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Jobbo wrote: Sat Jul 11, 2026 6:46 am I’d suggest a professor needs to drive an Aston Martin…

A classic aston. A BD3. Getting out of a Valkyrie at Cambridge would be frightfully gauche.

Congratulations, Prof.

The sad reality of it is that Starmer isn't charismatic, like Major before him.

My stepfather has put his Saab 9-3 Viggen into an auction. clicky

I'll miss this one. It's a design that aged well but he's already got the replacement and my mum can't drive anymore so he's rationalising the collection.

The replacement is a Golf V6 4Motion with 30k miles on it from Jersey. It's ...

ZedLeg wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2026 7:54 am

mik wrote: Wed Jun 03, 2026 10:47 pm Rule 117b says we all have to get one now.

<shakes piggy bank>

Are we allowed to spend the rrp of the M5 on a 520d instead?

I'm going to swap badges on my 535d and hope noone notices that it's the reincarnation of @Gavster;s AheM5.

Mito Man wrote: Fri May 29, 2026 11:45 pm Fuze - enjoyed this, it’s like Murder on the Orient Express except it’s a heist in London. 7/10

Funnily enough, I watched Murder on the Orient Express this weekend. It's like Fuze but on a train and with a phenomenal mustache on Kenny B.

9 out of 10 mustaches.

mik wrote: Mon Jun 01, 2026 2:39 pm I was frustrated when I did Anglesey that the track is not really available in any sim

Assetto corsa. I've got a mod of it kicking about in my AC pile of shame.

mik wrote: Mon Jun 01, 2026 3:49 pm Complex.

Some great comments on this vid, such as "I'm 76 now, remember rushing home from school and watching the latest episode".

jamcg wrote: Mon May 25, 2026 3:09 pm
(As a side note, while it’s only around a 3-4 mile total walk, and this is probably for a different thread, she managed it easily, which after 7 knee surgeries is an enormous achievement!)

Your wife is a spider AICMFP.

GWS Mrs jamcg.

Gutted I couldn't join you but life gets in the way sometimes. Also, a 2 tonne diesel barge with no boost would have been slower than when I was trying to keep up on a previous meet in my Mini One clubman with a slipping clutch.

@JonMad can definitely pedal a car.

Are you full-time car fiddler at the moment?


Not exactly full time but yeah, I guess I am. Fortunately I lost my job at the end of March so I currently have the time to tackle a few jobs without time pressure, while the weather is decent too. I absolutely would not have done the M5 if it was ...

After a slow driver finally turned off and let me proceed at speed I applied a full boot full of throttle and was rewarded with the pop that you get when you run over an empty bottle followed by all my torque buggering off.

My car"s turbos areTOO EXTREME for 21 year old boost hoses.

Simon wrote: Fri May 22, 2026 1:02 pm Gone to that great beach in the sky

I used to like WYWH and wondered if when she signed off and said where she would be next week if she made that up on the spot and everyone had to scramble to make it happen.

RIP, Judith.

41 is no age at all. He was a fast Nascar driver.
RIP

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyp2lrpxm0o

I loved Blake's 7. RIP Michael Keating.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/blakes-7-east ... 00813.html

That is very desirable but I have changed my original opinion. I now require a 6R4 with a Jaguar V12 put in the back.

Also found your GMA piece insightful. I didn't even know the business had (quietly?) changed hands.


Same here. The one thing that occurred to me is that Gordon is nearly 80. While I can't imagine him slowing down until he has to, could this have been a long term plan to establish a brand using ...

My name is Jimmy and I have IBS issues.

Bloody BMW decided to put an intelligent battery sensor in the E60.


The big question is....have you ever charged the battery directly, bypassing the IBS?


i have never charged the battery. It's in rude health and this is one of those BMW "known ...

Cotswold BMW's phones have been borked all day so things are going slowly. Turns out the EGR cooler is borked as are two of the connecting pipes. Parts are on next day order.

£750.

Ouch.

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 out ...

Selling 10 of these for £10m each would get more money in than any other car in their range.