Member Since: 29 Sep 2006
Location: MIDLANDS
Posts: 8139
Retire today.......
After 40 years and six months working for Rover, BMW, Aston Martin, bit of a foray into China and finally 'back' to JLR, today is my last day of walking the treadmill.
Was always planning that I would retire at 60 but with the headcount reduction taking place at JLR I did the sums and the pay-off I get will cover me for the next three years to bridge that gap without having to work if I don't want to.
I'm sat waiting for my exit meeting, all files downloaded, phone, laptop, iPad all cleared and a brief 'out of office' added to my email account and I'm done. Been all round my sites this last week or so and thats it...... I'm done.
Looking forward to my next chapter in life
31st Mar 2021 6:39 am
nigethecat
Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: Marnoch
Posts: 4244
Congratulations... hope it all goes well... just means more free time to play with Land Rovers I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
Corris Grey D4 Commercial SE 2016
Zermatt Sliver 2007 D3 SE manual (gone)
Indus Silver D4 HSE 2015 (gone)
Bonatti Grey D3 HSE 2006 (gone)
White D3 S (LHD) 2007 (gone)
Firenze Red D4 HSE 2014 (gone)
Black RRS 3.6TDV8 2008 (gone)
Rusty Green Defender 110 1997 (gone)
Black FL2 HSE 2013 (gone)
31st Mar 2021 6:44 am
DrRobH
Member Since: 10 Oct 2015
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 927
Very jealous....!
Has LRE got any vacancies for you Visitor from fullfatrr.com
RR Vogue SE 2011 4.4 TDV8
1974 Lightweight
31st Mar 2021 6:49 am
Oxford-boy
Member Since: 07 Sep 2015
Location: Oxford
Posts: 1114
Congratulations. Welcome to the world of early retirement, you'll soon find yourself busier than ever! In my experience if you can make that activity(ies) ones you enjoy then it's a great phase of life...
Enjoy...Jim
2014 Discovery 4 XXV SDV6 Causeway Grey
2016 Discovery 4 HSE Lux SDV6 Loire Blue - now gone
31st Mar 2021 6:54 am
stew 46
Member Since: 01 Dec 2011
Location: cornwall
Posts: 10148
Wow that’s great enjoy -------------------------------------------------
if you cant hold on dont let go , it ill come in handy for something even if you never use it.
D3 SE 05,
110 s wagon 300 tdi SOLD
h top transit
crew cab transit
transit connect
ausa dumper, muck truck .
peljob 2.5 digger
06 L 200 crew cab
31st Mar 2021 6:56 am
dantheman
Member Since: 12 Mar 2010
Location: Essex
Posts: 1739
Very jealous!! Does that mean you won't get the new car?
Enjoy Today is the oldest you've been and the youngest you'll ever be again.
31st Mar 2021 7:04 am
James W
Member Since: 27 Mar 2008
Location: Riyadh, KSA
Posts: 3079
Big life event Congratulations and enjoy D4 XS, gone, much loved, never forgotten
2018 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography - Gone to someone with less sense and more time to enjoy it
2016 Toyota Hilux Invincible - Liberating experience
31st Mar 2021 7:06 am
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 14139
Massive congrats to u
So will u be starting a mobile repair service for everyone discos seeing ur have so much spare time on ur hands , lmao
Takes cover from incoming
31st Mar 2021 7:18 am
yogi972
Member Since: 05 Jun 2011
Location: Kineton
Posts: 3373
Congrats sir
31st Mar 2021 7:21 am
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23831
Wishing you a long, happy and healthy retirement. 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
Best wishes for a long happy, healthy & wealthy retirement. Have fun.
Regards
NigelAm I Gammon or Woke ? - I neither know nor care.
2016 Discovery 4 Landmark
2011 Mercedes Benz SL350 (R230)
1973 MG B GT V8 - 3.9L John Eales engine, 5 speed R380 gearbox, since 1975.
1959 MGA roadster - 1.9L Peter Burgess Engine - 5 speed gearbox
Past LRs - Multiple FFRs, Discos & a Series I - some petrol, some diesel,
none Electric or H2 fuel cell - yet.
There are 10 types of people in this world: Those who understand binary, and those who don’t.
31st Mar 2021 7:49 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73090
Enjoy retirement, I can thoroughly recommend it.
31st Mar 2021 7:57 am
Rescue01
Member Since: 14 Jan 2008
Location: Aberdeen
Posts: 2519
Shirking work and retirement are different Del
Happy Retirement Aston. Its not the height of the fall but the sudden stop at the bottom that hurts!!
31st Mar 2021 8:03 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73090
You might have a point.
31st Mar 2021 8:04 am
astonbuilder
Member Since: 29 Sep 2006
Location: MIDLANDS
Posts: 8139
dantheman wrote:
Very jealous!! Does that mean you won't get the new car?
Enjoy
no, that is the joy of retiring from JLR with necessary service and age; I get to keep both my company cars as per the management car scheme. I'm only keeping one of them (as SWMBO and myself like to keep a cabrio' in the stable so we have an Audi A3 cabrio' now for that use) so currently have what was SWMBO's Evoque on the drive as our 'main car' now with a Defender to replace that whenever it turns up
My RRS went back yesterday ( ) and picking up another Evoque next month to replace that but my brother will be taking that on and paying me the cost to cover it.
Don't need to touch my pensions till I'm 60 at least as it stands and currently have a 'little part-time job' lined up moving cars around the country but having a few months off first
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enjoy 
) and picking up another Evoque next month to replace that but my brother will be taking that on and paying me the cost to cover it.
