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Lookin' better than ever

Explosive Newt wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:41 pm Can you re-lay the (presumably concrete) floor 20mm lower with entry/exit ramps?

He might find himself with a need to lower the floor further in the future though - better to simply install a jacking system to painlessly raise the room above this aperture. Futureproofing.

The one pedal thing appeals because I felt horribly wasteful having to press the brake pedal on the Buzz. I assume it would be mostly regen but it definitely got better efficiency figures in the more one pedal mode; what surprised me was that it didn't come to a complete halt in that mode but kept ...

Sundayjumper wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 1:29 pm Which reminds me - I spotted the reg JAG 5 today. On a Range Rover.

I spotted a 5-character "BYD" plate yesterday. On a VW ID4. Of course it'll be the owners initials so something, but it looked very silly.

Bosch are pretty good in this space AFAIK. No idea if you can still get 230V jobs though - market seems to be moving more and more towards cordless.

He said it didn't fit under the "arch" to his drive. I mean, hence the question - Si posted a picture, which clearly wasn't the entrance to the drive, and said it didn't fit, yet the picture suggested it did. You godda zoom in on dat sharrk fin dood. https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lk...

A Solostove Campfire. They make heater/campfires and stoves that supposedly can be used on areas you wouldn't normally have a open fire. Surprising amount of heat for a little thing 😎 Mrs mik bought a Solo Stove firepit in 2022. One of the larger ones. We used it a few times, but whilst it definite...

Spent a few hours this afternoon doing a "15-minute job" (my estimate) on eldest Miklet's Civic. The front offside drop link had broken at the lower balljoint, so was just flapping around. Of course the nuts were as rusty as a mofo, and attempting to remove them just caused the balljoints ...

It does. You can set it to a 1-pedal type mode, have it so it automatically regens approaching roundabouts etc, or have it totally manual. In all modes you can use the steering wheel paddles to introduce or remove 2 stages of regen, and in all modes the initial brake pedal application initiates rege...

Prompted by discussion with Jobbo on coasting in the Hire Car thread. Reasons I don’t like 1-pedal driving mode. 1. It’s almost impossible to coast without accidentally allowing the car to harvest and slow you slightly. Big heavy, slippery E-Tron coasts silently and holds onto its velocity very well...

IanF wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 12:54 pm there’s a weird bolt/hole on the front of the gearstick that I would find annoying.. maybe a quick fix though.

Gear knob screws onto the shaft, but you then lock it with a grub screw to ensure it’s oriented correctly. You are describing the location of said grub screw.

Just piling it up and leaving it over winter makes pretty good fertiliser - mrs mik grew tatties & beets last year in pretty much this alone.

Yer link is Barried Mr Owner.

I saw a commercial airliner at low level yesterday in Johnyforeignland with a fighter jet sitting about 25m off it's wing tip as it was (presumably) coming in to land.

I wonder how much difference it would make. Docs today take a very conservative approach to protect their patients and themselves - I don't beleive there is really any downside to them signing someone off for stress/anxiety/whatever (?) so they tend to take a cautious decision. There isn't time duri...

Shame about the HRH536 - I assumed it would be all of the awesumes.

Very Hal-esque

Possibly useful vid (grit your teeth though - this dude is vying with Shmee for the highest rating on my unbearableometer).

Excellent news. Hope you manage to find one in your spec.

The drive felt very Evora-like to me, but the Emira is far prettier. Particularly side by side.

Hyundai Bayon 24V in Johnnyforeignland this week. Disappointingly that V stands for volts as opposed to valves. It's absolutely fine as a hire car that I'm not seeking tactile pleasure from - the most important elements being easy to figure out cruise control (check) and quick-connecting apple carpl...