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Avoid all dealers at the £1500 price point. They're all fucking liars and chancers. Up your budget to £2 - £2500, buy private and you should get something decent.

My daughter is smitten with her Twingo GT.

how? In the same way that you have nothing to show for it at the end. You walk away with nothing. why an EV specifically in your analogy though? You could be walking away with an overall cost of ownership that’s less than an ICE. Err, it was a pun based on our tag line. You've read too much into it...

Rich B wrote: ↑Fri Jul 08, 2022 6:10 pm

Gwaredd wrote: ↑Fri Jul 08, 2022 5:54 pm Renting property is the equivalent of leasing an EV.

how?

In the same way that you have nothing to show for it at the end. You walk away with nothing.

Beany wrote: ↑Fri Jul 08, 2022 1:13 pm and over 35yrs the mortgage would cost as much as the rent on a month by month basis...

But with the added bonus that you'll own property worth much much more than you paid for it. Renting property is the equivalent of leasing an EV.

If there’s no way to tell visually which way up the spring goes before it’s fitted, how does it make any difference? I guess the coils are wound with different tension, as when compressed, the 'softer' spring is at the top, the firmer at the bottom. Fitted upside-down, the softer coils were compres...

The Alhambra (yes, we've still got it edition) failed its MOT for the first time in ages. Split CV boot (annoying as I'd replaced the other side about a month ago and it was fine when I eyeballed it) Perished dust covers on both lower ball joints ( expected, as this had been an advisory for the last...

£1bn in aid today. The gammons must be fucking raging!

I can't think of anything that looks so much fun, but turns out to be terrible than a quad bike

Transit: Since the weldathon during the first lockdown, the first 2 MOTs have shown no advisories whatsoever. Which was nice. What wasn't so nice was the fact they picked up on the timing chain rattle that has plaugued this van for the last 15 years. It would only rattle on startup for the first 10 ...

But your average 21 year old with a vendetta can't rock up to the TT with a bike and race team in tow. I'm always surprised there are no regular spectator deaths, as they stand on the edge or apex of corners :shock: At the end of the day, no-one is being forced to race or spectate. As soon as either...

We do (or did) this journey quite a bit. The best option depends on your visit. For a short weekend or midweek break, I always use the tunnel as time is of the essence. For family holidays, I always catch an early ferry. That way I can have a little snooze before the big drive the other side. I love...

There's an awful lot of money sloshing around all TV stuff. And an awful lot of pisstakers. Unfortunately, like most trades, a disproportionate amount goes to the wrong people, leaving the dregs left for the hard workers, so people are leaned on to get freebies. There is money. You just have to act ...

You should at least be offered payment for anything you do for anyone. Even a mate (although we never accept, unless it's a beer or Chinese)

If you're not, they're taking the piss.

Request payment, taking comfort in the knowledge they're making money from your services.

Jimexpl wrote: ↑Fri May 13, 2022 11:30 am £29900 with 36500 miles and we bought it new discounted for £40500. £240 a month depreciation on a brand new £46k SUV is unlikely to be repeated anytime soon

My Customer paid £46k for his Hi-Lux 3 years ago. 22k miles later, the dealer has just given him £39,900 for it. Unbelievable Jeff!

I would say my 306 Gti-6 too Jon. I loved it back along, but as a young driver, I was intoxicated by its straight line performance over the handling, it almost clouded everything else for me, so I'd really love to re-visit one again now I have a better understanding of suspension and what to look ou...

Tetra pack?

The old Alhambra has delivered us safely in Holland at 58mpg :!: How'd you manage that? That's good going for an unladen Ibiza or Leon. It has always been weirdly good on a run. I set the cruise to 110 (65mph) most of the way and let it do its thing. On the way home, we were running a bit late for ...

Filled up in Belgium today @ £1.52/litre for diesel. We are being shafted by our government.

I'm sat in Calais right now, and there are no queues at all. In fact, my 6.00pm just got pushed back an hour as there's only about 60 cars here, so they loaded it with trucks instead.

The M20 shitshow is purely down to customs thanks to Brexit. Fuck all to do with P&O.

The old Alhambra has delivered us safely in Holland at 58mpg, although I have noticed the idle was getting lumpy the longer the journey went on. It was fine the next morning when cold, so it's temperature related. I'm wondering if it's a tired injector? Won't know until I get home and put the code r...