OV9

Barry wrote: Fri Nov 14, 2025 12:58 pm It surprises me every year that folk still think BF is somehow bargains. Like Prime day or whatever, mugs game.

I look at the price before, wait for sale, confirm it was the same price before and regret not buying it earlier

Surely EVERY person who has an EV expects to end up paying road tax in some form sooner or later?


Of course but in my case it means paying the new VED rates and then this Per Mile charge, which adds hundreds to the annual costs in a short space of time. Just annoying when I'm getting rinsed ...

The trick is I think not treating it like a search engine, and the more wordy you are with your prompts the more helpful it is.

I was at the Azure Dev Conference recently and Microsoft were jamming their agentic AI down our throats for 3 days solid. Feels like they've got all their eggs in this ...

I do like an Alpina and have come close to buying one a couple of times. I've probably mentioned this before but weirdly they occasionally pop up at TK Maxx.

A couple of my watches are well overdue a service but they get worn so infrequently I'm not bothering.



I picked one up on TK for sub ...

Superb rear parking sensors failed, parking assist not available. Plugged in obdeleven which confirmed far right sensor not working.

Fortunately able to get at from underneath via under tray, replacement part ordered off eBay £19, reset error code and back up and running

That 992 GTS with buckets is being sold by Epicurean. Is that Gavster? I doubt he’s offering a full 2yr official warranty.

The seats - even the passenger’s - look surprisingly worn for 10k miles. I’d discount it even ignoring my PDK preference ( which is absolute - I’m not getting a manual ...

Add Yodel to the list. A nice pair of shoes haven't turned up. Apparently couldn't find my house that's been here since 1990s. That was 5 days ago.

OBDEleven has been pretty good, 'free' version once you've bought dongle will read and reset errors. You can pay 1 off for a license which allows you to do more advanced stuff.

Yaris GR

Surfshark was like 40quid for 3 years..

Superb update:
- Rear wiper not working & DAB signal crap. Pulled rear cover off to find corrosion all around wiper motor where I suspect the washer has got blocked and water has leaked internally.

I've ordered a new one for £35 (non OEM) and also on a punt a new ariel booster (OEM) which happens ...

If you ever grow tired, bag of revels waiting. Looks immense.

Seems mental, hopefully click bait.

Still rocking a rtx3070 and 5600x until then.

Apparently no PC support evar :/ If true, first console purchase in a long time?

They do look good, work offer for a lairy green one fully maintained via work for 300pm, based on 10k pa.

I've got a weepy shock too o/s front. Sounds like an expensive next service. Cambelt, gearbox + b6.

GT86, Elise, BBR MX5

Buy cheap buy twice. Google pixel tablet, Honor stuff is pretty decent as is Lenovo tab plus.

Curious as to the problems with the superb, for a daily wagon it's hard to beat. Is it just the massive lack of driver involvement?

Bro had a 335d wagon and it was lovely but I didn't get a want feeling. Not much else to compete in that sector mind.

This Looks like a bargin unless I am missing something.