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I should point out I'm posting a lot of REP links at the moment. I'm not a paid shill....I just spent far too much time looking into owning R8's at one point :lol: If I could remember stuff at work as well as I could about random car shit, I'd be paid much better :lol:


I'd never heard of them ...

Beany wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 1:05 pm Claying it might be worth a try, it's literal existence is to drag contaminates out of hard surfaces.

This. Just be careful over any heating elements.

mik wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 11:11 am

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 10:47 am

mik wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 10:33 am

Nope. The test this year is at Bridgestone’s facility in Italy…

Ahhh. So a Bridgestone wins it then?

Weeeeeelllllll

mik wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 10:33 am

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 10:27 am I'm going to take a wild guess that a Conti wins again, at the Conti Drome?

Nope. The test this year is at Bridgestone’s facility in Italy…

Ahhh. So a Bridgestone wins it then?

I'm going to take a wild guess that a Conti wins again, at the Conti Drome?

Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue (iPlayer)

A really good watch that doesn't require too much of the viewer. Standout performance from Eric McCormack (Will in "Will and Grace"), definitely worth investing 6 x 50ish minutes in.

8/9 bodies.


I watched the first 10 mins of the 1st episode ...

Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue (iPlayer)

A really good watch that doesn't require too much of the viewer. Standout performance from Eric McCormack (Will in "Will and Grace"), definitely worth investing 6 x 50ish minutes in.

8/9 bodies.


I watched the first 10 mins of the 1st episode and ...

You have to feel for the guy purchasing his dream car, seems very heavy handed from the police.


I dunno. I feel really sorry for the guys who purchased and trusted GVE, but would you pay for and drive away a new car without the appropriate part of the V5 document? I was focussed on that when ...

I can't see how, with a centralising hub arrangement, that snugging it up in the air and then torqueing on the ground is going to result in any issues.

Having it hang, subject to gravity, is going to knock it off-centre initially and that's no different in either the snug on the ground or in the ...

Leave the crusts for greaseless holding purposes. Otherwise it's butter the entirety of what's left. And it has to be done when the toast is hot, so that the butter forms a melted slick. This only works on properly toasted toast as well, otherwise the butter melts into the toast - I want to see that ...

The race direction seemed really shit yesterday, or at least the C4 highlights were. I was watching Hamilton on a charge (why did we not get switched to that feed instead of watching Norris not get any close to Max?) and then as soon as he got really close he suddenly dropped back A LOT. I mean he ...

Watched Rye Lane on BBC2 Fri night. Really good British comedy love film. Some great music as well, with the likes of A Tribe Called Quest, Stormzy and Salt n Pepa.

Very far from the usual insipid schmaltzy romcom crap

Jobbo wrote: Thu Oct 02, 2025 8:05 pm All G-wagens are stupid money. This doesn’t look like a drug dealer car. It’s great.

Is correct.

I don't get the pricing though, but then lots of stuff is stupid money these days

duncs500 wrote: Thu Oct 02, 2025 11:37 am All reactions fair and justified. I justified it to myself (and the wife) because I got most of the cost covered on a long train delay recently.

Fair enough - it's practically free then

I may have just gone and done something rather rash. :D

Promo image because imgur. :x

https://9barista.com/cdn/shop/files/9Barista_2025_Pic0003_WEBRES_1080x.jpg?v=1741791472

Insanely expensive, but I've already got it making superb espresso with bang average beans.

Rationale for purchase ...

unzippy wrote: Thu Oct 02, 2025 10:15 am I have a mate that puts 2 tablespoons of ground coffee in a mug, pours boiling water on and drinks it. Sometimes stirs with aforementioned, tablespoon sometimes doesn't.

Like a fast Turkish/Greek coffee

97 w124 convertible


Tell me more, please and thank you!


Bought it a few years ago as a non runner and then fully restored it. It took 3 other cars to die for body cuts to save this one but it was worth it. It’s a 320 with 5 speed auto, cruise, aircon, heated electric memory seats, twin ...

Condolences Mike.

It's nice to see you back again.

Jobbo wrote: Thu Sep 25, 2025 7:04 pm

Mike1215 wrote: Thu Sep 25, 2025 5:38 pm Drove over to V8Granite’s old hood and got the Cozwuf checked over and MOT’d - all was good with it


The old Fords still a mainstay of his business

Hi Mike - long time no see. Hope you’re well

And Nic!

I've said it before, and I will say it again. I don't understand why people get so worked up about an ID card. It will be a net benefit, and simplify a lot of transactions and interactions. Every time I have to figure out three documents, that must be originals, cannot be printed by me, to prove ...