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by Jimexpl
Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:04 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: FTAO EV owners - possible action required before end of March-24
Replies: 24
Views: 262

Re: FTAO EV owners - possible action required before end of March-24

Looks like EVs are now at the critical mass point where they are costing the government and local councils money. EV parking concessions removed from Westminster city council. And whenever one council does something the others follow shortly after. I imagine they’ll be charged Congestion Charge soo...
by Jimexpl
Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:22 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Jerry can recommendations
Replies: 20
Views: 252

Re: Jerry can recommendations

Surely the correct solution is to road register the mower and drive it to the petrol station, then you don't need to buy a new jerry can?
by Jimexpl
Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:55 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: FTAO EV owners - possible action required before end of March-24
Replies: 24
Views: 262

Re: FTAO EV owners - possible action required before end of March-24

So your Audi will go from £0 to £600 for a few years then another random calculation will be made... I have no issue with road tax as long as the roads are actually maintained, and I still don't get the logic when people say they won't buy cars in the >225 tax bands - the difference is two tanks of ...
by Jimexpl
Mon Mar 25, 2024 6:37 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Paintless Dent Removal.
Replies: 10
Views: 229

Re: Paintless Dent Removal.

Carlos wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:05 pm The Neilson bars look just like the pro stuff the chap my mate uses regularly!
I assume he means the glue gun kit, which I am certain works, but only on one panel shape/thickness/rigidity.

Chipping/scratching glass and creating more dents is generally the result of an amateur tries!
by Jimexpl
Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:15 pm
Forum: Moaning
Topic: Selling Cars Privately
Replies: 68
Views: 1992

Re: Selling Cars Privately

I've lowballed people - but I usually do it early doors so not to waste their time, and also with reason; like giving comparitive dealer prices, what it's worth p/x and how I've settled on it where I am. I've had it work in the past, and in fact, very recently (although I still rejected the car!) B...
by Jimexpl
Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:21 am
Forum: General
Topic: Full Fibre
Replies: 57
Views: 1030

Re: Full Fibre

I assumed this was going to be about making sure you got a bowl of All Bran in the morning. I think that's more exciting than talking about internet speeds! I live near London Bridge, about 5 min walk from the Shard, and the max speed in my building is 70Mb, so countryfolk have no reason to complai...
by Jimexpl
Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:00 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Damn London tourists and nasties.
Replies: 7
Views: 321

Re: Damn London tourists and nasties.

Sounds like standard tourist hotspots in London behaviour - the pickpocketing and petty crime levels seem to have increased though, definitely in the shops, they're facing unprecedented levels of theft and abuse. I think the phone theft by guys all dressed in black riding black derestricted electri...
by Jimexpl
Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:10 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Confessions of a younger driver.....
Replies: 18
Views: 442

Re: Confessions of a younger driver.....

Having spent time in the motor trade I have a reasonable number of stories, some of which might involve myself and/or colleagues. On a particularly quiet Sunday at a dealership the only to people on-site might have shut up shop and switched the CCTV off, taken the immaculate 3 year old Quattroporte ...
by Jimexpl
Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:22 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: First Cars - Insurance
Replies: 51
Views: 2297

Re: First Cars - Insurance

First gen c class Mercs used to be cheap to insure for young drivers, but I don’t know how it is these days.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202402266967781
by Jimexpl
Tue Mar 12, 2024 5:56 pm
Forum: General
Topic: The House Projects Thread
Replies: 2212
Views: 358260

Re: The House Projects Thread

first thing I need to do is get a quote for bat survey to be carried out by an experienced bad specialist" Dude - try and get a good specialist! :geek: Just do the five day course and become 'the' bat specialist - I'm working with a developer in Chelmsford at the moment who did exactly that as...
by Jimexpl
Tue Mar 12, 2024 5:52 pm
Forum: Moaning
Topic: FPN advice
Replies: 67
Views: 1817

Re: FPN advice

Ugh.. CPZ’s are today head scratch. The signs say controlled zone so I stayed away, now looks like it’s fine to drive but not park (I think!).. and modern developments may not be entitled to a permit to park :shock: :? Nothing in our area (SE1 near Bermondsey St) that was built after about 2006 is ...
by Jimexpl
Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:18 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Royal Family
Replies: 56
Views: 2195

Re: Royal Family

Yes they have a lot of land but if it was sold of, what would happen to it ? It would be bought by Saudi's as they're the only ones who could afford it. This is part of the problem. You never know what the next Monarch will do, but the current one has done a decent job of preserving Cornish country...
by Jimexpl
Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:06 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Ultima in mag tests?
Replies: 9
Views: 1048

Re: Ultima in mag tests?

Don’t remember if I ever saw one in a mag; but I might have forgotten because they’ve been around so long, the original McLaren F1 mules used Ultima bodywork :shock: I've been out in two, but never driven one. The first was a fairly early Spider with about 350hp, not cared for by the owner (bought ...
by Jimexpl
Sun Mar 03, 2024 1:46 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Interesting custom wheel thread
Replies: 33
Views: 820

Re: Interesting custom wheel thread

You’re all being very cruel about Mik’s new car! His crayoning is improving! Keep up the good work buddy! 👍 I followed a badly driven Matt black Tesla with Mik’d tyres on it yesterday. All of them were kerbed so the crayon was smudged. Nearly took a photo but thought the driver might think that I l...
by Jimexpl
Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:01 pm
Forum: Gaming + Tech
Topic: VOIP Phones
Replies: 20
Views: 531

Re: VOIP Phones

I shouldn't really say it as I provide them, but what's the point in a landline in a house these days? I get the point that it often works even in a power cut, but that normally relies on you having a hard-wired phone, which few people do these days (and a VOIP phone won't do this), but otherwise w...
by Jimexpl
Tue Feb 27, 2024 6:30 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Collecting cars
Replies: 19
Views: 542

Re: Collecting cars

I did enjoy Harris’s dig the other week about the difference between a car collector and a car enthusiast. Paging Chris Evan’s. 😂 I dealt with CE in my classic car days before he got upset with my boss and remember being disappointed when I took a genuine right hand drive AC 289 Cobra on sale or re...
by Jimexpl
Tue Feb 27, 2024 6:18 pm
Forum: Gaming + Tech
Topic: VOIP Phones
Replies: 20
Views: 531

Re: VOIP Phones

I shouldn't really say it as I provide them, but what's the point in a landline in a house these days? I get the point that it often works even in a power cut, but that normally relies on you having a hard-wired phone, which few people do these days (and a VOIP phone won't do this), but otherwise wo...
by Jimexpl
Sat Feb 24, 2024 3:39 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Your fleet running reports
Replies: 20050
Views: 2289113

Re: Your fleet running reports

Right now, BMW have a massive recall backlog, possibly airbag related. When I had the issues with coolant, Worcester had capacity. Yes - my (2002) Compant went in for new airbags last September and I’ve had a letter for the X5 to go in but haven’t bothered doing it yet as the Conpat was about a six...
by Jimexpl
Mon Feb 19, 2024 7:43 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Petrol Honda mowers
Replies: 53
Views: 1064

Re: Petrol Honda mowers

What Jobbo really needs to do (even though it’s diesel) is buy my Dad’s air cooled Porsche and find a cutter for it -
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by Jimexpl
Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:39 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Petrol Honda mowers
Replies: 53
Views: 1064

Re: Petrol Honda mowers

My parent’s Iseki is now 35 years old and other than the cutting deck rotting because dad stopped cleaning it at the end of the seasons has needed nothing outside of standard servicing.
It cuts a couple of acres and still drives like new.