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Sounds very American. Did dead bloke really hand over a collection like that without getting as much as a receipt? Sounds iffy.

No. What's the beef?

I mean, I don’t have a huge salary, but if my mrs found out how much I actually spent on a load of old cars she’d probably go nuts 😅


I guarantee you that Mrs Nef couldn't tell you how many houses/flats we own. I'd be pretty surprised if she could even tell you how many are in *her name ...

Just discovered another EV benefit: we hired a car (while the Zoe is broken), and got an EV. No need to charge before returning it. The saving over filling up with petrol was a nice, if ultimately minor, saving.

Called our local Renault dealer for prices on the window rubbers for the Zoe. They're a known issue.They expand over time and the clips don't hold them, so when winding the window up it pulls the rubber up into an arch that sits 15-20mm proud of where it should be.

£400ish + VAT for a set of four ...

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

<shakes piggy bank>

Sh*t. I've just ordered a new aircon compressor for the Zoe, so will be about £manytensofthousands short. I could stick an M5 badge on the Galaxy, would that count?

That is a stunning colour, although it looks more red than orange to me.

Also proves, as if more evidence was needed, that estates are just cool. Obviously not quite as cool as an MPV, but close.

Eldest asked for a big Lego set as a confirmation present, and gave me a list.

He's currently building this


There are a *lot* of bricks.

I wonder who she's got dirt on.

They've been fishy for years - her and Salmon(d).

As for not knowing what was going on - how the hell she even got in the house with the motorhome parked out front that she didn't see, the 108 bog rolls he bought, and the mountains of other shite.


FTFY ...

Beany wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 7:37 pm ...pictures that look like they were taken on a 2005 flip phone camera - tick.

What's wrong with a 1.2mpx resolution?

Convertible - tick
V8 - tick
Road tax exempt - tick

https://www.boatsforsale.co.uk/boats/mo ... 07528.html

Know a gent with the first name Godswill. Quite a statement.

scotta wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 11:29 am

Jobbo wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 6:12 am I did enjoy that but I can’t see it being massively more reliable than the flexi-drive.

This. Many many bolts that will rattle themselves loose.

That's the theme for their planned January 2032 episode.

Still find it interesting to see owners of 400/410's go back to S1's.....or saying in some way they preferred them. Faster/Harder isn't always better, it seems.


Yeah - @RobYob probably has some insights on that.

Later 4xx cars didn't receive as warm a response from the motoring press either ...

Zoe dropped with the EV mechanic this morning. He's just rung me to tell me the second-hand compressor he bought is full of dirt and he's sending it back. Whether that then leaves us having to buy a new from Renault (£1,300+) or we can find a better one remains to be seen.

John wrote: Thu May 28, 2026 3:06 pm I'd noticed one of the front tyres on the Beetle had some very fine cracks on the tyre wall so time for a replacement. On closer examination it's dated 1999

Clearly they were Y2K capable.

Vibe coding is the new kid on the block, being used loads. Whether the code is good quality and secure is a another matter.

If Johnny Ive had made a car branded 'Ive' or even 'Apple' some of the details would seem right. As a Ferrari it's utterly wrong. And whatever it is badged, I'd have a Lucid Air any time. Watching the interior stuff made me think of the Fisker Ocean.


I watched this the other day and it has ...

Latest fun with AI.

Rovo (Atlassian's AI, Gemini in drag I think): asked it to export some data for me. It says it has done it. There's no file. I ask where the file is and it apologises promising it is definitely there now. It isn't. Third attempt. Still insists the file is ready, except it isn't ...

Didn't get a picture, but went past a house nearby with four R107s on the drive. They all looked like projects, but still.