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Never realised that the M3 CSL generated enough downforce to drive upside down

Beat the McMurtry to it by a long margin for a road legal car

Thing I can’t justify with V powah now is that it used to be 10p per litre more than regular. Now it’s 20+p more. I guess they gotta pay for that Ferrari sponsorship somehow but they ain’t getting it from me

I like the Little Italy area with the 4th generation Italians who produce a god awful 'pie' that would make an actual Italian cry

My stuff isn’t highly strung enough to matter much but ever since 10% ethanol came in I’ve stuck with super unless I know I’m going to go through the entire tank in a day or two. I use Gulf or Tesco.
Really notice how much quicker E10 degrades though.

Couldn’t help but laugh at this

Can’t quite make it out in the photo but under the door mirror there’s a sticker saying “journey of hope”

These batteries are being offered free to JLR owners who have keyless entry.

My van wouldn’t start this morning, i think it’s just weak battery - the Volt meter on the tracker has it at 11.9v… I’ll give it a jump at the weekend and see if it’s just that, then probably a new battery. I’m driving the 320d instead, which is still a nice drive.

Even if it was warm/dry i ...

They’re also built for extremely short drivers.

Oil prices falling for months. £ going up for the past 3 years (weak £ was their excuse last time). Petrol prices seem like they've been at 1.41-1.45 all year

What a find.

I saw some maths on a tweet but it’s more like 1 in 11 or 12 cars can be ICE/hybrid. But then you’d also have to consider carbon credits sharing and pooling. Is it more valuable for BMW to make a hybrid M3 or just have a M8 and give the rest to Rolls Royce.


I’d have thought the more luxurious ...

I saw some maths on a tweet but it’s more like 1 in 11 or 12 cars can be ICE/hybrid. But then you’d also have to consider carbon credits sharing and pooling. Is it more valuable for BMW to make a hybrid M3 or just have a M8 and give the rest to Rolls Royce.

Sweet, better than a street circuit. Surprised Portugal can afford it though.

Yeah, but kinda will be the same thing. We’re currently not even in the 55% emission reduction bracket which will take place in 2030, just look at how heavily hybridised and expensive everything has got. And many manufacturers haven’t even hit that and are backdating it with proposed future EV sales ...

It’s meaningless for most people though. It’s pretty much an exemption for very high end cars. 10% of car output exempt and a host of other strings attached on top. Good news if you’re buying the next generation La Ferrari or P1 or 918.

I've just had a KitKat chunky, probably the first one in over a year. WTF has happened to these? Chocolate part tastes pretty bad, it's almost like sickly sweet dark chocolate.

If it looks like shit, smells like shit...

Oh, and £3k a year for a non-dealer warranty sounds expensive to me. I know they have a penchant for being expensive cars, but if it's that for third party, how much is the main dealer warranty!?


I don't think that sounds bad value for a warranty on a Maserati which was £140k new. I wonder ...

You’re meant to change them yearly. Would add up pretty quick on a few cars.

Now he'll just be paying the mechanics crazy amounts a month - it's a fucking Maser Levante

Aren't they, like, famously unreliable, even by "Italian car" standards? Even by modern Maserati standards, which aren't exactly high to begin with?


I’m not sure if the V8 is also terrible, seems like ...