SteveSheldon

Dates people can make: Sunday 7th December - SS, Ng, Cats, ST, CarlXK8, HJM, DerryJag, JGBird, Egg, SCM (10) Sunday 14th December - SS, Ng, Cats, ST, CarlXK8, DerryJag, JGBird, Egg, SCM (9) Sunday 28th December - SS, Brian R, Ng, ST, Egg,HJM, Rick 63, DerryJag, JGBird, Egg, SCM (11) Could you please let me know which of the dates you can all make and we'll build a list and go for the most popular date.. just pop a post on here, or email me..

We are in Autumn officially now, and with winter coming this is the time to not only try to get your chips, scratches and paint damage sorted before the first frosts (in my case with school runs and two children it feels like a losing battle :-)), but also time to guarantee yourself at least one great day in the midst of the winter. Why not sign yourself up for the December event - our Bi-Annual Brighton Meet? It costs nothing to sign up for, nothing to come to, and I'll list up the parking costs, and fixed meal costs for a big breakfast before the day so you won't even have to break the bank or wonder if you need to bring any money.. The event even offers a choice of dates in December so if you only have select days you could make it, it could well be on that day if the majority is available that day.. go on.. you deserve a break from Christmas shopping, a big breakfast, and a great time with fellow Jaguar owners. This meet there will even be some other marques coming along to add to the mix and discussions.. if you would like a day off in December please put your name forward in a post on here, or p.m. me or even email me at [email protected]

If I remember the lock positioning is adjustable - it may just be that it is not lining up correctly and not completing the lock movement or simpler still it could just be the boot switch is sticking (thinking on it, this is the most likely).. just ideas really :-(

It could be a case of applying WD40 on the mechanism.. sometimes the double lock mechanism gets a bit gummed up or it could be the locking module in the door in which the microswitches can fail

I was on this *exact* loop this weekend.. here's my input on it if it's of any interest :-) http://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x-type-14/brakes-some-advice-jaguar-brake-newbies-like-me-125395/ All the best Steve

Yes I know this is an age off.. but I usually start things off quite a way in advance.. now I know winter is usually a dark grey sort of time of year with plenty of rain, wind, and bad weather leaving us little choice but to hunker down in front of a TV watching archived film clips of our favourite cars on TopGear.. In south east UK we don't do this - we organise our bi-annual Brighton convoy & meet! It's a great chance for you to have a break from the Christmas rush and shopping and to have some time with great company, fantastic cars, a mug of tea and something to eat.. Depending on how many people are interested I will try to get something more organised if I can.. please note that with this being the Winter meet it is open to other marques - with a warm Jaguar welcome for everyone. In case you are wondering - this will be the third Bi-Annual Brighton meet and the details of the last one can be found here: UK South East Meet Spring/Summer 2014 in Brighton if you want to check it out..Just so you know who has indicated an interest (in no particular order) in attending on the day, so far it looks like this.... If you would like to be added please just make a post saying so (or if non member email me to be added) and I will be happy to add you to the list. Listed below are Car details plus occupants (inc driver) where we have the info. Current List: Jaguar.. SteveSheldon (me:-)) 2002 X-Type 2.5 (classic) manual + 1 Ngarara (Jaguarforums.com) 2010 XKR 75 + 1 HarleyJagMan (Jaguarforums.com) 2007 XK8 4.2 convertible + 1 SCM (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2010 XKR 5.0 + 1 HMSMotorsport (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 1997 XJ6 X300 + 1 DJ Sonic (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2001 Silver XKR + 2 MrMichael (Jaguarforums.com) 2002 X-Type 2.0 + 1 BigTel (Jaguarforum.co.uk) XFR-100 + 1 JgBird (Jaguarforums.com) 2001 XKR + 1 DerryJag (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2011 XF 3.0 + 1 Ric63 (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2005 X-Type 2.2D + 1 Egg (Jaguarforums.com) 2009 XF Prem Lux + 1 Brian R (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2007 STR + 1 CarlXK8 (JaguarForums.com) 2010 XK + 1 Other Marques... Winshent (Pistonheads.com) 2002 Ford Focus RS + 1 Cats (Pistonheads.com) 2010 TVR Tuscan + 1 SmithTrevor (JaguarForums.com) 1999 Ford V6 Cougar + 1 Total - 17 cars + 18 attendees. As for the convoy from Crawley down the A23 to the venue we have: Jaguar... SteveSheldon Ngarara HarleyJagMan HMSMotorsport DJ Sonic MrMichael DerryJag Rick63 Egg Brian R CarlXK8 Other Marques... Winshent Cats SmithTrevor Crawley - Brighton Convoy Total - 14 Cars Dates people can make: Sunday 7th December - SS, Ng, Cats, ST, CarlXK8, HJM (6) Sunday 14th December - SS, Ng, Cats, ST, CarlXK8 (5) Sunday 28th December - SS, Brian R, Ng, ST, Egg, HJM, Rick 63 (7) Could you please let me know which of the dates you can all make and we'll build a list and go for the most popular date.. just pop a post on here, or email me..

