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I might be going too far back but there was "BigWillyOwner" who had a Clio Williams. Can't remember the guys name, he rocked up to a few meets.

I had the GTi version of this - good car, reliable, always worked, solid. Very "Meh" but as a first car, fine.

Always get mine from Next. Have lasted well.

The tax breaks for EV's were always going to come to an end once they started to notice the dent in the coffers as more and more made the switch... Problem is that it makes EV's less and less appealing due to cheaper costs initally being the major draw; the increased initial price over ICE (although...

GWS! Did you catch the little bastard in the act or was it the symptoms afterwards?

Oh....well I was just chatting to the guys at work only today about arranging a karting session and we talked about Bham Wheels. Guess we can scrub that as an option!

TBH it's been a few years since I was there last....but assumed it was still open!

If anyone can...
Jerry can

Those sales figures are genuinely surprising re 911 to Boxster/Cayman ratio. I'd love to be a fly on the wall at these car companies who over the last 5-10 years or so are having to do so much more in the way of software development, UI design and all the security considerations that come with it. ...

I've lowballed people - but I usually do it early doors so not to waste their time, and also with reason; like giving comparitive dealer prices, what it's worth p/x and how I've settled on it where I am. I've had it work in the past, and in fact, very recently (although I still rejected the car!) Bu...

Some of the requirements that the EU are imposing sound absolutely insane to me for this UNECE WP.29. From https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/motoring-issues/cybersecurity/ "Of course, most cars have multiple users over the course of their life and WP.29 seeks to ensure that there is no pos...

You all running a tyre shop? How often are you pumping up tyres that necessitates expensive battery ones?

Double-barrelled £15 pump I've had for the last 8 years for the odd times every 6-8 weeks I need to put 2 psi in the near-side rear.

I spoke to a mate who was complaining how expensive the car insurance was for one of his kids. £1700! He said. Black box? No Told him that was incredibly cheap. Then it clicked. Apparently fronting is on the rise again, with, I assume, Tiktok bell ends calling it an "Insurance hack". But w...

We've got a private company called "Voneus" installing their own FTTP in our village as Openreach don't have any plans until 2026. I've signed up....but who knows how long it'll take - they've been working in the nearby streets for a few months now. Only on 18/2, so moving upto 500/500 wil...

Oh yeah and the rear wash doesn't work on the 135i, and apparently checking the motors is a wheel off, inner arch out, entire wing off job. Think I'll live with a mucky rear screen for now :lol: I'd be going back to the previous owner and asking for some contriubutions toward the repair if I were y...

Just in time for summer:

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/16336128

You can get the XKR for similar money - they've aged well, looks wise, and it's a cheap (at least, initial cost) into a supercharged 5.0 V8 as well.

"But SAR CAS TI CALLY"

Rich B wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 12:36 pm Yes, you're old - deal with it, it's always been this way.

But apparently they've changed what "it" is. Reading social media these days and it's just gibberish half the time. "Based" - Based on what? "Unalived" - don't get it, longer and more difficult to say than "dead" "Sent me" - where? "Rest in Powe...

Mito Man wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:57 pm Got about 12 lead acid batteries just lying in a corner of the garden and don't know what to do with them

Theory test asks the same