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Looks like a great little place.


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:lol: the former owners have a smart meter for the electricity (I’ve never had one previously) and the numbers flashing up on the screen are already giving me palpitations ...

My name is Jimmy and I have IBS issues.

Bloody BMW decided to put an intelligent battery sensor in the E60. Sadly, it's caught Donny T's dementia and been very very not intelligent. Firstly it threw a voltage issue and needed the negative cable from the battery replaced and then spat it's dummy ...

It's great. It adds to the novelty and is surprisingly easy to get use to. First few outings were admittedly quite tricky (plus it's a manual) but after that it was plain sailing.

They are cool and I think the S197 version is probably the last muscle-car type Mustang before they evolved into a ...

I've recently loaded the autotrader price checker plugin on my laptop and I'm starting to wonder whether dealers are using automated plugins or algorithms to match prices to what is "market" on a continual basis, including when other similarly spec'd cars get listed at higher prices.


Vertu ...

30 mins run time - kids have it good these days. Remember when they lasted 5 mins and begging for AA batteries or waiting 8 hours for them to recharge.


There really is no point buying a nitro model now, unless you want to be antisocial. My sons Traxxas Slash 2S 2WD does an hour flat out on the ...

I haven't driven the 125 for a few weeks because the battery was on the way out. Finally got around to swapping it this morning and my reward was the top hose popping off on the radiator on the way to drop the kids at school!
Sitting working from the car waiting for it to cool down now to see if I ...

I was browsing the movie thread for inspiration and lots of old names were popping up and I wondered if anyone knew what they were doing now? Examples were, David Yu, JL, Preacher, Broccers(although he could have exploded with his own rage) etc.


I haven't caught up with David in person for a ...

I've had a 2004 5-series which needed a replacement IBS and it still started and ran - it gave battery codes. And that was at ~7 years old. A healthy IBS is going to be a rare thing on any 10+yr old car.


I ran the X5 without an IBS for about six months, after it failed and discharged the car ...

Fun, but I prefer the no-nonsense Carwow drag races. And the M2 seemed a bit pointless; it needed to be 4wd for off the line traction, and there was no logic to it being 300ft up the road.


I find Camissa does a pretty good Hagerty podcast, once you get over the very USA style presentation. The ...

It's like a group C car where you don't have to worry about smooth roads.

A bit surprised at the oil temp issue as you can have some very simple things to maintain a good temp.

Just a few times per drive to be able to stretch that engine right to the redline would be amazing. Awesome 😎

Dave ...

My Dad has never had a car that I've hated, but a couple that I was disappointed with because they didn't live up to expectations, or were sold too soon -

Merc 200E W123
Merc 280SL
XR3i 1985
Merc 280GE (bought new in 1987, way before they became a thing)
XR3i 1988
XJS 3.6 (the disappointing one ...

Think I averaged 19mpg in my pre LCI F10 M5 never really saw any better than 28/29...


That's handy to know, ta. Averages are a bit meaningless as they - obviously - depend very much on a person's "average" day. But "best" is going to be 60-70mph motorway and that's more repeatable between ...

I'm rarely on a long haul these days, but on Euro flights I'm amazed how variable the main companies seem to be.
In one direction you'll get a brand new plane, happy staff, decent seats and on the way back a rattly cabin that feels like it was last refurbished in 1995 and slow food with a lack of ...

I have stuck to Sony's for the last few TVs


I’ve vowed to never purchase another Sony product again if I can help it. Because PlayStation are absolute TAUCs.


Playstation? The online store?

I am a Sony fanboy I must admit, so I doubt anything you say would put me off.


Sony have sold ...

Bought a new Samsung TV, one of those Frame jobbies - don't care about the art, just that it's nice and flush to the wall for the bedroom

My Panasonic downstairs from about 8 years back is still going strong. It's just a TV with some basic apps, it's perfect. Turn it on, and it's just TV....this ...

None of this is new - it was introduced at H.R.Owen in 2004 when I was a business manager there and I'm sure that others did it before them.
Dealer groups drop in and out of doing this, depending on their profitability and senior managers.
I disliked having to ask my salesman to present prices in ...

240PP - 2019 Audi A5 40 TFSI
Andy - 1995 Mazda MX-5 V8, 2013 BMW M135i, 2006 Smart ForTwo, 1992 Honda NC30, 2004 Honda CRF450R Supermoto, 2005 Honda CR125R, 2011 Ford Transit T350 140 AWD
16vcento - 2022 Golf GTE, 2023 Kuga PHEV ST Line X.
Alex_ - 2015 M235i
Barry - '24 Hyundai Ioniq6 Premium ...

In "oh bollocks" news, the ML needs a gearbox rebuild. It shifts lovely, smooth, as quick as it always has but when doing a gearbox oil change it had brass in there and I've got a bit of a whine. 170,000 miles on it now and 110,000 done by us.

I can't find anything I like that won't cost me 15 ...

Yes, it has a panoramic roof unfortunately. Would have preferred one without but was standard fit on the 4.8.

It’s broken, like most of them are so both motors are disconnected to save it jamming open, which is going to make it a bit awkward to open it to poke the drains!

Anyway, cleaned ...

That 1.3 Endura engine was fucking awful though :lol: it was all noise, vibration and no power.


I think by that time it probably only cost Ford about 50p to make them, given that the same engine had been around for so long with a different name when they altered the fuelling.
My first normal ...