Just so you know who has indicated an interest (in no particular order) in attending on the day, so far it looks like this.... If you would like to be added please just make a post saying so (or if non member email me to be added) and I will be happy to add you to the list. Listed below are Car details plus occupants (inc driver) where we have the info. Current List: Jaguar.. SteveSheldon (me:-)) 2002 X-Type 2.5 (classic) manual + 1 Ngarara (Jaguarforums.com) 2010 XKR 75 + 1 HarleyJagMan (Jaguarforums.com) 2007 XK8 4.2 convertible + 1 SCM (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2010 XKR 5.0 + 1 HMSMotorsport (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 1997 XJ6 X300 + 1 DJ Sonic (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2001 Silver XKR + 2 MrMichael (Jaguarforums.com) 2002 X-Type 2.0 + 1 BigTel (Jaguarforum.co.uk) XFR-100 + 1 JgBird (Jaguarforums.com) 2001 XKR + 1 DerryJag (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2011 XF 3.0 + 1 Ric63 (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2005 X-Type 2.2D + 1 Egg (Jaguarforums.com) 2009 XF Prem Lux + 1 Brian R (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2007 STR + 1 Other Marques... Winshent (Pistonheads.com) 2002 Ford Focus RS + 1 Cats (Pistonheads.com) 2010 TVR Tuscan + 1 Total - 15 cars + 16 attendees. As for the convoy from Crawley down the A23 to the venue we have: Jaguar... SteveSheldon Ngarara HarleyJagMan HMSMotorsport DJ Sonic MrMichael DerryJag Rick63 Egg Brian R Other Marques... Winshent Cats Crawley - Brighton Convoy Total - 12 Cars Dates people can make: Sunday 7th December - SteveSheldon, Ngarara, Cats (3) Sunday 14th December - SteveSheldon, Ngarara, Cats (3) Sunday 28th December - SteveSheldon, Brian R, Ngarara (3) Could you please let me know which of the dates you can all make and we'll build a list and go for the most popular date.. just pop a post on here, or email me..

