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In between crashing a Fiat 127 and buying the Fiat Uno that would eventually be my first car, my mum had a Vauxhall Chevette. I look at pics now and quite like the shape but at the time I mostly hated the vinyl seats which were always too hot or cold.

Actually, after the Uno she bought a mk1 Tigra ...

Saw two Denza B5s this morning heading out of London on the A13. Most badging taped up, on trade plates. Wonder if they’re gearing up for a UK launch.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new- ... l-lands-uk

Mine is from Marshalls in Reading. Apparently Honda have about 1000 of them, they're letting dealers market it.

https://www.marshall.co.uk/honda/new-car-offers/eny1/

My quote with £700 paint is

Cash price £32,740.00 (after the £8750 "Honda EV grant')
Total deposit £10,500.00. (this is 10k ...

Went for it - looks like I'll be 3 days in office soon so something comfier with adaptive cruise was calling me. Also, much as I love the i3, it doesn't really work for us with tall and growing kids in the back.

Nice 2019 i3S, 72k miles, grey with brown leather, will be up for sale in a couple of ...

That’s ace. I’m lusting after that Skylift too.

Need to get the Monster recommissioned this year, I’ve ordered a load of bits and hoping that several years of neglect under a cover hasn’t been too harsh on it.

Honda seem to be desperate to sell some eny1s again, if anyone is after some cheap EV motoring.

£8750 “Honda EV grant”, £10k finance contribution, £3k or so of retailer support, 0% finance and 5 years warranty/servicing. Works out around £200pm, £500 deposit.

Wouldn’t let that put you off. Most of the towns along the England-Wales border have rapid chargers now and Llandrinidod Wells has a few. Lots of the towns around there have 22kw AC (R5 will take 11kw) if you’re really in a pinch.

I hope they are issuing medals for the drone operators too - some of the footage (luge, downhill skiing etc) is just superb 8-)

(I think they are fpv human operated rather than automated)


Luge/Skeleton/Bobsleigh is shaggyfpv, he's one of the best in the business - if you've seen an impressive ...

Nerdy design article about the Luce interior details: https://www.prndlcars.com/p/what-they-c ... e-jony-ive

There's some really interesting stuff - fwiw I love how that steering wheel looks.

I do the same - the LG remote is tucked away except for the odd time we want non-BBC broadcast TV, the AppleTV remote wakes up the TV and puts it straight on that input.

Quicker all around, no screen clutter, you can type searches or paste passwords etc from your iphone, and it does a decent job of ...

I’ve got a little 288wh Allpowers one, it’s a perfect size if you’re not running anything heavy. Will run our little compressor fridge for about 24h tops. Gets used a lot in the family bus as there’s no rear power so keeps the kids iPads going on long trips.

Have a 1000wh Jackery for longer ...

Had 8 months off after redundancy, but really enjoying the new job. Got bathroom finished. Gave back Leaf and bought an i3S which I’m still really enjoying (even if the kids hate it).

Stepwgn is fine but could do with some tidying and I still have some sketched out ideas for a basic camper setup ...

My Civic that was stolen in 2011 disappeared for several years (probably run on a fake plate) then spotted it in my local shopping centre car park. Couldn’t hang around to find out what actually happened to it.

Anyway, today’s quick DIY was a pair of new gas struts for the boot of the i3. Almost ...

Get an EICR done for £200 or so, which will test the rest of the wiring in the house too and most electricians will want before changing it anyway. If that all checks out then replacing the consumer unit is a straightforward job.

Should be well under £1000 for both unless there's some other ...

I was pondering a PS5 if there's some good Black Friday offers but I think I'll put it off for another year :lol:

GT7 actually plays great on my PS4 Pro and I have way too much other stuff to finish. Enjoying original RDR (which I didn't play at the time) on the switch2.


Fuck, now the offers ...

Early access cars:

Alfa Romeo GTA 1300 Junior Gr.2 (1972)
Hyundai i20N Rally2 (2021)
Mini Cooper S Gr.2 (1964)
Citroën Xsara WRC (2001)
Fiat 131 Abarth Gr.4 (1976)
Fiat 124 Sport Abarth Rally 16V Gr.4 (1973)
Lancia Delta HF Integrale EVO Gr.A (1992)
Lancia Rally 037 EVO 2 Gr.B (1984)
Peugeot 208 ...

Early access out now for PC/steam, £20 until the end of the month. 10 cars, 4 laser-scanned stages. Final release in about 18 months.

Looks ace, I might have to bring my PC down to the TV/wheel setup so I can realistically crash a Stratos into a tree over and over again.

https://youtu.be ...

Can anyone recommend a 3D printing service?

Zoe has very narrow cupholders, and finding a cup that fits (and that my wife likes) is proving difficult. Someone created an insert that fixes the problem and uploaded the schematic to Thingiverse, so I figured I could have one made.


Send it over, I ...

Yeah but steam deck and handheld consoles in general can get away with low specs. You tend to play indie games, 2D stuff, classics on them. When you get on the PC or TV you want the latest and greatest usually.


The PC handheld space is a bit of a silly pissing contest over specs and making the ...

If it's as small as a Zoe with some more character it will do well.

Small cars are great with occasional seating for 4 being important but doesn't have to be comfy for long journeys.

My Mums Skoda Citigo is fun in its own way and is a great everyday car and fits the kids in when needed ...