Friend - Mitsubishi Evolution X FQ-360
15. Gibbo - Andy - Mitsubishi Evolution X FQ-360
16. ScarySquirrel - Nick - Renault Clio 182
17. Peerzy - James - Fiat Bravo
18. Princey - James - Vauxhall Monaro VXR
19. Joshy - Toyota Soarer
20. mjt - Mark - BMW Z3 3.0i Coupe
21. LSPIII's Friend - Jason - VW Golf V GTD
22. Paul A - Westfield SEiW 2.0 VX Redtop
23. Steve JL - Steve - Westfield Megabusa
24. Black Widow - Mark - Subaru Impreza WRX STi

Maybe runners:

1. TaKeN - Peugeot 306 HDi
2. Skeeter - Renault Clio 172
3. Shad - Simon - Caterham 7 Superlight
4. mattx2 - Matt - BMW 130i
5. Will Gill - Something which he may or may not have?
6. dsb - Dave - Toyota MR2 Mk3
7. alexisonfire - Mike - Renault Clio 172

Spectating:

1. InvaderGIR - BMW 3 Series
2. SoliD - Ford Mondeo ST220
3. Moeks - Jaguar XJ6
4. Janesy B - Fiesta?
5. Minxy - Audi A3
6. Clown - Andrew - VW Golf GTi
7. PMKeates - Stan - BMW 530i
8. DRZ - Ford Mondeo ST200
9. [TW]Fox - BMW 530i
10. -westy- - Ben - Mazda Mx5
11. Phate - Jake - Ford Focus
12. MikeHiow - Mike - Bus
13. L0rdMike - Honda S2000
14. PeterNem & OllyM - Pete & Olly - BMW M5
15. spaz - Rob - Renault Megane R26R
16. Freefaller - Honda Civic
17. -Neil- - Lotus Exige S
18. arcamalpha - Simon - Porsche 911 GT3
19. Kenai - VW Golf GTI 1.8T
20. frozennova - Phil - VW Golf 1.3 Mk2
 
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Well if people stay true to their coming and bringing of others too I think it will be a lot more ! :D

Realistically though I doubt the number will be that high - still a potentially great turn out though :)
 
Woe is me! my Jag will be coming with a scratch most likely, unless I get it sorted before, since a few weeks ago my parking sensors decided it was a wonderful idea to emit a continuous beep (the front ones) and then force themselves off, then work intermittently and now they just keep self disabling ...anyway I managed to tap a wall in a dark wet tavern car park and scratch the rear left corner (the wall was at an angle to the spaces) :( ...only the second time I have ever done anything like that in 9 years of driving ...the other time I had only been driving a year or so.

The Jag is having a bit of money spent on it now though, I just put two new headlight bulbs in since one failed on me last night, Halfords Ultra Brilliance something or other.

On the rather more expensive side it's having 4 new tyres on Monday, I have a slow puncture in one but all bar one are worn to the point that they would need replacing within the next 2-3k miles anyway ...so I figured I'd just get a new set. Not Pirelli as are on it now, since I'm not really a fan ...although they are standard fit on Jags, I decided to give Falken a try this time, I've had Goodyear Eagle F1s on the ST220 and the 540i ...so I thought I'd see how the much praised yet rather cheaper option actually handles, a lot of people on the Jag forums recommend them, apparently they are quieter than the Pirellis and have better wet weather grip ...dry is much the same by most accounts. To be honest though I wasn't looking for 'maximum' performance like I was the last couple of times I bought tyres for more performance oriented cars .. I was going more for comfort and low road noise as priorities.

I'm also going to look into replacing the rear brake pads and discs as they have been squealing for a while now, the rears wear very fast on these Jags, apparently due to the electronic park brake. Front ones were replaced under warranty due to vibration in December though.

Until now though it hasn't cost me a penny, and this is just maintenance anyway.


I thought about doing a 6 month ownership review, but there is little point beyond what I just wrote, it's like my old Jag only not such a nice colour and missing the V8, as I've said before I did prefer the other one but I couldn't afford another one like that at the time. I suppose I could now and I did toy with the idea of getting another black one, a newer one with higher spec etc ...but really there is no point at all as I'd get almost exactly the same experience from it, so I'm aiming to get some value out of this car, by keeping it longer than 6 months :p ...so I think maybe spring/summer 2012 I might look for another one. Right at this moment in time though, there is no car I would rather have this side of 20k than an XJ ...specifically an XJR but an XJ is an XJ, and most of the time I'd hardly know what engine was driving it anyway, since I mostly waft about like an old man these days.

Edit: Is it at all sad that I'm actually going to go out for a quick drive when I've had my dinner just to see how good or not those new bulbs are ? :p
 
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Oh yea, them thar bulbs are good, big improvement over the old ones :)

Total swine to change them, but now I know the the secret it'll be fine next time.
 
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Ah cheers bud, gonna push for a courtesy car too as they need it a whole day from cold (night before) and wanted £29 for me to borrow a car for the day.....rip off! :eek::eek::(
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I ended up leaving it there at 9am and they did the clearances at 4pm. I was running tight on time though. If you can leave it over night, you should.

For the record, I ended up in a Corsa :(
 
Is it too late to confirm a guaranteed run? Also i've never been to a dyno run before, but isn't 10minutes per run a bit optimistic, surely it would take almost that just to organise the cars on and off the dyno?

Edit: oh and its a 182 not 172 :D :p
 
Just because I can't be bothered to read 13 pages as I am lazy, what is the format of the day?

Are we all off to a pub etc as per usual or..?
 
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