Aloha after a long hiatus, a number of personal, professional and other issues has kept me away from the RR and from here as well. Sorry!
I had almost not used the car in these past months, very occasionaly. Obviously I kept the battery topped with the charger, and I must say the V8 rumbles to life every time even after 10 weeks without hesitation. Great!
Unfortunately, a couple of occasions I had to leave the car out of the garage in the street, and obviously after a couple of weeks battery goes dead. A couple of times I managed to resurrect it, wit some deep, slow charging, but last time I forgot the lights on (in spite of her beeping I neglected to check) and this time I think the barely 2 year old Varta is kaputt - by the way, I am VERY disappointed about this particular battery performance, I am never buying Varta again .... three days I am trying to get it alive but I think i done. Very bothering as this is a 'present' to the next owner, as I believe I will part with the car, I want to replace it with something more 'agricultural' I can go back to the woods again.... would love it to be a Landy, but ... will see ...
In the meantime what I've accomplished:
- finally got the front bumper repaired and painted, costed me a fortune for a piece of black plastic ... here a healthy bumper is unobtanium! Only to fit the fogs and I am done ...and I drive VERY carefully now!
- finally got around to have it professionally polished, first time since 2016 (urgh) ... if I have time next week I want to refit the emblems in the bonnet and rear tailgate, and I am planning to take it to a good PDR shop I got acquainted with, and that will be the end of the "bodywork activities" here ...
Here are couple shots for viewing pleasure ... note still with winter tires, sigh
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