Just so you know who has indicated an interest (in no particular order) in attending on the day, so far it looks like this.... If you would like to be added please just make a post saying so (or if non member email me to be added) and I will be happy to add you to the list. Listed below are Car details plus occupants (inc driver) where we have the info. Current List: Jaguar.. SteveSheldon (me:-)) 2002 X-Type 2.5 (classic) manual + 1 Ngarara (Jaguarforums.com) 2010 XKR 75 + 1 HarleyJagMan (Jaguarforums.com) 2007 XK8 4.2 convertible + 1 SCM (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2010 XKR 5.0 + 1 HMSMotorsport (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 1997 XJ6 X300 + 1 DJ Sonic (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2001 Silver XKR + 2 MrMichael (Jaguarforums.com) 2002 X-Type 2.0 + 1 BigTel (Jaguarforum.co.uk) XFR-100 + 1 JgBird (Jaguarforums.com) 2001 XKR + 1 DerryJag (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2011 XF 3.0 + 1 Ric63 (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2005 X-Type 2.2D + 1 Egg (Jaguarforums.com) 2009 XF Prem Lux + 1 Brian R (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2007 STR + 1 Other Marques... Winshent (Pistonheads.com) 2002 Ford Focus RS + 1 Total - 14 cars + 15 attendees. As for the convoy from Crawley down the A23 to the venue we have: Jaguar... SteveSheldon Ngarara HarleyJagMan HMSMotorsport DJ Sonic MrMichael DerryJag Rick63 Egg Brian R Other Marques... Winshent Crawley - Brighton Convoy Total - 11 Cars Dates people can make: Sunday 7th December - SteveSheldon,Sunday 14th December - SteveSheldon, Sunday 28th December - SteveSheldon, Brian R, Could you please let me know which of the dates you can all make and we'll build a list and go for the most popular date.. just pop a post on here, or email me..

OK we have possible dates approved by Brighton & Hove Highways Dept.. Dates people can make: Sunday 7th December - SteveSheldon, Sunday 14th December - SteveSheldon, Sunday 28th December - SteveSheldon Could you please let me know which of the dates you can all make and we'll build a list and go for the most popular date.. just pop a post on here, or email me..

Just so you know who has indicated an interest (in no particular order) in attending on the day, so far it looks like this.... If you would like to be added please just make a post saying so (or if non member email me to be added) and I will be happy to add you to the list. Listed below are Car details plus occupants (inc driver) where we have the info. Current List: Jaguar.. SteveSheldon (me:-)) 2002 X-Type 2.5 (classic) manual + 1 Ngarara (Jaguarforums.com) 2010 XKR 75 + 1 HarleyJagMan (Jaguarforums.com) 2007 XK8 4.2 convertible + 1 SCM (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2010 XKR 5.0 + 1 HMSMotorsport (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 1997 XJ6 X300 + 1 DJ Sonic (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2001 Silver XKR + 2 MrMichael (Jaguarforums.com) 2002 X-Type 2.0 + 1 BigTel (Jaguarforum.co.uk) XFR-100 + 1 JgBird (Jaguarforums.com) 2001 XKR + 1 DerryJag (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2011 XF 3.0 + 1 Ric63 (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2005 X-Type 2.2D + 1 Egg (Jaguarforums.com) 2009 XF Prem Lux + 1 Other Marques... Winshent (Pistonheads.com) 2002 Ford Focus RS + 1 Total - 13 cars + 14 attendees. As for the convoy from Crawley down the A23 to the venue we have: Jaguar... SteveSheldon Ngarara HarleyJagMan HMSMotorsport DJ Sonic MrMichael DerryJag Rick63 Egg Other Marques... Winshent Crawley - Brighton Convoy Total - 10 Cars

OK guys, time for an update - not much of one as it is a quiet time of year and tracking anyone down is a bit of a nightmare lol .. on the day the Jag gallery, will ensure it is open for any meet attendees to have a look around for some culture (owned and hosted by a fellow Jag owner) and I *will* be able to arrange a fixed meal deal again for us - possibly with the same cafe, or another one I have in mind. If anyone wants to be added to the list of interested members please pop a post up on here, drop me a pm via the forum or email me at [email protected] and I will add you in.. :-)

