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Soggy spheres and composted leaves

Following on from the last diary report, I have been putting winter miles on my BX estate and the most recently acquired Xantia Activa, in amongst doing odd jobs on both. Some of those jobs I completed myself and for some I engaged specialist help. Generally I prefer to do all of the work on my cars myself, but the realities of having a full-time job and a young family mean that unfortunately time is always at a premium, and sometimes it makes sense to call in the specialists.

Living where I do in the northeast of England, there is a distinct lack of hydropneumaticto make sure they are capable of driving a fair distance to be fettled!

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