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Yep, unless you have a noisy exhaust then most cars will have more wind and tyre noise at 70.

Had the rubber gaiters on the i3's front suspension replaced and thought I may as well get top mounts done as it's no extra labour. Just as well, the old ones had a few mm of play after 70k miles. All ...

i3 aerial looked like something had been chewing on it. Plus it was at least twice as long as it needs to be.

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Stepwagon has MOT this afternoon. Prep has comprised washing it, and wiggling the foglight switch a bit so they come on ...

Their "BMW know best, they spent millions developing it, keep it original" stance would be fair enough if they weren't also selling the aftermarket Evolve suspension :lol: They're right about not just changing the rear size, but everyone I've come across going 195/55R20 all round seems very happy ...

Top edge is correct for iPhones as that's where the NFC antenna is and it'll work most reliably. Likewise on the terminal it'll be the contactless logo, usually on the top rather than the screen.

Android phones can be all over the place, although middle of the back is pretty common.

The Decathlon inflatable bases with SIMs on top are brilliant if you have the car/tent space for them. Two will clip together to make a double. Plus you’re not getting up off the floor to get out of bed :D

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Yes, fronts are fine but rears will probably need changing by the winter. In the paperwork, BMW quote on its recent health check - £310.42 each :shock:


Going to go to square setup, 195/55R20 all round. Apparently fits fine on i3s with standard wheels. Booked in at Costco once the kids are back ...

i3 didn't have Carplay, but it seems BMW fitted everything for it to work by the time they got to cars of this age. So £10 on an ENET cable, and £18 to a guy in Ukraine and I have full-screen wireless Carplay activated. Was a bit skeptical about how well it would work on a non-touch setup but it's ...

Yes, fronts are fine but rears will probably need changing by the winter. In the paperwork, BMW quote on its recent health check - £310.42 each

(but then they also 90 quid for wiper blades)

Bye bye boring grey car - had got to the point I could VT it so I did, painless process and the guy from Manheim took it away this morning. Value had collapsed since the silly time of late 2021 / early 2022 so yay for PCP.


Anyway, picked up our new boring car on Monday.

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:lol: not forking out for a PS5 just yet, not until GTA6 at least. I've been pleasantly surprised by how well GT7 is running on the PS4 Pro.

Think I'll scour the local CeX for Driveclub and the older Dirt games. I re-bought Wreckfest cheap for the PS4 too, which is a bit of an arm workout but so ...

Finally picked up a G29 and snagged a cheap GT Omega cockpit off ebay. I'm enjoying GT7 but could do with a wheel-compatible PS4 arcadey racer for the 8 year old - he'd been enjoying Burnout Paradise and NFS Hot Pursuit on controller but neither work with the wheel. Any ideas?

Ages since I did mine but used makemkv to rip then handbrake to re-encode. Most players understand the mkv format these days though so that step may not be necessary.

Steam Machine was a thing (that didn’t take off) nearly a decade ago. Probably stands more chance now but still too many issues with anti-cheat etc to be viable for many people.

Free access is back until 14th Jan.

No car changes this year, Stepwgn still (touch wood) reliably doing its thing and you’d just expect a newish Leaf to as well. Leaf will hit the point I can VT it in the middle of next year so will work out what next with one or both then.

Kids are good, great holiday to Florida with sister-in-law ...

Built a new PC this year and apart from a bit of Forza Horizon 4, Lonely Mountains: Downhill (highly recommended btw) and Twilight Struggle matches it's not had much use :lol:

Tetris 99 on the Switch is my default 5 min time-waster. Still yet to win a game, a few 3rd and 4ths are the closest so ...

More Top Fuel goodness via David Freiburger, just letting Clay Millican talk through what goes on before, during and after the run.

They’re road bikes for people that aren’t into the roadie chaingang/lycra/racy nonsense. Tyres and geometry suited to exploring the tiniest lanes on the map (potholes, broken tarmac and all) rather than smashing out miles. Brakes that work, room for mudguards if you want them, and enough luggage to ...

Yes, there’s a little rfid chip on the cardboard core. It just saves you going into the menu to set what material and colour it is.