Yes I know this is an age off.. but I usually start things off quite a way in advance.. now I know winter is usually a dark grey sort of time of year with plenty of rain, wind, and bad weather leaving us little choice but to hunker down in front of a TV watching archived film clips of our favourite cars on TopGear.. In south east UK we don't do this - we organise our bi-annual Brighton convoy & meet! Where Summer meets are exclusively Jaguar, winter meets we also extend a warm Jaguar welcome to other marques, to come along and join us.... It's a great chance for you to have a break from the Christmas rush and shopping and to have some time with great company, fantastic cars, a mug of tea and something to eat.. Depending on how many people are interested I will try to get something more organised if I can.. In case you are wondering - this will be the third Bi-Annual Brighton meet and the details of the last one can be found here: UK South East Meet Spring/Summer 2014 in Brighton if you want to check it out.. Just so you know who has indicated an interest (in no particular order) in attending on the day, so far it looks like this.... If you would like to be added please just make a post saying so (or if non member email me to be added) and I will be happy to add you to the list. Listed below are Car details plus occupants (inc driver) where we have the info. Current List: Jaguar.. SteveSheldon (me:-)) 2002 X-Type 2.5 (classic) manual + 1 Ngarara (Jaguarforums.com) 2010 XKR 75 + 1 HarleyJagMan (Jaguarforums.com) 2007 XK8 4.2 convertible + 1 SCM (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2010 XKR 5.0 + 1 HMSMotorsport (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 1997 XJ6 X300 + 1 DJ Sonic (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2001 Silver XKR + 2 MrMichael (Jaguarforums.com) 2002 X-Type 2.0 + 1 BigTel (Jaguarforum.co.uk) XFR-100 + 1 JgBird (Jaguarforums.com) 2001 XKR + 1 DerryJag (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2011 XF 3.0 + 1 Ric63 (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2005 X-Type 2.2D + 1DerryJag (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2011 XF 3.0 + 1 Other Marques... Winshent (Pistonheads.com) 2002 Ford Focus RS + 1 Total - 12 cars + 13 attendees. As for the convoy from Crawley down the A23 to the venue we have: Jaguar... SteveSheldon Ngarara HarleyJagMan HMSMotorsport DJ Sonic MrMichael DerryJag Rick63 Other Marques... Winshent Crawley - Brighton Convoy Total - 9 Cars

Yes I know this is an age off.. but I usually start things off quite a way in advance.. now I know winter is usually a dark grey sort of time of year with plenty of rain, wind, and bad weather leaving us little choice but to hunker down in front of a TV watching archived film clips of our favourite cars on TopGear.. In south east UK we don't do this - we organise our bi-annual Brighton convoy & meet! It's a great chance for you to have a break from the Christmas rush and shopping and to have some time with great company, fantastic cars, a mug of tea and something to eat.. Depending on how many people are interested I will try to get something more organised if I can.. In case you are wondering - this will be the third Bi-Annual Brighton meet and the details of the last one can be found here: UK South East Meet Spring/Summer 2014 in Brighton if you want to check it out.. Just so you know who has indicated an interest (in no particular order) in attending on the day, so far it looks like this.... If you would like to be added please just make a post saying so (or if non member email me to be added) and I will be happy to add you to the list. Listed below are Car details plus occupants (inc driver) where we have the info. Current List: SteveSheldon (me:-)) 2002 X-Type 2.5 (classic) manual + 1 Ngarara (Jaguarforums.com) 2010 XKR 75 + 1 HarleyJagMan (Jaguarforums.com) 2007 XK8 4.2 convertible + 1 SCM (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2010 XKR 5.0 + 1 HMSMotorsport (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 1997 XJ6 X300 + 1 DJ Sonic (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2001 Silver XKR + 2 MrMichael (Jaguarforums.com) 2002 X-Type 2.0 + 1 BigTel (Jaguarforum.co.uk) XFR-100 + 1 DerryJag (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2011 XF 3.0 + 1 Total - 9 cars + 10 attendees. As for the convoy from Crawley down the A23 to the venue we have: SteveSheldon Ngarara HarleyJagMan HMSMotorsport DJ Sonic MrMichael DerryJag Crawley - Brighton Convoy Total - 7 Cars

Ok I'm back from my five days of looking for Jaguars in Switzerland and back on the case.. so anyone wanting to put theirselves forward for what is due to be a great Jaguar day out by the seaside (yes I know it'll be winter but.. you never know nowadays.. could be glorious weather :-)) please pop a post on here or drop me an email and I'll add you in...

