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DeskJockey wrote: Thu Jul 17, 2025 7:27 am I for one am shocked...

It's very much my aim NOT to be shocked during this project !

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I now have a 3.6kW inverter / 4.2kWh battery combo. Aston for scale. That’s just the cover in the pic but it shows how much wall space I need to clear in the garage

The "correct" OEM Bridgestones are £214.99 each on Blackcircles atm. Same size Continental or Goodyear £180.


(but then they also 90 quid for wiper blades)


When I had the Flying Spur, the health check carried out for the previous owner included £119.50 for a number plate bulb. I had one in ...

Yay ! We've had our (non-S) a year this Saturday and it's been great.

Although did you look at the price of the very special tyres needed for the "S" ?

GG. wrote: Wed Jul 16, 2025 8:36 am

IanF wrote: Tue Jul 15, 2025 11:16 pm Merino

Have you found yourself shopping for jumpers accidentally?

<waves>

Fairly ancient 18V DeWalt. As long as the battery is fully charged it gets wheel bolts out no problem. Putting them in, a brief blip so they’re seated, then torque wrench when it’s back on the ground.

I have the Halfords 3 tonne one, I’m happy with it. They often have discounts & promos so keep an eye out.

https://www.halfords.com/tools/garage-workshop/axle-stands-trolley-jacks/halfords-advanced-3-tonne-low-profile-trolley-jack-260531.html

ETA - tiny caveat - the front wheels started sticking ...

scotta wrote: Tue Jul 15, 2025 2:34 pm Its at my brothers Renault dealer. Im getting his staff discount on the labour rates - hence the no urgency.

Oh, I’d assumed this was all Renault warranty work Explains their reluctance to work on it any further when they know they don’t know what they’re doing.

If it’s any consolation the N14/N18 in the earlier models are prone to valve stem seals too. I wouldn’t worry about it until it gets embarrassingly bad.

I told y’all the “falling out” was just words and nothing would happen.

On reliability ? Well, as far as I know, mine has been 100% reliable since the MOT in December. It’s also 100% not left the garage :lol:

In all seriousness, it’s been a good car. It needed a thermostat & bonnet micro switch just after I bought it in Aug 2017. I’ve replaced the boot & bonnet gas ...

HB

Waitrose ! If only ! This was from the Co-op. Coffee & walnut - both appropriately Italian flavours.

It’s a day off for the Ferrari in fact ! First registered 25 years ago today. Yes I did.

The Disco did some work today - collecting all the cones after the FDMC Summer Solo and taking them back to the storage unit.

Zero surprises. It’s perfectly capable of pulling a small trailer.

Try for the exact displacement of the engines so you can do some decent miles please


Sadly I have the details to hand and it would require me to do 17,640 miles. I work from home so this would be quite difficult to achieve without some serious commitment. 339 miles every single weekend ??

And ...

Legal numberplate day for the 360 and we have what I believe is called "flying colours". 377 miles since last year.

Good that you beat 360.

Could you go nuts and put more than 911 on the Porsche this year? :?


Oooh I didn’t think of that. I wonder if I can put exactly 360 / 911 miles on ...

In "freakishly unlikely things to happen" I always think of this:

And a reverse-spotted if that's a thing, i.e. being spotted. For some reason there's regularly roadworks on the road through Sandhurst. One afternoon this week, in the 360, sitting stationary, there was a young lad on a mountain bike on the pavement on the other side of the road, loitering staring ...

@JonMad definitely has one - I was surprised how well they work too.