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They’ve spectacularly missed the point with Touge racing. Instead of making an entirely new type of racing they’ve just renamed the head to head races which is a shame as I was looking forward to that. That’s pretty lazy from them as that’s a uniquely Japanese thing and would have been a great new ...

I think the e61 did that too, it retracts halfway as the boot opens and then closes again with the boot. And iirc the dog net was integrated into the cover.

mik wrote: Mon May 18, 2026 10:43 am

ZedLeg wrote: Mon May 18, 2026 10:27 am While I wasn’t that fussed about the first Kimera I’m a big fan of that new one.

That. Proper cylinder count for this one too. Looks great (although headlights are stoopid)

Yep, cancelled my deposit for that exact reason. Oh well.

Having a car which doesn't depreciate and increases in value with inflation is one thing but will it offset tax, insurance and servicing? Probably not.

The driver that got DSQ and his permit revoked was Timo Glock Straight up blasted through a slow zone and overtook a few cars in the process.

Engel seemed to be the only driver who could keep Max behind or just about keep up with him. They did almost crash into each other though.

Wonder if the private investor funding was the actual reason they built it, on the condition that they didn't make another? In which case it's ok as without them there wouldn't even be one.

Slipped on oil. Didn’t look like a particularly bad crash though, must have snapped a driveshaft or something.

Doing more than ok, makes the rest of the grid look like amateurs.

The thing I hate with all the Forza games on a gamepad is their traction control system. All the very high power stuff is undriveable on a gamepad without it, but turn it on and it’s non existent at low speeds and too intrusive at high speeds, acting more like stability control. Just give me an ...

Initial impressions are it’s quite good. Very much an arcade game so I don’t think it would suit a wheel, cars drift as soon as you turn. I tried a wheel with Horizon many years ago and it wasn’t great. It does look pretty last gen on my Xbox Series X, the cars and city look good but it falls apart ...

I still find it strange that you can chop or change roles within government.

It's like me being a chief draughtsman and then deciding to be the accountant.

Dave!


I mentioned this donkeys years ago and someone said it’s because the role is more about managing other people to do the role ...

HBYCs

DeskJockey wrote: Thu May 14, 2026 5:35 pm New aircon compressor for the Zoe is £1,300+ from Renault

Going with a used item.

Isn't it worth getting it rebuilt rather than risking a used one? This place seems to work on most cars and they're reasonably priced
https://acruksolutions.co.uk/shop/ols/c ... ult?page=1

I’m still mainly in London, but the bees are convenient and checking them once every 7-14 days is the normal timeframe during their active season. I wanted to move a hive to the woods but I’m spread too thin this year as I’m building a chicken coop and I’ve already got big chickens who don’t have a ...

I took a picture of a strange looking bumblebee a few days ago as I wanted to research it further, turns out it was a tree bumblebee so thanks for that Mik.

Summer last year I managed to find a beekeeping mentor in London to show me the ropes. It is a difficult subject to get on top of as every ...

Skoda Superb sold after 7 trusty years and a relatively low 60k odd faultless miles. Bought for 14k, sold for 7.4, not too offensive. Other than servicing and two glow plugs 0 issues.

Now gay and drive a Tesla Y. Initial impressions are good, base rwd model but still circa 300bhp. Bought 3 year ...

It’s a bit of a mute point.

mik wrote: Tue May 12, 2026 1:55 pm

Mito Man wrote: Tue May 12, 2026 12:41 pm need some insulated sockets

Things I didn’t previously know existed #eleventy

Good to see they are as use-limitingly chunky as they are expensive.

Honestly I thought I'll just wrap my socket in duct tape. Then I saw a video showing it's at 170 volts

But that's what the people want. This is a natural progression of democracy, freedom, equal rights and inclusivity. You no longer have a country all filled with broadly similarly thinking people, and there is the luxury of decades of peacetime and relative prosperity which allow for this to happen ...