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I used to have room for two cars in the garage. Now I have kids, and a trailer, and a CostCo buy stuff in bulk habit.

The Panda 4x4 was the first one that caught my eye scrolling down the page.

Similarly, a mate saw this in Italy (he's on a tour of sports car factories it seems)
https://www.xevcars.it/en/kitty

The boot on the back is a work of [f]art

Sundayjumper wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 9:06 am Someone brought one of those to an Autosolo a while back. It's a cute little thing but £17k ? Nah.

Yep, it's awesome. He also has a GR86 now.

Mito Man wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2023 1:55 pm Looks like a big one is coming down South, looking bad for the channel islands.

yeah, biggest numbers I've seen on the weather app - 90+mph gusts

Yeah, my Mum and Dad are really open about discussing their health (to excess, sometimes) and we have Powers of Attorney in place already. Mentally they are both in a good place, probably better than in years, at the moment. Physically less so, esp my Dad who's waiting for a second knee replacement ...

Handbrake turns in my Dad's Triumph Toledo round Rushmoor Arena. Quite nice to now be me doing the handbrake turns there at targa rallies (though not this year as it clashes with my son's birthday and he's too young/small to be my navigator).

240PP wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 12:45 pm Interesting read

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radi ... rys-memoir

Blimey. RIP.

The high line was great in summer, not convinced it would be as much fun in December! This is a general worry, and it seems to be worrying my wife an awful lot. How much outdoor stuff we'll actually want to do, like standing outside 110 floors up! Suspect cold winds on the street corners will be th...

Yeah, our cross climates have been great on occasional snow. Leave them on all year round on the Yeti. I bought a cheap set for the Fabia as well so I could use that instead in the snow. It's not snowed since then, and it's off the road currently anyway. Winters if you live somewhere guaranteeing sn...

Complete thread hijack/ Any decent but not completely off the scale expensive NYC restaurant recommendations for a celebration are most welcome. Appreciate that could be a big list but if you have a 'you really gotta go to...' place then let me know I like steak. Kids like steak too. My wife's a veg...

Keep the tips coming as we're going at Christmas. Also flying BA and haven't booked for us all to be guaranteed to sit together, yet....

Jobbo wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2023 10:18 pm

integrale_evo wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2023 6:22 pm Yes, the proportions look all kinds of weirdly messed up

Two door handles on the inside. It’s cool as fuck.

What is that about? And only on the passenger side.

Non existent, not even a hint of it. I was thinking exactly the same when I was driving it home, it feels like another 100hp wouldn't trouble it at all which is very odd for a wrong wheel drive car. Interesting, my Megane 250 Cup (2010 model, 305bhp) had some noticeable torque steer iirc. The diff ...

ooh, nice choice

Yeti is back from repairs after its brush with a wooden post, looking fixed and, as a bonus, shiny. Good service from Solus in Basingstoke. The Corsa courtesy car had too-light steering and typically Vauxhall unsupportive seats (imo) but I enjoyed trying out a heated steering wheel and my daughter e...

Harnesses - I'd recommend upgrading to 5 / 6 point if possible, the crotch strap(s) help keep the waist strap down on your pelvis rather than riding up onto your stomach. Yes, I should get round to this in the Fabia. As well as the anti-submarining aspect, should make them a whole lot more comfy. R...

if you are pre-disposed to high cholesterol then no amount of dieting is going to stop that happening in time and your arteries will fur up - random selection of articles to that end. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32633265/ https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/medical/...

Down to a much more mundane update...
Fabia. MOT. Yay! (though the offside front lower shock bolt was loose. Like, nearly falling off loose, so they handily tightened that up).
Might get the clutch done now that's out of the way. And drive it again. 464 miles since the last MOT.

Not in the same price bracket but the Swift Sport tyres are an odd size, 195/45/17. Seems like a few people go for 205/40 or 205/45 instead, either cheaper or just for more choice.