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Amptill only 30 mins from me, so should be able to bring the A290.

~20 miles to work this morning, battery only half full because I don't have a second EV charger at home yet and the granny lead I bought isn't long enough to reach any suitable socket (doh). At least the granny lead works for charging at the office.

93.5mpg with the EV bits averaging 2.4mi/kWh ...

Very nice, probably the perfect car for you I'd imagine. Love the colour

Tesla went back with 3 scuffed alloys, only one key card as lost the other, no air filter service, front tyres on the edge of legal, broken front parking sensor and a service warning light on. Oh and I didn't clean it either. I thought I'm not going to any effort only for them to charge me anyway ...

I do quite like it, but was expecting this to be a little more out there looks wise.

Not quite as efficient as I thought it would be. 108kwh and 559 miles of range (5.17) compared to Tesla M3 at 75kwh and 466 miles range (6.21).

Probably down to the weight difference (2300kg vs 1840kg).

I think the reason is it's 1080kg is no sound deadening whatsoever. As Mik said, a long road trip would lose its appeal fairly quickly unless you put earplugs in. T33 appeals more.

Dad bought a brand new Ford Probe 24v. Embarrassing name, and embarrassingly slow. Looked okay though

I like that a lot. Very cool and different.

Although I think they've failed. They mention that the watch's namesake can be found as deep as 6000 metres, yet they've only designed it to withstand pressure down to 600 metres. So you can't go deep sea fishing for sea urchins wearing the watch named ...

This week I'm mostly liking the Ming 37.09 Uni. I like that it's not another traditional divers watch, it's definitely its own thing. Clever use of Sapphire to give a floating effect and cool loom.

https://www.ming.watch/featured-product/ming-37-09-uni

You forgot sandwiches! When my wife needed an endoscopy, Nuffield offered me a nice sandwich whilst I waited in her room. Well worth the £400 per month for our family health plan.



Ohhh and the teapots. When I had my hernia done, it was a private hospital via the NHS, and when I woke up ...

The private sector is the exact same except the pillow is softer and the waiting room has a pot plant so your perception of quality for essentially the same care is higher.


You forgot sandwiches! When my wife needed an endoscopy, Nuffield offered me a nice sandwich whilst I waited in her room ...

Mines been the same. I don’t understand how they can properly work unless you have an ultra minimalist lifestyle with no furniture :lol: Can’t do under the dining table properly or sofas or behind doors and the dogs hair messes up its brushes. I reckon its hour of deep cleaning is the equivalent ...

Have thought about a Robot mower but our Robot vacuum I've got has been temperamental. Doesn't always activate on command, needs cleaning every 2 weeks as hair gets jammed (so have to take off the rollers, filter, brushes etc), gets stuck all the time, can't seem to find its own way home on occasion ...

I loved John's commentary, I would say one of the best. RIP John

I don't mind it, would probably look better in a different colour. Maybe white with the black sideblades and black moustache.

But they're all kinda merging into one now without a clear identity. If one went by I wouldn't know which model it was.


Having watched a couple of videos now, I think ...

Pending a response from JobboWebPhotoServicezInternationalLtd, I am going to anticipate that it looks not dissimilar to this.....


I had no idea I was providing photo hosting services these days. I've obscured Holley's registration but here they are:

https://gallery.ov9.co.uk/images/2026/01 ...

Get pets then you don't need a smart kettle. Get up, put kettle on and then let dog out. Feed cats, let dog back in. Kettle boiled!


Don't get too many pets or, like me, the water in the kettle will be cool and you'll have to re-boil after doing this :lol:


What you need is a kettle with ...

Get pets then you don't need a smart kettle. Get up, put kettle on and then let dog out. Feed cats, let dog back in. Kettle boiled!

Listened to Red Richardson's interview with Andrew Hamilton. Haven't laughed so much in a long time...

I haven't read/seen any reviews, what do you think of it to drive? If anyone can get the EV hot hatch right it's Renault/Alpine.

If we needed that type of car I'd be very keen to look at them.


The best I can say is it drives like a proper hot hatch and sometimes I forget it's electric ...