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Leclerc and Sainz. The latter finally driving well now that he’s got the boot, should have done that from day 1.

Might as well add the Model 3 woes to this, its motor doesn’t seem long for this world as I suspect the rear motor has damaged one of its main internal bearings. It has another 25,000 miles of warranty left so hopefully it will grenade soon but as it is Tesla say that “drivetrain noises are part of ...

His biggest crime was unleashing the Kardashians.

On the Teslas some people do preventative maintenance to replace the problematic oil/coolant seals in the motors but that is firmly into very hands/experienced DIY territory as I imagine the bill to remove 2 motors, do all the work and refit would be very high. The battery packs also have rubber sea...

Bullet dodged there. I do remember the Model S/X having that problem, which is why they go through so many motors. Not sure if they're really repairable though as when they go they suddenly go and ruin the electronics which seems to be a common theme with EVs.

It gets better if you read the small print. One off charge of £3k plus VAT. Also the nicer cars have a little pesky asterisk: "* 1.25 miles charged per mile, minimum 50 miles per day. ** 1.5 miles charged per mile, minimum 50 miles per day. *** 2 miles charged per mile, minimum 50 miles per day...

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I think you're better off just buying a slightly used supercar and driving it a thousand miles before selling again

There’s so much more exploration in a road trip. If you fly to Italy you will only experience that part of Italy, drive there and you explore every mile to Italy. Take detours along the way, pass through different cultures. It’s great.

Elec Mini has a hud and shares platform (or something) with the Ora funky cat, so not really surprising the Chinese style interior. What?! Is it made in China now? I thought it was similar to the funky cat… BMW aren’t exactly amateurs in the EV world, surprised that they’ve teamed up with Ora which...

No, it was meant to have one at the concept stage, then Elon said the car doesn’t need one as you won’t even need to drive it, it’ll be full self driving autonomously so there’s no point

Yes LS is on the list but all hybrids command quite a premium so they come across as very overpriced for a car which will also depreciate to shed money eventually and have much more to go wrong. Go wrong? It's a Lexus, FiL put about 500k on a LS400 and 430 and the only failure over 20 years was the...

I found a nice Mondeo
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... YL&fromsra
Not very sensible though.

Does the Mini at least have a HUD? It seems like being a circular screen the speed will be even further away from a drivers line of sight than a Tesla which is already shit. You get used to it after a bit, then drive a car which has a speedo directly in front of your line of sight and wonder who the...

Yes LS is on the list but all hybrids command quite a premium so they come across as very overpriced for a car which will also depreciate to shed money eventually and have much more to go wrong.

They’re Chrysler 300C based. The current generation of non sports car Maserati are crap and just Chryslers/Jeep in a fancy dress. Real step down from the old days.

What happens if you flick the ‘experiences’ switch?

I thought I was behind a new Chinese car earlier, most likely something produced by the Oreo Cat company

No. That’s actually the new Mini. And it’s utterly ruined.

Phaetons all seem Euro 5, avoiding them because they’re already being banned from cities in quite a few places in Europe, London will surely add them to the ULEZ sooner rather than later.

I've forwarded him the suggestions. Also I remember he was quite fond of the V8 diesel in the Q7, but he doesn't want a SUV. It appeared in the Panamera for a very short period. Was it in any other cars?

Obvious Choice... https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202307240017653?sort=relevance&advertising-location=at_cars&make=Citroen&model=C6&page=1&postcode=MK168RN&fromsra At the weekend I had a search for him, apparently the most comfortable car currently on sale is the ne...