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by 240PP
Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:10 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Mountain Biking general thread
Replies: 832
Views: 62377

Re: Mountain Biking general thread

A mate bought a Dahon and used it for a while. There are a few for a couple of hundred quid on eBay.
by 240PP
Fri Feb 23, 2024 12:32 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Which?
Replies: 21
Views: 473

Re: Which?

duncs500 wrote: Fri Feb 23, 2024 8:59 am Jobbo is correct. I like my life, £1m would really enhance it without fundamentally changing it.
This.

£100k or a 50/50 on £1m is a more difficult question..
by 240PP
Mon Feb 19, 2024 7:04 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Running
Replies: 100
Views: 3960

Re: Running

Yeah it did seem a decent atmosphere. 600 people!
by 240PP
Mon Feb 19, 2024 12:15 pm
Forum: General
Topic: The House Projects Thread
Replies: 2212
Views: 358270

Re: The House Projects Thread

That is lovely, congrats!
by 240PP
Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:50 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: Decent car YouTubes
Replies: 2777
Views: 430086

Re: Decent car YouTubes

:lol: I remember that. Was it a 323i on deflated tyres?
by 240PP
Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:25 am
Forum: General
Topic: Running
Replies: 100
Views: 3960

Re: Running

Did my first Parkrun yesterday. Quite enjoyed it although there were lots of Strava types who appear to take it way too seriously. A lad at football is doing 5k a day for two months so I said I’d join him yesterday. He also recruited the local MP to run it with us (whose primary motive was photos fo...
by 240PP
Tue Feb 13, 2024 4:10 pm
Forum: General
Topic: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement
Replies: 934
Views: 308521

Re: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement

Do cyclists need to give cars 1.5m when they're doing the passing? Driving around London doing 20 mph once in a blue moon I'm usually the one minding my own business when I get a cyclist throwing one down the inside or outside or just travelling at the same speed as me beside me... This occurred to...
by 240PP
Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:34 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Tedious but traditional New Car thread
Replies: 143
Views: 2925

Re: Tedious but traditional New Car thread

That’ll be a hoot. Are those M4 mirrors??
by 240PP
Thu Feb 08, 2024 2:50 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Tedious but traditional New Car thread
Replies: 143
Views: 2925

Re: Tedious but traditional New Car thread

95% of the car is visible. That’s a win.
by 240PP
Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:08 pm
Forum: Moaning
Topic: Brain haemorrhages
Replies: 129
Views: 33900

Re: Brain haemorrhages

Excellent 😎
by 240PP
Tue Feb 06, 2024 8:57 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: Tedious but traditional New Car thread
Replies: 143
Views: 2925

Re: Tedious but traditional New Car thread

Solid purchase
by 240PP
Sun Feb 04, 2024 9:04 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: Lexus image in the UK
Replies: 49
Views: 1150

Re: Lexus image in the UK

Now you mention it, yes they were partial to a Benz. And to further discredit my own post I’ve found a song with them all in :lol:

by 240PP
Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:56 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: Lexus image in the UK
Replies: 49
Views: 1150

Re: Lexus image in the UK

NGRhodes wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 11:06 am Lexus is the new Rover (in terms of UK ownership demographic).
Sounds right.

I used to listen to a lot of early to mid 90s US hip hop as a teenager and those chaps were all about the Lexus with relatively little mention of Merc/BMW back then.
by 240PP
Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:48 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: Today’s want
Replies: 2395
Views: 306430

Re: Today’s want

Sundayjumper wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 5:59 pm Sure the house could do with a spruce up. Or maybe demolishing and starting again. But the land and the car collection.
It looks like a murder house. Most houses in America do to me, but this one especially.
by 240PP
Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:39 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: Courtesy Car Lottery
Replies: 113
Views: 7395

Re: Courtesy Car Lottery

New terminology to me. Wikipedia has:

2.0 L EA888 TFSI I4 + Mild Hybrid 48V 190 (40 TFSI / 40 TFSI S-Line)

2.0 L EA888 CDLA TFSI I4 + Mild Hybrid 48V 252 (45 TFSI/45 TFSI Quattro)

Mild hybrid too, who knew? :lol:
by 240PP
Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:54 pm
Forum: General
Topic: 6 Nations
Replies: 156
Views: 12054

Re: 6 Nations

Carlos wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:49 pm Just recording data at the moment I believe. The current tech is in a pod on back between shoulder blades which is obviously not ideal for recording head or whiplash type injuries.
Likely one of these

https://www.catapult.com/sports/rugby
by 240PP
Sun Jan 28, 2024 11:39 am
Forum: General
Topic: Wales 20mph limit
Replies: 90
Views: 23644

Re: Wales 20mph limit

Can someone explain what I should be looking at?
by 240PP
Sun Jan 28, 2024 7:48 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: Annoying car & driver combo memories
Replies: 17
Views: 603

Re: Annoying car & driver combo memories

jamcg wrote: Sat Jan 27, 2024 11:04 pm iirc as easy to nick as modern keyless entry stuff, except the technology required to get into them was- half a tennis ball
Mates Mum had hers nicked, was used in a robbery.

First car I knew to have a digital speedo. Very Knight Rider 😎
by 240PP
Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:49 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: Recommend a car for my FiL
Replies: 39
Views: 817

Re: Recommend a car for my FiL

A Japanese Mercedes?