OK I have the (currently) final response from Jaguar.. .. we are not taking on any new projects at the moment - got a lot on our plate! I gave it a go :-( and apologies for failing, but not to worry I will revisit them next year in case the situation changes :-) Meanwhile we still have our meet to organise.. I am still anticipating Harwoods Jaguar attending the meet along with a showroom car, and advice on servicing, and sales - any one interested in coming along in December please pop a post up her or drop me an email and I'll add you in. It is sure to be a great day, breaking up the winter doldrums we are all suffer with...

Yes I know this is an age off.. but I usually start things off quite a way in advance.. now I know winter is usually a dark grey sort of time of year with plenty of rain, wind, and bad weather leaving us little choice but to hunker down in front of a TV watching archived film clips of our favourite cars on TopGear.. In south east UK we don't do this - we organise our bi-annual Brighton convoy & meet! Where Summer meets are exclusively Jaguar, winter meets we also extend a warm Jaguar welcome to other marques, to come along and join us.... It's a great chance for you to have a break from the Christmas rush and shopping and to have some time with great company, fantastic cars, a mug of tea and something to eat.. Depending on how many people are interested I will try to get something more organised if I can.. In case you are wondering - this will be the third Bi-Annual Brighton meet and the details of the last one can be found here: UK South East Meet Spring/Summer 2014 in Brighton if you want to check it out.. Just so you know who has indicated an interest (in no particular order) in attending on the day, so far it looks like this.... If you would like to be added please just make a post saying so (or if non member email me to be added) and I will be happy to add you to the list. Listed below are Car details plus occupants (inc driver) where we have the info. Current List: Jaguar.. SteveSheldon (me:-)) 2002 X-Type 2.5 (classic) manual + 1 Ngarara (Jaguarforums.com) 2010 XKR 75 + 1 HarleyJagMan (Jaguarforums.com) 2007 XK8 4.2 convertible + 1 SCM (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2010 XKR 5.0 + 1 HMSMotorsport (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 1997 XJ6 X300 + 1 DJ Sonic (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2001 Silver XKR + 2 MrMichael (Jaguarforums.com) 2002 X-Type 2.0 + 1 BigTel (Jaguarforum.co.uk) XFR-100 + 1 JgBird (Jaguarforums.com) 2001 XKR + 1 Other Marques... Winshent (Pistonheads.com) 2002 Ford Focus RS + 1 Total - 10 cars + 11 attendees. As for the convoy from Crawley down the A23 to the venue we have: Jaguar... SteveSheldon Ngarara HarleyJagMan HMSMotorsport DJ Sonic MrMichael Other Marques... Winshent Crawley - Brighton Convoy Total - 7 Cars

Hi Guys, I have had a response from Jaguars Senior Manager for Sponsorship & Brand Partnerships saying that they view the Bi-Annual meet as a UK opportunity, and I have moved onto another member of Jaguar staff that deals with UK sponsorship.. I am somewhat more hopeful now that we can achieve a degree of support from JLR theirselves for our event.. I will keep you guys updated as I go, bearing in mind it has taken quite a few months to get this far with Jaguar :-) I will keep plugging away as I really feel that we have a great event, and if we can get support from Jaguar theirselves there is so much more we can do for us and the cars we love so much..

