Blimey! I've Only Gone And Done It!

[cruella]

Today, after lengthy wrangling over the tiniest of dents - and basically nearly driving a young man to tears using the same tactics a girl uses to get handbag discount in the sales at Selfridges I have put a deposit on a black 55 reg XT4! :D YAY!

I managed to get it for more than 10% off the asking price (still a little more than my original budget but hey), they are going to fix the tiny dent, it will have a years Toyota warranty and a few other bits and pieces thrown in - and it is only in West London! B)

Underneath my desk, I am skipping! :group-cuddles: I just wanted to thank you all so much for putting up with my innumerable questions, soothing my fears, virtual pats on the head and good natured patience!

Photos will no doubt follow - I haven't arranged picking it up yet, but just had to share...

[anchorman]

!Removed! hell at long last!!!!

Only joking cru' glad to hear your sorted. Is that beetle going to get its nosed pushed out? We'll have to wait and see.

Enjoy the car.

Regards

PS we will torment you until the pics come.

[dave.m]

[cruella]

!Removed! hell at long last!!!!

Only joking cru' glad to hear your sorted. Is that beetle going to get its nosed pushed out? We'll have to wait and see.

Enjoy the car.

Regards

PS we will torment you until the pics come.

You surely couldn't torment me as much as I've tormented you Lot! :P

I love the beetle dearly, but it just cannot cope with the speed hump mountains of South London and it is too precious to trash It only did about 300 miles last year and most of them were on the drag strip!

My poor camper van however, is ragged to death! I can't wait to get it in the garage and get it stripped down!

[chatman]

WOOP WOOP about time....Save up all the questions your bound to have regarding your new RAV..................

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[Fujisan]

Well done........can't wait for the pictures!

[Hoovie]

All I can say is .....

At Last!

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[shcm]

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Here's to happy times with your RAV

[local hero]

Well done Cru but are you completely, absolutely, positively, un questionably, really really sure, without any shadow of a tiny doubt, that this is the one for you, remember a RAV is for life not just for Christmas

LOVE THE HANDEL SHCM

[cruella]

Well done Cru but are you completely, absolutely, positively, un questionably, really really sure, without any shadow of a tiny doubt, that this is the one for you, remember a RAV is for life not just for Christmas

LOVE THE HANDEL SHCM

Well to be honest I have had a few doubts....

Maybe the silver would have been better than the black after all, maybe the leather seats will freeze my ***** off, maybe I should wait until March when the reg changes to see if I can pick up a bargain, maybe the black will show up every scratch and I'll hate it, maybe I should have gone up to Northallerton/Chorley/Belfast in the freezing cold and *girly moment*driven back down onthe motorway cacking myself*girly moment*, maybe the dog won't like it - NAH NOT REALLY! :P

But don't set me off - will ya? :D

[three5]

Well done Cru but are you completely, absolutely, positively, un questionably, really really sure, without any shadow of a tiny doubt, that this is the one for you, remember a RAV is for life not just for Christmas

LOVE THE HANDEL SHCM

Well to be honest I have had a few doubts....

Maybe the silver would have been better than the black after all, maybe the leather seats will freeze my ***** off, maybe I should wait until March when the reg changes to see if I can pick up a bargain, maybe the black will show up every scratch and I'll hate it, maybe I should have gone up to Northallerton/Chorley/Belfast in the freezing cold and *girly moment*driven back down onthe motorway cacking myself*girly moment*, maybe the dog won't like it - NAH NOT REALLY! :P

But don't set me off - will ya? :D

Don't worry about black - we've two of them in the family and my neighbour liked mine that much he swopped his 2 year old RAV for a new black one. Yes - they do take some keeping clean BUT they look FANTASTIC when you've washed and leathered ( see instructions on forum and for goodness don't mention sponges to Anchorman ) it and put some nice polish on the leather seats. Well done - it didn't take you as long to make up your mind as me - but I'm sayin' nowt about that.

