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That's lovely. Congrats fella.

edit: turns out a mate had yours as a loaner when his newly bought Cayman 2.7 went back for CarPlay to be fitted.

You've probably seen this one already, and it may belong more in the music thread, but in case you haven't...

Proper range so probably not Ami-based.
Yeah, I'd like some head rests please.

Love how the 'cv' of the logo is a 2 on its side.

I'm sat at the Suzuki garage getting the Swift serviced (having now owned is 6 years almost to the day) so today I fancy this oddity. 2.4 petrol, AWD, CVT, so completely wrong on all levels I know, and you may not have even heard of it, or seen one
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details ...

I had a random call from regtransfers some 20+ years after I spoke to them to get a valuation on my reg M4DSN. They had a buyer asking about it and rang me in case I still had the plate, then asked me how much I'd want for it. With no idea off the cuff from me, they ran a new valuation and it's gone ...

Have you struck a deal with Google @tim ?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckx2d4ddjn2eo

Expensive* week for the Swift. (*relatively speaking)
Two new tyres needed on the front. Sticking with the odd 195/45/R17 std size as my current insurers (Direct Line) won't entertain any change to tyre size - 205/40R17 has more choice and is close enough. Going with Yoko Advan Fleva V701 as I have ...

Yeti renewal with Aviva is up 20% compared to last year, Meerkat suggests Nutshell, for 50% of the Aviva cost. I think (aka ChatGPT confidently claims) they are a brand in a much bigger firm, MISL Ltd.

Great pics Tim. My brother=in-law takes some great aircraft shots. He's at Shuttleworth a lot.

When my 40D broken I went to a 100D as it was cheap. Whilst the quality is about the same, if not better, the usability is poor compared to the 40D. I really fancy a 5/6/7D of some kind.

Subtle, for 300bhp. Is the 'heavy duty' chassis just that it has that engine/transmission combo or do we think it's something like stronger suspension as well?
Was that engine ever available to the public on the base model?

I did an AI thumbnail for one of my music vids and it's got 6x the views of the others on average (albeit that's 300 vs 50 :lol: )
It wasn't my mug looking aghast at something, but still, it does seem to drive clicks, though the constant barrage of 'presenter's face looking perplexed/aghast/smug/etc ...

This is quite interesting and appears to allay one of my chief concerns about AI

https://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-socrates-agent

Might give it a go.


Yeah, that looks worth trying out, for me and the kids trying to ask AI to help with their homework. My daughter claims she's only asking it ...

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/21010633

I believe Mik is a bit nostalgic about these as well. A mate had 2 105TC's, both died of rot neither of which were 10 year old!

Cant be many left never mind in this condition.


clicking on View Seller Stock is interesting. £75k for a Supra ...

HB! Great pressie.

This reminds me, I was at a family get together (Father-in-law's cousin's 80th, so a bit 'distant relative') and they did a load of food on a Traeger pellet powered BBQ with a fan in it to maintain the temps. Never seen one close up before. Looked a great bit of kit and the food ...

Even with our relatively small annual mileage (<8k across two cars) I'm currently wondering if a super cheap EV lease could be justified almost on the fuel saving aspect, making it almost pay for itself - just a bit of road tax maybe, and minimal servicing. Insurance on a third car is probably the ...

I prefer getting stuff with the extra packaging as then if it's a gift or something of value then it's less obvious onto doorstep and you don't end up with address labels stuck to it. Also the packaging gets (mostly) reused for Vinted sales.

integrale_evo wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2026 6:52 pm Fiat / lancia twincam engines were the go-to upgrade for things like Morris minors in the 80s / 90s. I guess they were cheap and plentiful once the car it was originally fitted to evaporated

My in-laws' Morris Minors are still going strong. Definitely still see a few Fiat-engined ones at shows.

It's fair to say the comments are not in favour of it

Beautiful, pristine looking, old money (Farnham, Surrey) car spot - sadly I didn't get a pic as that felt rude. E36 BMW 328i cabrio in a very light blue/purple with a navy hood. I chatted briefly to the kindly looking elderly lady who took about 3 mins to get into it with her walking stick. What she ...

* hits auto trader / filters on Honda *
Looks great