Yes I know this is an age off.. but I usually start things off quite a way in advance.. now I know winter is usually a dark grey sort of time of year with plenty of rain, wind, and bad weather leaving us little choice but to hunker down in front of a TV watching archived film clips of our favourite cars on TopGear.. In south east UK we don't do this - we organise our bi-annual Brighton convoy & meet! Where Summer meets are exclusively Jaguar, winter meets we also extend a warm Jaguar welcome to other marques, to come along and join us.... It's a great chance for you to have a break from the Christmas rush and shopping and to have some time with great company, fantastic cars, a mug of tea and something to eat.. Depending on how many people are interested I will try to get something more organised if I can.. In case you are wondering - this will be the third Bi-Annual Brighton meet and the details of the last one can be found here: UK South East Meet Spring/Summer 2014 in Brighton if you want to check it out.. Just so you know who has indicated an interest (in no particular order) in attending on the day, so far it looks like this.... If you would like to be added please just make a post saying so (or if non member email me to be added) and I will be happy to add you to the list. Listed below are Car details plus occupants (inc driver) where we have the info. Current List: Jaguar.. SteveSheldon (me:-)) 2002 X-Type 2.5 (classic) manual + 1 Ngarara (Jaguarforums.com) 2010 XKR 75 + 1 HarleyJagMan (Jaguarforums.com) 2007 XK8 4.2 convertible + 1 SCM (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2010 XKR 5.0 + 1 HMSMotorsport (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 1997 XJ6 X300 + 1 DJ Sonic (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2001 Silver XKR + 2 MrMichael (Jaguarforums.com) 2002 X-Type 2.0 + 1 BigTel (Jaguarforum.co.uk) XFR-100 + 1 Other Marques... Winshent (Pistonheads.com) 2002 Ford Focus RS + 1 Total - 9 cars + 10 attendees. As for the convoy from Crawley down the A23 to the venue we have: Jaguar... SteveSheldon Ngarara HarleyJagMan HMSMotorsport DJ Sonic MrMichael Other Marques... Winshent Crawley - Brighton Convoy Total - 7 Cars

If you are still undecided, why not put your name forward anyway - it's a free event, costs nothing to sign up for, and even when signed up you are not committed until the final date is voted on.. and it's even easy to sign up to.. pop a post up here in the thread, email me at [email protected], or even whatsapp me your details at 07914116375. So go on, you know your car deserves a Christmas break, and you deserve good conversation, food, mugs of tea, and some great cars to look around.. why not put your name forward?

Anyone wondering whether to come along or not - why not have a look at the thread for the last meet? http://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/uk-68/uk-south-east-meet-spring-summer-2014-brighton-107585/ and you'll see what you could be missing out on... why not put your name forward and come along to a guaranteed good day out - sort of a Jaguarish TopGear sort of day...

Just so you know - I am still chipping away at Jaguar - I am hoping for a positive response but its that fine line between chipping away too much or not enough lol.. I will keep you guys informed if we get a response... it would be the ultimate for me if I can get them involved in the work we do promoting and appreciating Jaguar within our forums and with the wider public..

Your handbrake has a simple switch on it which makes or breaks contact depending on if the handbrake is on or off.. It may be worth using a meter to check the switch - my gut feeling though is it is more liklely your brake fluid that is low or another braking problem

