Well I managed to get to just after 1pm today.

That's before I cracked and decided that even if my car did have a rattle that the weather was far too good to leave the car garaged.

So, out it came and I happily rattled my way through the Countryside for a good 90 minutes or so before finally accumulating so many flies on my windscreen that I couldn't see.

Hence, home it was and a thoroughly good washing.

I suspect, now that I've had plentiful opportunity to listen with the hood down, that the rattle is the centre section exhaust bracket snapped or loose.  It didn't hamper performance anyway and the car is in tomorrow for whatever it is to be fixed with any luck.

I took a few snaps of Car & Countryside in harmony, so here they are:

The local's look on, somewhat bemused...

Coasting nice pic's look's like the weather was great for you!!!

Your car look's amazing!!! hope you get your rattle sorted!!!

Nigel wrote: Nice car, nice countryside, I'm still not sure about the colour though, I wonder if it will still be in vogue in a couple of years time ?

I'm not even sure it's in vogue now!  It's always a topic of conversation anyway, so life is never boring (especially on those roads with the right foot down....).

A few more pictures:

320ci wrote: I reconize that road  The "locals" must have thought, o not another one

There was a rather funny moment when I rounded a bend to find a 'Sunday Driver' in a Nissan QX.

Grannies in the rear, Grannies in the front, and all of a sudden the drivers rear view mirror filled with an offensive yellow machine.

I trundled along for a mile or so behind them until the road widened on a nice long stretch and then....

Funny, I came across a red Nissan something with 2 peeps in it, but he was kind enough to pull over for me and then it was

great pics

have to say that colour does look better in the sun

Nigel wrote: And I would hope they appreciated that style rather than the push them off the road my cars quicker than your approach our marque seems famous for

Yes, well I never like to harass people on the roads because the fact is that these days you never know who it is - or who they know. 

Besides, my car isn't exactly one they'll forget about and miss in a car park 10 miles down the road...!

Just to prove how much I back off when there is no hope of getting past (and because the distance allows me a better perspective and view on where I'll be able to pass)...here's another picture I took!

I take pictures constantly when I'm out on days like this!

nice pics     and nice roads to boot bet it was a hoot

it could be a bikes v cars shoot out at some point on them roads .were coming up your way soon ;so beware..

and iam not asking them cows[in picture] for any help .it looks as if they wanted to speak to you ..well judging by those eyes they had for the lense you were holding<G>

At least the rattles didn't stop you getting out 'n' about.

Thought I'd get the Six out for a run round the block before it's was & found the battery dead!

It's not has much use just recently but even so.

coasting wrote: Yes, well I never like to harass people on the roads because the fact is that these days you never know who it is - or who they know.

Good for you Chris, I didn't harass the red thing in front of me, but he was nice enough, and appreciated the fact I might have been in a hurry, I did not tail gate like some doo, very naughty practice

Hay Coasting, my nephew is asking when he gets a good old ride in your M3 again. He is off to York, Bording School so might never see another human for years lol

Well I'm just waiting to see who is going to take the reins and sort out the next run. 

He's more than welcome for another trip in the car though whenever a meet is arranged.

Yes, when is there going to be another run? 

I still haven't been on one. 

It's up to someone to organise one. 

The only things I'll be doing will be the occasional mini-meet in the Northumberland/Tyneside area.

It doesn't appear anyone wants to take forum arranged meets up (in terms of organising them) though so I guess they're dead in the water for the foreseeable future.

Coasting wrote: It doesn't appear anyone wants to take forum arranged meets up (in terms of organising them) though so I guess they're dead in the water for the foreseeable future.

That's a shame. 

Looking at the pictures, and reading the positive posts from the Kielder run, they seem to be a popular, and fun event to have.  And with summer on our doorstep (assuming that it warms up and stops b****y raining), there are many weekends ahead of us.  I hope someone does organise one.

On another note, although it might be related, the forum has gone very quiet over the last couple of weeks.......