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by Jobbo
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:52 am
Forum: General
Topic: Marcello Gandini
Replies: 20
Views: 377

Re: Marcello Gandini

integrale_evo wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:08 pm Decent list, but could he design a corsa ashtray?
Or an MG exhaust trim? Eh? I don’t think he has *that* claim to fame.

RIP to an absolute legend. What a body of work. What a legacy.
by Jobbo
Wed Mar 13, 2024 12:32 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Today’s want
Replies: 2402
Views: 307216

Re: Today’s want

What you need is a small industrial unit which is below the business rates threshold. Commercial premises tend not to be quite as pricey as residential land unless they have potential for conversion I would imagine that unit is into business rates being payable territory. Add on the expense of busin...
by Jobbo
Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:09 am
Forum: General
Topic: The House Projects Thread
Replies: 2212
Views: 359233

Re: The House Projects Thread

Ascender wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:25 am can we just say we'll stick some bat boxes up when we're done and we're golden?
Almost certainly - what is stupid is that the bat survey is still a necessity even if you plan for bats being there and give them a replacement roost.
by Jobbo
Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:07 am
Forum: General
Topic: The ebay thread
Replies: 2930
Views: 378544

Re: The ebay thread

Blimey, stop with the fucking 'educational' Porsche videos - they contain the sort of trite info that anyone who has spent 20 years on car forums will already know :rofl:
by Jobbo
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:28 am
Forum: General
Topic: The ebay thread
Replies: 2930
Views: 378544

Re: The ebay thread

240PP wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:59 am Well I’ve learnt something new. I thought the difference between .1 and .2 was fired egg vs clear. Didn’t realise they were a different shape.

I’ll hand my CG card in :(
996.1 Turbo had the different shaped lights first so it's not just a 996.1/996.2 distinction.
by Jobbo
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:27 am
Forum: General
Topic: The ebay thread
Replies: 2930
Views: 378544

Re: The ebay thread

mik wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:47 am
240PP wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:56 am I like that.
How can you do that much work to it and not update the lights/front end to 996.2? :(
To be fair, they should be made round - can you graft 997 front wings on?
by Jobbo
Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:57 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: New E53 AMG
Replies: 6
Views: 233

Re: New E53 AMG

I watched a very boring video (I think Autocar’s) which still made me want one. The estate in S trim. It’ll be fucking expensive though, based on the E450d being £86k upwards.
by Jobbo
Tue Mar 12, 2024 5:15 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Test drive report
Replies: 53
Views: 1276

Re: Test drive report

At least Porsche put the engine in a different place in the two cars.

I agree with you Newt - the Boxster does feel lighter on its toes; lower polar moment of inertia I guess. Neither is a bad car but one of them has a variant that wins ECOTY virtually every year.
by Jobbo
Tue Mar 12, 2024 5:01 pm
Forum: General
Topic: The House Projects Thread
Replies: 2212
Views: 359233

Re: The House Projects Thread

lol, how on earth do you know that?! Its April to August thankfully! I've had clients say their demolition has been delayed for a year due to missing the bat survey window - it sticks in the mind :lol: Have found other advice that says Phase 2 surveys must be between May-September and there must be...
by Jobbo
Tue Mar 12, 2024 4:56 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Test drive report
Replies: 53
Views: 1276

Re: Test drive report

Though, there's an awful lot of boxster/Cayman that IS a 911 these days. Interesting (if very nerdy) watch! <link> Didn't watch the vid, and I don't dispute the assertion, but I do wonder how much that matters to the majority of buyers? Those who want brand/status will still see the 911 as a higher...
by Jobbo
Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:34 pm
Forum: General
Topic: The House Projects Thread
Replies: 2212
Views: 359233

Re: The House Projects Thread

Proper bat surveys can only be done at certain times of year - May I think - so check that out a.s.a.p. or you could be waiting 12 months for a bat surveyor. Other times they can only check for droppings etc; they won't be able to verify whether there are or aren't any bats actually roosting.
by Jobbo
Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:32 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Test drive report
Replies: 53
Views: 1276

Re: Test drive report

992 sounds like an interesting buy (although I still wish they were a bit smaller). If you got one would you still want an MX5? Have I misread your post? :? It didn't feel big - incredibly easy to place on the road. I wouldn't write off the idea of a 911 because the 992 has got too big. MX5 is the ...
by Jobbo
Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:10 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Test drive report
Replies: 53
Views: 1276

Re: Test drive report

https://finder.porsche.com/gb/en-GB/details/RW6454 That one keeps looking at me - nice spec, nicely Jobbo interior 8-) Discount off a new GTS is about £9k, about £5-6k off a T (that's these specific cars from this specific dealer, not across the board). I can see a lot of merit in a lightly specced...
by Jobbo
Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:49 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: Test drive report
Replies: 53
Views: 1276

Re: Test drive report

Today's test drive was of a 992 Carrera 2 GTS. Tewkesbury Porsche's demonstrator with lightweight pack and full GTS interior Race-Tex in black with red stitching, seatbelts and brake calipers. A nice simple spec but looked good. I'd been tempted to the showroom by the excellent sales chap who we've ...
by Jobbo
Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:38 am
Forum: General
Topic: For the FTAO of JL
Replies: 819
Views: 136667

Re: For the FTAO of JL

My wife is a big Dr Pepper fan too. She’s always asking me to give her a DP when I get up.
by Jobbo
Mon Mar 11, 2024 4:34 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Your fleet running reports
Replies: 20053
Views: 2292604

Re: Your fleet running reports

The glass panasonic [sic] roof on the Smart went pop on the M3 last night, whilst I was still 90 mins from home in the pouring rain. Luckily the journey was largely motorway which meant that I could keep to speeds above 50mph and the airflow would keep the rain out the car, so I just kept moving :l...
by Jobbo
Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:27 am
Forum: General
Topic: Stereograms
Replies: 7
Views: 197

Re: Stereograms

Ooh, uncanny - same image @John posted in your other thread :lol:

Have you bought shares in a crypto magic eye business, @mik ?
by Jobbo
Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:24 am
Forum: General
Topic: Stereograms
Replies: 7
Views: 197

Re: Stereograms

I thought this thread was going to be about hifi sideboards:
Image
by Jobbo
Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:03 am
Forum: General
Topic: The ebay thread
Replies: 2930
Views: 378544

Re: The ebay thread

nuttinnew wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:16 am Are you going to sell the Spur for the same reason as the previous owner?
:lol:
by Jobbo
Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:27 pm
Forum: General
Topic: The ebay thread
Replies: 2930
Views: 378544

Re: The ebay thread

I’d love to turn up to look at a shiny Hurracan and find a collapsed Maybach parked on straw 😂

ETA: now that I’ve looked at it again, has it actually been used to keep chickens in?