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Oh no that's not good!

Were you aware of running issues when you bought it or is this all a nasty surprise?

I can only conclude you father is Spongebob Squarepants AICMFP

Shocking stuff.

Its very variable. Often on different legs of the same journey.

Trip to the US on business earlier this month and the food was great one way and poor on the way back - I guess that's probably dictated by the available catering at the departure airport.

Planes are very mixed as well as you say ...

Its also odd on the basis that the RS4 was a car everyone loved and the RS5 was one they did not.

It does mention something about fuel economy with batteries discharged so maybe that's right. Apparently it has a modified Miller cycle whatever that is...

30% improvement in fuel efficiency for the (essentially just an upgrade over the previous gen) V6 sounds almost unbelievable - was the last gen particularly thirsty? :?



This is a hybrid no?


Absolutely - but the claim relates to the ICE element only

The Audi RS5 doesn’t fall victim to ...

mik wrote: Fri Feb 20, 2026 9:05 am 30% improvement in fuel efficiency for the (essentially just an upgrade over the previous gen) V6 sounds almost unbelievable - was the last gen particularly thirsty?

This is a hybrid no?

Shall we take the more svelte car to dinner dear? *Jumps in Range Rover*

How long into a race before it involuntarily sheds weight by ejecting the flapping wing into the car behind?

IanF wrote: Thu Feb 19, 2026 11:42 am fall from the window of a submarine’s basement

We have a candidate for the crew of Titan II

Does seem like a ridiculous hobbling of the potential in the cars - let's delete the MGUH as not road relevant but engineer something where you need to boost the engine before setting off as that's much more road relevant.

Wow yes didn't realise he was that age but makes sense given I remember him predominantly from films in the 1990s. A true legend.

dinny_g wrote: Mon Feb 16, 2026 9:47 am They could frame it as a "Who hates England the most" sort of grudge match...

That's the tagline of the whole 6 nations isn't it

Well apart from the Italians... though they are newcomers pretty much.

Have you agreed a sale and purchase now, @GG. ?


Getting close now - hopefully exchanging in the next 2 weeks or so and likely completion early April.

Surveys, valuations, etc. all done on ours and the one we're buying - just need to sort insurance from exchange on a house with previous ...

Ascender wrote: Fri Feb 13, 2026 10:01 am with some touch and some physical controls.

Despite what I said above - it has to be toggle switches FTW

I've seen a leak of the Model T and that's one I'll certainly be getting. It reminds me of the 1970s Hobby Sets: https://brickset.com/sets/theme-Hobby-Set - which I saw at friends' houses but never had myself. Oh the thrill of finding a big spoked wheel in someone's box of Lego back then, or a ...

Wonder what they wrote in those 4 volumes - absolute bollocks I imagine.


Not an appreciator of the process of design then Mito? :lol:


I think he's probably right :lol:

As someone that owns a Jony Ive designed Montblanc pen (so I'm not inherently averse), that design language doesn't work ...

Dan beat me to it. That does beg the question of how fast they would be if it was optimised to allow them to be flat out.

To me F1 has always been as much about being technically and tactically interesting as it has been about exciting racing (you need something to keep you interested in a dull ...

Sorry to hear of your/your wife's troubles

Private cover is the best value 2 grand a year you can spend IMO.

Still have the morphine at home if anyone needs it :lol:


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I’ve only had morphine once, when I was writhing around and vomiting with pain due to kidney stones. And it was bloomin lovely stuff :lol:


Have you read the Will Self short story, 'Scale'? It's in Grey Area but available on ...