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Smart is in the garage for a service and replacement battery. Seems the stop start compatible batteries are £250 so likely a £500 bill i'd guess :?

Porsche have not responded to my request made 10 days ago to book the car in to have the speakers sorted. Dealership was bought out by the Porsche ...

Anyone have any idea where I can get the below part without paying £60 for two tiny bits of plastic??

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Yes definitely a good outcome!

Anyone have any idea where I can get the below part without paying £60 for two tiny bits of plastic??

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006843937462.html?src=google&src=google&albch=shopping&acnt=494-037-6276&slnk=&plac=&mtctp=&albbt=Google_7_shopping&gclsrc=aw.ds&albagn=888888&ds_e_adid=&ds_e ...

Yes it has a split tailgate but very basic feeling - the interior plastic I guess is designed to be resistant to scratching but it feels very budget. Was still useful for sitting a 9 year old on whilst putting his ski boots on.

Stupid nanny state rules also mean that the tailgate doesn't close from ...

RIP - that a big name in Porsche motorsport history.

Here's the hire car I mentioned on the cost of holidays thread - an X5 xDrive 50e. Amusingly I asked for an XC90 and got this and my mate who asked for an X5 got an XC90 T8.

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3.0 turbo mit plug in hybrid system. 483hp and 0-60 in 4 ...

F-ing smart has a flat battery again. Clearly has a minor parasitic drain somewhere but the dashcam has been unplugged so not sure what it is...

Plus the bonnet clip release thing has snapped the end off on one side so its a bastard even getting the stupid plastic hood off to get to the battery ...

Yes its all silly money these days isn't it with the jump in air fares being a big factor as well.

I definitely agree with the thinking of looking further afield. I would consider SE Asia generally. Given the low cost of accommodation and food I'm certain that the all in cost of somewhere in ...

IanF wrote: Tue Dec 23, 2025 12:54 pm Also, tried the auto park function - did a good job, but bizarrely you leave the gear-lever in reverse even when it straightens up the car by going forward

I'd be careful with that. I had a golf with self-park and it promptly kerbed its alloys against a tall granite kerb.

Its also unblocked the obviously critical slot vents on the front bumper so I think you can expect 37.25% improved cooling on track days ;)

Re my small fleet, the Porsche seems to now have no bass output on the sound system whatsoever. There is sound coming out of the door speakers but nothing ...

:D

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/features/driving-330bhp-%C2%A3375000-carbon-bodied-elise


Great write up! Is this a picture of Nelson Mandela with the caption "When in doubt flat out"? :lol:

https://www.autocar.co.uk/sites/autocar.co.uk/files/styles/body-image/public/hpe_lotus_elise ...

I suppose it wouldn't be too difficult to fit a instant hot water heater. Not sure if they have enough flowrate to supply a pressure washer but the bigger issue is that it's another 32 amp draw and at this point UK Power Network are changing fuses here on a monthly basis.


Yes I was going to say ...

I assume it's a reasonable premium over it's non heated equivalent?

I don't mean "because it's a rip off" but because integrating a diesel heater into a pressure washer will have a cost, like.


Yes at £700 it’s much much more however it is still the cheapest hot water pressure washer on the ...

I think we're going to need to set up a wanker leaderboard.

This time its a couple who offer £65k below asking, fanny around increasing by £10k more, we counter with £5k more than that as that matches the previous offer we accepted from someone with no chain... they then take a couple of days to ...

Not my current fleet, but I parked behind Tate Modern today to pick up my daughter and when I returned to the car a 325 touring was parked behind, which was my wife’s car 2012-5, and I think we sold it on Autotrader to someone in Somerset.

What are the chances of that?!


That's pretty cool.

I ...

Interestingly there is a mere 10nm in it between the Trofeo and my 4.4 SDV8 - I then thought to myself, OK but it'll be at 4500 RPM but again, its 2500rpm in the Maserati and 1700rpm in the Range Rover so hardly night and day. I expect it would perform well as a relaxing cruiser on that basis ...

He mentioned it quite a few times in the video you CLAIM to have watched that the RRS is leased… ;)


Well I didn’t watch all of the boring bits. :geek:


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At the point the Range Rover insurance issue was at its peak I considered these an alternative... for about 5 minutes.

I think I ...

Lovely - unfortunately the interior does look like it has been designed to emulate an upscale version of newbuild home in Essex... That can be fixed quite easily with mostly just paint, flooring, etc.

Ah I see - I appreciate it is the expensive option but if its a ground floor flat wouldn't you expand with a cover over/side return extension and also go into the garden?

ETA that's also weird with the front door layout - normally aren't maisonette doors side by side?