Decided to take a drive this morning and blow out some cobwebs (mostly mine). I usually end up reaching for the E34's keys when the weather is nice, because it's just that sort of car. Drove up the Helshoogte Pass to French Corner (#BringBackTheLand), pottered around there for a bit, then came back down:
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and snapped a few pics on the way. The E34 suits this kind of thing - it's got lovely seats, the ride is cosseting, and the 10-speaker Becker does a respectable job of rendering Tame Impala, for something from the days when FW De Klerk was the president and not a foundation that says silly things.
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Looking at this one, I need to give the bumper a tweak to line it up properly - it's been out of alignment since I pulled it to look at the Aux fan.
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I'm taking it in for a new headlining this week, and I've ordered a new radiator shroud, because the the one on the car is crumbling into nothingness, as they do. The steering box is leaking from somewhere (as they do), and I think the PCV needs doing (again). But other than those annoyances, it's great.