Yes I know this is an age off.. but I usually start things off quite a way in advance.. now I know winter is usually a dark grey sort of time of year with plenty of rain, wind, and bad weather leaving us little choice but to hunker down in front of a TV watching archived film clips of our favourite cars on TopGear.. In south east UK we don't do this - we organise our bi-annual Brighton convoy & meet! It's a great chance for you to have a break from the Christmas rush and shopping and to have some time with great company, fantastic cars, a mug of tea and something to eat.. Depending on how many people are interested I will try to get something more organised if I can.. In case you are wondering - this will be the third Bi-Annual Brighton meet and the details of the last one can be found here: UK South East Meet Spring/Summer 2014 in Brighton if you want to check it out.. Just so you know who has indicated an interest (in no particular order) in attending on the day, so far it looks like this.... If you would like to be added please just make a post saying so (or if non member email me to be added) and I will be happy to add you to the list. Listed below are Car details plus occupants (inc driver) where we have the info. Current List: SteveSheldon (me:-)) 2002 X-Type 2.5 (classic) manual + 1 Ngarara (Jaguarforums.com) 2010 XKR 75 + 1 HarleyJagMan (Jaguarforums.com) 2007 XK8 4.2 convertible + 1 SCM (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2010 XKR 5.0 + 1 HMSMotorsport (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 1997 XJ6 X300 + 1 DJ Sonic (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2001 Silver XKR + 2 MrMichael (Jaguarforums.com) 2002 X-Type 2.0 + 1 BigTel (Jaguarforum.co.uk) XFR-100 + 1 DerryJag (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2011 XF 3.0 + 1 Total - 9 cars + 10 attendees. As for the convoy from Crawley down the A23 to the venue we have: SteveSheldon Ngarara HarleyJagMan HMSMotorsport DJ Sonic MrMichael DerryJag Crawley - Brighton Convoy Total - 7 Cars

Just to update you I am currently waiting on feedback from JLR global sponsorship & partnership manager.. I have been in touch a couple of times now :-) and am hoping I can obtain some positive feedback from him regarding the Brighton meets.. I can but hope and keep in contact with him :-) Meanwhile though - it's still a while off but time is moving fast... We may be in a heatwave now, but in a few months we will all be reduced to dark nights, damp, cold weather and the usual winter doldrums.. what we need is something to look forward to, something that gives us a break from Christmas shopping, the weather and TopGear reruns.. why not sign yourself up for Decembers Bi-Annual Brighton Meet, and guarantee yourself a well earned break from all of it.. a bit like booking a holiday in the sun for winter knowing you have it to look forward to.. except this is for a convoy, and meet of Jaguar, and other supercar owners, mugs of tea, a big breakfast, plenty of cars to look around and listen to, great conversation, and of course fresh sea air to clear out those cobwebs. Go on, you know your car wants you to! If you might be free in December for one Sunday why not treat yourself and your car to a day out with great company.. pop a post up here to join, or drop me an email at [email protected] ...

Yes I know this is an age off.. but I usually start things off quite a way in advance.. now I know winter is usually a dark grey sort of time of year with plenty of rain, wind, and bad weather leaving us little choice but to hunker down in front of a TV watching archived film clips of our favourite cars on TopGear.. In south east UK we don't do this - we organise our bi-annual Brighton convoy & meet! It's a great chance for you to have a break from the Christmas rush and shopping and to have some time with great company, fantastic cars, a mug of tea and something to eat.. Depending on how many people are interested I will try to get something more organised if I can.. In case you are wondering - this will be the third Bi-Annual Brighton meet and the details of the last one can be found here: UK South East Meet Spring/Summer 2014 in Brighton if you want to check it out.. Just so you know who has indicated an interest (in no particular order) in attending on the day, so far it looks like this.... If you would like to be added please just make a post saying so (or if non member email me to be added) and I will be happy to add you to the list. Listed below are Car details plus occupants (inc driver) where we have the info. Current List: SteveSheldon (me:-)) 2002 X-Type 2.5 (classic) manual + 1 Ngarara (Jaguarforums.com) 2010 XKR 75 + 1 HarleyJagMan (Jaguarforums.com) 2007 XK8 4.2 convertible + 1 SCM (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2010 XKR 5.0 + 1 HMSMotorsport (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 1997 XJ6 X300 + 1 DJ Sonic (Jaguarforum.co.uk) 2001 Silver XKR + 2 MrMichael (Jaguarforums.com) 2002 X-Type 2.0 + 1 BigTel (Jaguarforum.co.uk) XFR-100 + 1 Total - 8 cars + 9 attendees. As for the convoy from Crawley down the A23 to the venue we have: SteveSheldon Ngarara HarleyJagMan HMSMotorsport DJ Sonic MrMichael Crawley - Brighton Convoy Total - 6 Cars