Aston to Essex

Run in the morning gloom. Sun gone as it's the weekend.

Running well though.

Colder than it looked

Not Italian weather in March.

Panic buying

Thursday

Popped to tesco to fill up the SAAB on the off chance there was some petrol.

There was lots - not really an issue.

Wednesday

Panic started on petrol forecourts as the government told us to stock up in case there is a strike. So I filled up the e-type on the way home

Grey Day

Milsoms line up this morning.

Dashing Aston

Quick dash home in the sunshine and even had time to wash the car - had to get rid of large bird splatter.

Zagato Album

Z to A via E

Zagato first thing at the Aston dealers in the E-type. Home via JD Classics

Then a blast in the sun in the Aston.

Audi and Alpine

Looked at Audi A1 4 door - ok modern neat etc.

Saw a Ferrari FF on the way.

Then popped to Cambridge for Alpine meeting

Aston 4 - SAAB 1

Most of the week in the big A.

Wed - Thurs 2 more Aston days

Nice sunsets - and runs home the long way round.

SAAB'ing again

Swede to the station. Not as easy to park as the Focus but it's on the drive.

Aston Again At Last

Nice drive home in the cold but setting sun too.  What would a V12 give me then ?

Sunday SAAB

Another 70+ miles on the SAAB today. Dull raining day. But sun tomorrow.

Just Drizzel

Not a day for anything at all other than a SAAB.

Alpine off to the Doc.

Friday

Alpine on the back of a truck to get sorted. Would not start - like a dog not wanting to go to the vet.

Dead battery I expect, then flooded dirty pugs, on top of weak spark and poor timing.

The workshop is 90 miles away in the fens.


Thursday

Got her started and moved but needed a jump. Need to make up really long leads.

Murky morning

6:00 am in Suffolk - SAAB time.

Cardiff and back - just shy of 500 miles. Nine sets of roadworks I counted on the way.

Dash to station and back

SAAB back in service - need to brim the tank tonight for an early morning run to Cardiff.

Cold too at 7:30 pm so squeezed a lot in.

Focus in the mist

Alpine Blues

My car goes into garage on Friday - not soon enough with this sunshine out.

So I had to take the Ferrari to the meeting.

Then the Aston round the block for s final run in the sun set.

Ho Hum.

Still cool

Not the car perhaps, but the weather.

Spring Sun for Aston

Last nights drive made we want to take the Aston again this morning.

Rewarded with sunny start and glorious noise.

Golf Virgin

First time in to work in the Golf. Just to break up the week.

Oh and a late night Aston dash into Colchester.

SAAB again

Dull raining day.

SAAB scrubbed clean by two days of rain.

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Nice Pug

Saw a nice new Peugeot at the train station - small sports 2 seater.
Looked like a small Audi TT.

It was a RCZ.

SAAB Splashing

Lots of rain so SAAB and glad of it. Cold again too.

Rain and Rain

No car fun today, just listening to the rain.

Ton up

Hit £100 on the Aston fill up - £101 to be exact I squeezed in.

Also ran E-type and Golf to pumps.

It's sunny and the cars are out.

Saw nice Gullwing Merc in the garage - just not mine.

Also a matt black Ferrari - a Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano F1 to be more exact. "Wrapped" in matt black. What is that all about - looked good though. Still like mine though.



Just more Focussing

Station trips in the slight mist.

Back to Fords

Station run.

Waiting for sunshine

Looked out onto grey clouds so decided just to use the SAAB

Ah Poo

SAAB covered in bird droppings - ended up cleaning it off at 7:00 pm in the dark

Two out of three ain't bad

Italian and Aston.

Saturday Sun

So fleet time.

Check water, oil, screen wash and tyres for seven cars takes time.

At least it stayed fine for a blast in several of them.

Ferrari out of the bubble for spring - lets hope for warm weather

Wow - I must look after the old girl

Premium price I know - but nice to see.

Class of 62

Fifty years ago the MGB was born - that's a long time ago

Station to station again

Just transport - warmer as well.

Sunday Aston time - Monday Focus

Bright sunny dry but very cold day - Aston to Halfords - what else would a boy want.

Monday back into the Focus.

Alpine - A New Hope

Clutch still siezed but with a bit of brute force it freed off. Starting the car in gear a few times and shocking it awake.

It's been unused since early September so about 5 months sitting.

Good news though as the rain came in the afternoon to wash the salt off the roads.

Many years ago

This building stands on top of the spot where I took the DS for the film shoot in the 1990's in Lime Street London

Just back and Ford-ward again

Focus again to station.

Back to 7 degrees

And into the SAAB as I was sleepy.

I still can't park

Even the Focus I seem to park in the bushes - well it is very dark when I get home.

Still frozen

Focus time again.

Alpine Idea

I thought perhaps there was not enough fluid in the clutch reservoir - but no it was basically full.

Dull shitty day with the snow melting off the cars.

E-type dash - Alpine misery

Clear skies and dry roads so got e-type started and ran round the block.

The when I tried to get the Alpine into reverse to move it, it would not go into gear. I do wonder how I'm going to get it fixed...

Zero

Zero degrees - SAAB again - that's five on the trot.

SAAB perfume

I spotted a brand if perfume ... ELIE SAAB not sure what it was though. Just made me look.

Anyway 4th day below zero degrees and SAAB pressed in to action.

I'd resolved to work on the Alpine and start the jag but it was too cold last weekend.
I suspect I'll cry off this one too.

Saw a Volvo Amazon yesterday that made mr resolve to get back to it.

Frozen everywhere

Using SAAB and heated seats

Minus again

Minus 7 down by the river and the SAAB hand break is freezing solid.
Luckily frozen off - but frozen never the less.

Snow arrived last night

9:00 am 3 inches.

And James had already been out sliding about learning about driving in the snow.

Ford in the Snow

Light snow, car starts better in the cold too.

Too cold to work on Alpine or start up the e-type.

Just colder

SAAB seats on stun ! Well they warm me up at least.

Colder but dry

SAAB run again. Must made -1 but very dry.