[cruella]

Well done Cru but are you completely, absolutely, positively, un questionably, really really sure, without any shadow of a tiny doubt, that this is the one for you, remember a RAV is for life not just for Christmas

LOVE THE HANDEL SHCM

Well to be honest I have had a few doubts....

Maybe the silver would have been better than the black after all, maybe the leather seats will freeze my ***** off, maybe I should wait until March when the reg changes to see if I can pick up a bargain, maybe the black will show up every scratch and I'll hate it, maybe I should have gone up to Northallerton/Chorley/Belfast in the freezing cold and *girly moment*driven back down onthe motorway cacking myself*girly moment*, maybe the dog won't like it - NAH NOT REALLY! :P

But don't set me off - will ya? :D

Don't worry about black - we've two of them in the family and my neighbour liked mine that much he swopped his 2 year old RAV for a new black one. Yes - they do take some keeping clean BUT they look FANTASTIC when you've washed and leathered ( see instructions on forum and for goodness don't mention sponges to Anchorman ) it and put some nice polish on the leather seats. Well done - it didn't take you as long to make up your mind as me - but I'm sayin' nowt about that.

Ta! :D

I thought it was quite quick for me! ;) And I only bought one, in one colour! Which Him Indoors will tell you is unheard of!

[Bodgit-fixit-run]

Well done Cru but are you completely, absolutely, positively, un questionably, really really sure, without any shadow of a tiny doubt, that this is the one for you, remember a RAV is for life not just for Christmas

LOVE THE HANDEL SHCM

Unlike a turkey which is always for christmas.

[cruella]

Well, Tuesday is D day - or should that be R day? ;)

I'm getting quite excited now - and a little scared! Just think heat - mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, heat! I might just drive it home wearing my bikini and Ugg boots! It's in the bodyshop at the moment getting it's tiny little ding knocked out and touched in.

I'll have a myriad of thing to consider now like erm; water - and anti-freeze!

I've been looking at bits on eBay, rubber boot mats and the like for the hounds, also dog guards. I did a search on here and found some, but there's another one on eBay I fancy, I'll put a linky up for opinions when I work out how to do it. Are we allowed to do that? :)

[three5]

Well, Tuesday is D day - or should that be R day? ;)

I'm getting quite excited now - and a little scared! Just think heat - mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, heat! I might just drive it home wearing my bikini and Ugg boots! It's in the bodyshop at the moment getting it's tiny little ding knocked out and touched in.

I'll have a myriad of thing to consider now like erm; water - and anti-freeze!

I've been looking at bits on ebay, rubber boot mats and the like for the hounds, also dog guards. I did a search on here and found some, but there's another one on ebay I fancy, I'll put a linky up for opinions when I work out how to do it. Are we allowed to do that? :)

Toyota do an excellent boot mat. It is very hard wearing and easy to clean with a hose or pressure washer ( out of the car that is!!!! ). The edges have an upstand so that any "puddles" or mud does not run off the edge. About £60 I think, but PM Parts-King on this forum for a good price. I have tried the rubber Cannon ones in the past but IMHO they are a poor substitute for the Toyota one and they are £30ish.

If you are really going to drive home in a bikini, can you give us notice as we could probably move our curry night to Londo for the event? ;)

[three5]

Underneath my desk, I am skipping! :group-cuddles: I just wanted to thank you all so much for putting up with my innumerable questions, soothing my fears, virtual pats on the head and good natured patience!

This forum is like a well run mental health facility - it's full of good natured patients.

[Garry.L]

Maybe the silver would have been better than the black after all,

Congrats... :)

Black is by far the best and worst colour - cleaned and polished no other colour looks as good, or gives the depth of shine (see below on our Black 4-2) sadly however it only stays looking this good for about an hour!!..

[cruella]

Well, Tuesday is D day - or should that be R day? ;)

I'm getting quite excited now - and a little scared! Just think heat - mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, heat! I might just drive it home wearing my bikini and Ugg boots! It's in the bodyshop at the moment getting it's tiny little ding knocked out and touched in.

I'll have a myriad of thing to consider now like erm; water - and anti-freeze!

