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@Matty We have a work discount on Pod Drive Solo 3S and I'm thinking of taking the plunge but I know very about home charging.

How are you finding it ? What are your Charge Times like ?

I appreciate this is a how long is a piece of string and it depends on what you're charging - how big the ...

Simon wrote: Sun Aug 30, 2026 10:50 pm Just released

No, I think that's always been known.

£5k ?? Get out.

Fair enough a garage won’t want to fit a random s/h unit from eBay or whatever and will (justifiably) insist on a properly refurbished item because they need to stand by the warranty, but £5k is mental. That must be a whole new gearbox ?

Edit - although this thread seems to ...

Looks like a refurbed Mech unit is about 600 (or was, back in 24) plus 3 hours labour.

So about £1500 should be more in-line from a good gearbox specialist. Alas, my old Merc went in for an £800 mechatronic repair, that spiralled into a 2.5k rebuild due to other issues, so not always straight ...

Jobbo wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2026 12:35 pm @MikeHunt I've dropped you an e-mail about Cars on Toast.

I was going to make a surprise appearance in the Evora to this, as I was in Stourbridge visiting a mate tonight, but couldn't make the times work as I couldn't get out of work early enough to do both.

Worth a visit?

Have you tried joining the the Facebook group and putting up a wanted advert?

Can sometimes be a good source of unlisted gems.

Not me trying to press the play button for the doggos

I'm a massive fan of the Corrado, I think they look brilliant. It'd have to the VR6, though. Good ones seem to be expensive, so not sure what £8k actually gets you?

I like this green one, alas you'll need to fight it out at auction:
https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C2128585

EVR 410 could have been put on something that was scrapped or just parked up 50+ years ago and never got a modern V5. DVLA won’t ever release a plate for reuse even if properly disposed of.


I can find barely any plates that start with EVR, like you say I think it was a very old format. DVLA's ...

mik wrote: Fri Aug 21, 2026 2:04 pm410 CNT?

I initially checked on "SPT 410" until I was reminded it looks more like:

True. They'll email me when it appears.

In the meantime, @scotta - this is one for you. Lord of the A110's:
https://dvlaauction.co.uk/Event/LotDeta ... 5/A110-LRD

Even at £800, before any other potential bids, it's a bit rich for my liking, and looking at the history for 410XXX plates, they fetch good money.
(Interesting how 410XXX have stronger values that XXX410)

For context, "410 EXG" went for £3850+fees, and they're as equally as rare a bunch. I looked ...

Thought I'd ask on here, if anyone wanted a little runabout in the family. 7 years I've owned this! Longest I've ever owned a car by far, shows how great they are.

2018 VW Up GTi in Tungsten Silver (5 door)
75k miles
Options - Digital climate control, black roof
Full Service history with 9 stamps ...

I had a reply from DVLA for the plate I requested - apparently "EVR 410" has been issued, but I can't find a record of that anywhere, so I assume someone bought it and just....sat on it. All the plates "XXX 410" are about 300/400, so foolishly hoped that might be similar, and the market small enough ...

Update: when we were there the kids picked up an issue of Supercar Driver. It was left open and I thought I recognised the person in the picture! It is none other than @David_Yu talking about his love of cars, especially Ferraris.


I didn't know David even registered on here - looking back he ...

Yep, also Admiral.

Alas, I've heard poor things about their claims? But then, usually only the complainers post online. Just in case, don't crash. Or get crashed into.

How do you find out when something isn’t in use (and is also - presumably - not for sale on their website)?


I did an MOT/TAX check to see if it's currently used.
Then checked DVLA for sale
Then finally checked historical sold plates (on the DVLA site)

If it doesn't show up here, it's likely it ...

Yeah I've seen the stories about how the bidding can get out of hand - apparently the fees add up as well once the auction ends.

They've put the request in anyway. I did one too as I found something that might be good for mine so we'll see what happens

This is as close to perfect as you can get, IMO.
Only real fly in the ointment is that centre console protrusion. And - while I know it's classic RUF design - I'd prefer something more OEM style for the wheels, although keeping the size/offset to maintain the stance.

https://www.pistonheads.com ...