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RobYob wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 8:34 pm
I may also go for Boring Car Trivia 4, Richard Porter's new book which he spruiks on the excellent Smith n Sniff podcast.

If you liked the first 3, you'll like this one.

Gavster wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 9:18 am The Luton fire was caused by an EV until you read any real news about the fire. Not sure why that happened, social media was convinced it was an EV.

Yeah. I read the news reports when they mentioned EV and didnt delve into it again until corrected.

I imagine you can buy keys to open most of them online too. Not sure I’d bother fitting them if I didn’t already have them but I’d leave them on to make sure my insurers don’t refuse cover if my wheels were nicked. Jobbo has the nuts of correctness. :o The Jag solved this problem by breaking studs ...

Jobbo wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 4:50 pm Have any of these recent fires been caused by EVs?

I thought the Luton one had been but I'm in orthopedic shoes on that.

Alex88 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 9:18 pm

I wonder how the car park fires in Luton and now Bristol will impact premiums, especially on electric cars.

Sorry Dan, with it being winter my tastes are distinctly Mercedes shaped at the moment :mrgreen: Found this lovely one the other day, but need to eBay the Citroen first (and stop a pesky warning light coming on) https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1666213 The wear on the steering wheel seems to indica...

I'm still surprised that I let ExWife2 drive the Saab. She once came back into the house and told me that the car was up the road with the key in the ignition and the window open as she couldn't get the key out (she didn't put it into reverse) and the door wouldn't open (the handle needed two pulls ...

I think it comes down to people who I have faith in their ability and awareness. Agreed. And aside from the insurance angle, I've noticed a pattern: * People I trust and I have offered my cars to always politely decline (Gavster & my Dad excepted). * People that directly ask to drive my cars ar...

My family members have drive my cars TP, it's just metal so I'm not that fussed. My BIL spun my Elise and wrecked the front clam so I've clearly never learnt my lesson A few people on here have driven some of my cars as well. Thankfully they all came back in one piece although one had far less fuel...

No way I'd let anyone drive my car without full cover normally. To be fair, Jimmy drove my Jimny without us worrying about insurance - he wasn't named on my policy so he'd have been legal relying on the third party cover on his own. But it's not a particularly valuable car. I think it comes down to...

I've just realised that the last manuel I drove was Jobbo's Jimny when we went green laning a couple of years ago! I'm clearly becoming an American which would at least explain why I'm getting fatter. :lol: Yeah, but your left leg will be withering through lack of use. As I'm on Shanks Pony at the ...

I've just realised that the last manuel I drove was Jobbo's Jimny when we went green laning a couple of years ago! I'm clearly becoming an American which would at least explain why I'm getting fatter.

I was going to post this in moaning but having considered it, I'm more bemused than annoyed. I've listed the Galaxie for sale on ebay. It went live last night. The first question came in and with trepidation I opened the email: Hi how many owners has it had ? It's a harmless question but - the car ...

I don't make starters. I rarely do a pudding.

Thanks guys. Had enough of this stuff to know that "the only way out is through" :x @Jimmy Choo Wild swimmers, especially in winter, are a different breed. I once hung out with the swimmers at Hampstead Pond, guys who swim every day of the year and without fail every single one had experi...

Gonna go to the pool and have a big swim. Swimming is great because the no.1 concern on my mind is making sure I breathe air, not water, so it's a great distraction. On of my friends has an extremely stressful job and when he started getting depressive episodes started open water swimming. He credi...

Damn my mental health is poop today :| Was glad to get through November as I always get a seasonal low mood, especially around my birthday. Now it feels like I'd simply been holding everything in and today it's all decided to come out :shock: Anyway, the fact it's coming out is a good thing, kinda ...

https://twitter.com/tesla/status/1730326461469331929?s=46&t=beBpWz-KHdXBPRz7S-WsdA That 911 doesn’t look like it’s launching at full power off the line? Usually the nose lifts a fair bit more and there’s a bit more drama? How much range will the truck have after a launch like that? All the way ...

integrale_evo wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 5:13 pm Probably about £500

Ok, about £500.

Oof. Similar to my old SLK55. "It'll just be the controller unit, about £500". Turns out the whole thing needed a rebuild, £2500 later... Not sure I'd want to drop £3k on the car though....depends how much you enjoy it and how solid the rest? What's it worth with a broken box? It's a non ...