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by NGRhodes
Fri May 24, 2024 10:53 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: Choose
Replies: 31
Views: 332

Re: Choose

Is there any issue taking an F1 road car on the track ?
by NGRhodes
Thu May 23, 2024 9:42 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Decent car YouTubes
Replies: 2851
Views: 612819

Re: Decent car YouTubes

I want to do this in the CRV.

by NGRhodes
Thu May 23, 2024 3:01 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Today’s want
Replies: 2537
Views: 439644

Re: Today’s want

I know it's not a car, but...

https://www.koenigsegg.com/lst

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by NGRhodes
Sun May 19, 2024 3:30 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Jobbo interior
Replies: 427
Views: 112081

Re: Jobbo interior

Looks like the interior has had a fake tan.
by NGRhodes
Sat May 18, 2024 10:42 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Decent car YouTubes
Replies: 2851
Views: 612819

Re: Decent car YouTubes

by NGRhodes
Sat May 18, 2024 1:10 am
Forum: General
Topic: Randomness
Replies: 8239
Views: 1295107

Re: Randomness

nuttinnew wrote: Fri May 17, 2024 10:26 pm Better to go out purring than in pain (?).
Yes, he was given 2 months end of last year (general heart failure) so we were already prepared to say goodbye and happy he had lasted as a content cat.
by NGRhodes
Fri May 17, 2024 10:21 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Randomness
Replies: 8239
Views: 1295107

Re: Randomness

Sundayjumper wrote: Fri May 17, 2024 10:00 pm
nuttinnew wrote: Fri May 17, 2024 8:01 pm
NGRhodes wrote: Fri May 17, 2024 11:00 am Had our cat put down this week (had a stroke)
:(
I know I shouldn't laugh but... cat... had a stroke....
Yes, he was purring away at the end ;)
by NGRhodes
Fri May 17, 2024 10:16 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Your fleet running reports
Replies: 20620
Views: 2875417

Re: Your fleet running reports

holy fuckballs, that's atrocious :lol: Diesel, EGR, emissions, blah. This is what they do. Short runs are terrible for diesels, long runs better, but it happens eventually. I went for a short drive, I think it pulled slightly more smoothly. Maybe placebo. It must have been reading pressure OK-ish b...
by NGRhodes
Fri May 17, 2024 10:00 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Your fleet running reports
Replies: 20620
Views: 2875417

Re: Your fleet running reports

Modern oils are very good. Unless you have a specific engine issue (eg fuel dilution, sticky rings), follow the factory intervals. I've looked at loads of Used Oil Analysis over the years and I think I would have to go back well over a decade to find a known brand oil that under performed. The only ...
by NGRhodes
Fri May 17, 2024 11:03 am
Forum: General
Topic: Beer Fred
Replies: 92
Views: 2468

Re: Dangerous beers...

https://i.ibb.co/YNgrnSZ/original-2da5ca6c-2f97-4b17-ae1c-557b7f2bfb0c-IMG-20240412-182415708-HDR.jpg As an Irishman I have to say... I'm not sure if it's the glass, or the light, or the fact it's a 0% but that Pint does not look right at all You sir have a good eye. Its a bit too clear, not quite ...
by NGRhodes
Fri May 17, 2024 11:00 am
Forum: General
Topic: Randomness
Replies: 8239
Views: 1295107

Re: Randomness

Had our cat put down this week (had a stroke), so found this rather funny:

by NGRhodes
Tue May 14, 2024 2:14 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Motorway Mile Munchers
Replies: 122
Views: 3438

Re: Motorway Mile Munchers

Tyre type/brand/model, width and pressure can make 10% MPG difference in combination according to figures from tyrereviews.com Also Xdrive seems to take off between 3 and 5MPG on various official figures. If you combine a difference in tyres and number of driven wheels as mentioned above, a 10MPG di...
by NGRhodes
Tue May 14, 2024 1:38 pm
Forum: General
Topic: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement
Replies: 1099
Views: 585460

Re: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement

Ascender wrote: Tue May 14, 2024 12:20 pm WTAF is the point of that information?!
Clicks.
And it's not even informative.
It's an overly generalised statement based on an extremely small, biased selection is utter FUD.
by NGRhodes
Sat May 04, 2024 4:45 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Car insurance
Replies: 71
Views: 7078

Re: Car insurance

Paid £430 last year for the Previa.
Renewal for CRV £950 (One claim, me added as a named driver).
Comparison site with matching details, £710.
Putting myself as main driver (as Jen is going to do a degree) £470.
by NGRhodes
Wed May 01, 2024 7:52 pm
Forum: Moaning
Topic: Woman
Replies: 100
Views: 3437

Re: Woman

by NGRhodes
Mon Apr 29, 2024 12:11 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Parking
Replies: 30
Views: 922

Re: Parking

I usually have a driver* who drops me off curbside and even opens the door for me. So sideways usually.
Realise I voted wrong !








*bus
by NGRhodes
Fri Apr 26, 2024 2:49 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Decent car YouTubes
Replies: 2851
Views: 612819

Re: Decent car YouTubes

speedingfine wrote: Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:09 pm
Amazing interior.
by NGRhodes
Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:37 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: Motorway Mile Munchers
Replies: 122
Views: 3438

Re: Motorway Mile Munchers

Jobbo wrote: Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:31 am Those tyres are from 2015 - I thought the car was earlier than that? Either way, they’re 9 years old and your dad already had a sideways moment so probably worth replacing 😂
The final scenic drive before replacing the tyres is always a fun one.
by NGRhodes
Sat Apr 20, 2024 8:29 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Your fleet running reports
Replies: 20620
Views: 2875417

Re: Your fleet running reports

Steve (CRV) got some new thingys (trim/seal things) as the seals were split.

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