I've been looking at bits on ebay, rubber boot mats and the like for the hounds, also dog guards. I did a search on here and found some, but there's another one on ebay I fancy, I'll put a linky up for opinions when I work out how to do it. Are we allowed to do that? :)

Toyota do an excellent boot mat. It is very hard wearing and easy to clean with a hose or pressure washer ( out of the car that is!!!! ). The edges have an upstand so that any "puddles" or mud does not run off the edge. About £60 I think, but PM Parts-King on this forum for a good price. I have tried the rubber Cannon ones in the past but IMHO they are a poor substitute for the Toyota one and they are £30ish.

If you are really going to drive home in a bikini, can you give us notice as we could probably move our curry night to Londo for the event? ;)

I'll compose my list and drop Parts-King a line. :)

I might, but it might just put you off your curry... :P

Underneath my desk, I am skipping! :group-cuddles: I just wanted to thank you all so much for putting up with my innumerable questions, soothing my fears, virtual pats on the head and good natured patience!

This forum is like a well run mental health facility - it's full of good natured patients.

That's why I fit in soooooo well - I've always been a bit 'speshul'

Maybe the silver would have been better than the black after all,

Congrats... :)

Black is by far the best and worst colour - cleaned and polished no other colour looks as good, or gives the depth of shine (see below on our Black 4-2) sadly however it only stays looking this good for about an hour!!..

Wow, what a lovely job - very purty! And do you live locally? :D *quick edit* I see you don't, ah well, I'll just have to try the confused girly standing by her Meguiars and bucket with her flossy in her hand elsewhere then! ;) *quick edit*

[local hero]

Underneath my desk, I am skipping! :group-cuddles: I just wanted to thank you all so much for putting up with my innumerable questions, soothing my fears, virtual pats on the head and good natured patience!

This forum is like a well run mental health facility - it's full of good natured patients.

My wifes a a doctors receptionist, They had a dwarf in who was complaining about being kept waiting she had to tell him to be a little patient :shutit:

CRU when you post pics of your new Rav any chance we could have one of you, in your Ugg boots + bikini please..

OR MAKE IT YOUR AVATAR

[cruella]

I'll happily take piccies of the RAv, but as for the other - I haven't got a wide screen lense :P

[bothwell_buyer]

3 days without any news????

Whats happened?

Driving around in the RAV 24/7 or pranged it against the neeburs fence???

[cruella]

3 days without any news????

Whats happened?

Driving around in the RAV 24/7 or pranged it against the neeburs fence???

:lol:

Hello chicken :)

I have been driving around a little bit, trying to get rid of my leaden right foot! Also the job from hell has been a little more hellish than usual :( No prangs yet - though I keep finding 5th instead of 3rd; apart from the occasion when I found 1st! :o

However, I am loving the RAV, it is soooooooooooooooooo different from my oldies; I hadn't realised how truly HARDCORE I had become driving my van in feral central (Peckham)

The car dealers have been very accomodating too - I discovered a tiny chip in my windscreen, I didn't see it 'til yesterday (first dry day we've had). I phoned them and they said bring it over today and we'll sort it - no quibbles, I'm made up with it! :D

Will post some photos over the weekend, when I get the chance. How are things up there in the wilds? Started stirring your haggis and mashing your neeps yet? ;) I might be up to the wall soon to visit Mater :)

[bothwell_buyer]

haha

Been practising increasing doses of whisky...... and a wee party for the old man - he was 90 last Thursday.

Staying in this weekend as the forecast is gales and snow...just when my 3 jeeps are in the garages!!! Number 1 threw the alternator belt, and whilst its in, getting a front hub noise checked. Number 2 is still being road-tested and the landrover is up north idling in a garage waiting for its engine implant :lol:

Mind and oil the hinges!! :P

[highlandjock]

awe ra best fae bonnie scotland, lang may yer exhaust reek

[Uncle Bob]

Well done on getting your RAV4...you can't beat doing a little bit of homework before you buy :P :)