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I think I've mentioned this before. I worked in a motorcycle shop from the age of 11 until way after I had a proper job and the whole business timeline is repeating itself! European and US car manufacturers think they have the market sown up and are too big to fail, same as the motorcycle industry i...

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BMW have just started selling a Mini Cooper SE with a 54kw battery and 215hp.

These are developed versions of the 42kw and 185hp motor and battery from the defunct i3s.

Daft as I expect they could have had another few years from the i3 platform with those updates!

Cheers Mik, it has updated to March 1st 2025

You used to need a licence to store more than 30 litres and that may be less in our nanny state now.

I've just retaxed mine and its still showing as due 1st April 2025!

I'll check again later.

The Neilson bars look just like the pro stuff the chap my mate uses regularly!

Slight topic twist, which of the dealer options is best/easiest to deal with? FiL is wanting to sell his car (62 plate Mk6 Golf Match 1.4TSi DSG w/70k miles) as he'll probably have to give up driving due to health issues. Either way it is a second car that spends most days sat unused in front of th...

What the low cost Ew go?

V8Granite wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:55 pm 100 litres of petrol, fuel tank, pumps and lines etc would be around 125kg, that’s pretty good going and the weight drops as it’s used.

Lots left on IC engines yet.

Dave!

Gearbox and diff?

It's closing in on you Dave lol

I was asking £18k for my E46 M3 which was mint and still under extended warranty. Chap turns up loves the car and offers me £15k I decline and a local dealer offered to sale or return it for £17,500 to me as he didn't need to prep or warranty it. The same pleb bought it off him a few days later for ...

Our motorhome is at a dealer sale or return, i couldn't face dealing with the public

530 is a phev now as is the merc e300 at 2210kg.

I'm not here to argue on the internet just pointing out it's not any heavier than an ICE equivalent.

They only sell hybrids 530's in the UK at 2080kg your figures are US market.

At 1910kg the RWD Inonic6 is not noteworthy of being heavy for a car of its size.

ETA they are similar in size 5m long, 3m wheelbase and 2m wide.

The Mikey chap is now being referred to as the bikenonce on twitter for filming mums and kids on the school run.

I shouldn't find it this funny lol

Rich B wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 2:57 pm

mik wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 2:49 pm I don't think I've seen one IRL, but that looks pretty interesting. And single motor = RWD, so dab of oppo and you'll be away.

2000kg....

So for context about a 100kg less than the current BMW 530.

That is fantastic

Commuting to more than 1 site was a big loading for my daughter so probably worth looking into.

Whilst kids have a provisional and are learning its probably the norm rather than viewed as fronting hence why most insurers cancel the learners cover when they pass. Beyond that point I suspect its as Rich puts it, how much are the insurers trying to mitigate a claim. Going back to Ascenders moan t...