If the parking brake pedal is accidentally depressed i'd say it's a pretty poor design.

What do you think of the Mission E concept they unveiled today, Cavey?

Didn't have you down as a boyband fan...

I care not if I am literally the last guy on Planet Earth queuing up at the petrol pumps.

I can't cope with this paradox

I'm finding the idea of electric cars increasingly attractive, however journeys for us are generally either (a) very short, like my commute to work, 5km each way or (b) to the city, 130km each way.

Neither of which are really ideal use cases for buying and running.

5km? Have you considered a skateboard?

It's up a really steep long hill so getting to work would be tough, and getting home would be super exciting until I crashed and died.

I do have a bike though, and i rode it to work once. Planning to do that again, some day. I did walk once (when the car battery died unexpectedly) and that was nice but, y'know, too lazy to get up that little bit earlier.

Every VW and Audi 4 pot turbo diesel in the states is being recalled because they cheated the emissions test: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/09/19/bu ... .html?_r=2

HT: Doccy G

I can't cope with this paradox

As I understand it, it's able to detect when it's being tested during the US equivalent of an MOT and runs in low power and emissions mode. During normal road use it has no effect on economy, so the only benefit of having it removed is that it will be harder to pass the test.

I think I'd ignore it, unless there's compensation from VW as part of the recall.

It's ok, not like Australia will be a flaming inferno or anything in 50 years time. You keep driving those 3 miles.

Are armco barriers supposed to turn into ramps like that?

Thanks. I'll have a flick through one at the library and see they're at the level I'm after.

Buy an old car, take it to bits, put it back together again, then try to work out why it won't work.

Yup

Thinking about it, that's how I taught myself HTML.

By taking a car apart and putting it back together?

The Picasso is due a belt change at 100k miles. It's currently on 102k miles. My last car snapped its belt. I should be worried, but the man quoted £400 to change it

Subaru pissing oil on to the floor and "the engine light is on". Could be pricey if head gaskets. What a 24 hours this is turning out to be.

Get it changed.