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Author:  Zardoz [ Thu Aug 03, 2023 17:31 ]
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If we were ever to swap the RAV4 it would be for the bigger Toyota Land Cruiser.
Author:  MaliA [ Sun Aug 06, 2023 20:49 ]
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1,800km to France and back with all the kit in it, the van did a bit over 35mpg which isn't too bad at motorway cruising speed of 65mph. It was very easy to cover the distances though.

We have a snazzy beeper to automatically open the toll gates and bill us. Which makes for horrendous reading.
Author:  KovacsC [ Wed Aug 09, 2023 21:54 ]
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Ouch. The toll prices.
Author:  Findus Fop [ Thu Aug 10, 2023 0:51 ]
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KovacsC wrote:
Ouch. The toll prices.


We travelled across France and back last summer in the campervan. Amazing roads but easily did about eur200 in fees.
Author:  Hearthly [ Mon Aug 14, 2023 10:08 ]
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£467 to tax the Lexus this year. Bastards.

I'm all for THE GREEN REVOLUTION and saving the planet, think of the squirrels and so on, but my car was built over 18 years ago and a lot of its 'debt to the earth' was paid at that point. I see BMW EV tanks driving around here that must have a bill of a materials to make a rogue Russian billionaire yacht owner blush, paying £65 per year tax. (And that's before we get onto the child cobalt slave miners under the bonnet.)

I clocked the reg of one the other week, checked it out on the IOMG website and then looked it up online to get the model, its STARTING PRICE (i.e. without options), was £120K.

High end electric cars the size of a small planet - tax dodge for rich people, subsidised by us badly behaved normal working people keeping old ICE cars on the road.
Author:  markg [ Mon Aug 14, 2023 10:16 ]
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Still better overall than the high end ICE tank they'd have bought instead. Definitely need low mpg ICE cars mostly binned off.
Author:  Hearthly [ Mon Aug 14, 2023 10:34 ]
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markg wrote:
Still better overall than the high end ICE tank they'd have bought instead. Definitely need low mpg ICE cars mostly binned off.


I agree, but let's make the road tax on these things realistic, a Nissan Leaf they are not.
Author:  JohnCoffey [ Mon Aug 14, 2023 11:27 ]
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Hearthly wrote:
£467 to tax the Lexus this year. Bastards.

I'm all for THE GREEN REVOLUTION and saving the planet, think of the squirrels and so on, but my car was built over 18 years ago and a lot of its 'debt to the earth' was paid at that point. I see BMW EV tanks driving around here that must have a bill of a materials to make a rogue Russian billionaire yacht owner blush, paying £65 per year tax. (And that's before we get onto the child cobalt slave miners under the bonnet.)

I clocked the reg of one the other week, checked it out on the IOMG website and then looked it up online to get the model, its STARTING PRICE (i.e. without options), was £120K.

High end electric cars the size of a small planet - tax dodge for rich people, subsidised by us badly behaved normal working people keeping old ICE cars on the road.


I saw a meme a couple of days back that said "Wahh I can't afford petrol.... So I will buy a £60k EV instead".
Author:  Grim... [ Mon Aug 14, 2023 15:22 ]
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Hearthly wrote:
think of the squirrels and so on

Hear, hear!
Author:  Mimi [ Thu Aug 17, 2023 17:38 ]
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I saw the Cadbury Crème Egg car yesterday. It’s absolutely *massive*. I thought it was a wee little thing.
Author:  Mr Russell [ Thu Aug 17, 2023 19:26 ]
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Mimi wrote:
I saw the Cadbury Crème Egg car yesterday. It’s absolutely *massive*. I thought it was a wee little thing.

Here it is! Caged for safety.
Author:  GazChap [ Fri Aug 18, 2023 9:12 ]
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I feel like they could definitely have swapped that plate out for "EGG 1" while it's on display or something like that.
Author:  Zardoz [ Fri Aug 18, 2023 11:11 ]
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DavPaz’s crash helmet.
Author:  MaliA [ Mon Sep 25, 2023 19:53 ]
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Is there a preferred "come and.change your tyres on the drive" service as, rather underwhelmingly, one went pop as I was driving along.(it was a knackered one anyway).
Author:  Dr Zoidberg [ Mon Sep 25, 2023 20:44 ]
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Blackcircles or tyresonthedrive
Author:  MaliA [ Mon Sep 25, 2023 20:49 ]
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Dr Zoidberg wrote:
Blackcircles or tyresonthedrive


Ta
Author:  BikNorton [ Mon Sep 25, 2023 22:39 ]
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In the urban past I used both - I had several quid of bonus spends in my blackcircles amount before Halfords bought them out actually - but more recently Etyres (Asda) worked for us once, then the only local independent mobile fitter... stopped.

Countryside life yo.
Author:  GazChap [ Wed Sep 27, 2023 11:08 ]
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If they cover your area, I'd always recommend Hometyre.co.uk (and not just because they're good mates of mine, lol)
Author:  MaliA [ Thu Sep 28, 2023 16:47 ]
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Lucky me needs to get a wheel welded and two extra tyres fitted.
Author:  Zardoz [ Thu Sep 28, 2023 18:30 ]
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Get them banded if they need a weld anyway :metul:
Author:  Squirt [ Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:28 ]
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Just about to start my Driver Speed Awareness course! Exciting stuff
Author:  Zardoz [ Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:48 ]
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Good luck! Hope you beat your personal best.
Author:  Mr Russell [ Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:49 ]
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MaliA wrote:
Lucky me needs to get a wheel welded and two extra tyres fitted.

Missed this. How's the 6 wheeled car?
Author:  MaliA [ Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:44 ]
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Mr Russell wrote:
MaliA wrote:
Lucky me needs to get a wheel welded and two extra tyres fitted.

Missed this. How's the 6 wheeled car?


Much better to drive, thank you.
Author:  Squirt [ Thu Jan 25, 2024 14:17 ]
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Squirt wrote:
Just about to start my Driver Speed Awareness course! Exciting stuff

Turns out driving too fast is bad. I am now aware of this.
Author:  Mimi [ Thu Jan 25, 2024 15:09 ]
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Zardoz wrote:
Good luck! Hope you beat your personal best.

I did a lol :D
Author:  Mr Russell [ Thu Jan 25, 2024 17:55 ]
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Squirt wrote:
Squirt wrote:
Just about to start my Driver Speed Awareness course! Exciting stuff

Turns out driving too fast is bad. I am now aware of this.

Only if you get caught!
Author:  Dr Zoidberg [ Thu Jan 25, 2024 18:59 ]
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Mr Russell wrote:
Squirt wrote:
Squirt wrote:
Just about to start my Driver Speed Awareness course! Exciting stuff

Turns out driving too fast is bad. I am now aware of this.

Only if you get caught!


And therein lies the problem
Author:  Hearthly [ Sat May 04, 2024 16:47 ]
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After over three and a half years of trusty service, the old Lexus GS300 (which had its 19th birthday last month) has been replaced with a not quite so old Lexus RX 450h. (This is 2011 vintage.) The 'h' means hybrid so I am now officially an eco-warrior. We'll ignore the 3.5 litre petrol-powered V6 the car also has.

The old Lexus was not deemed to be worth much. At all. The dealer gave me £350 for it and even then said he had no idea what he'd actually do with it.

I'm an old man now, my sporty car days are behind me, from here on forward it's all about the comfort and waftiness.

Also, the hybrid element appears not to be a total con. If you're not going very far, or very fast, it will do the whole lot on battery power (sometimes), the rest of the time it tries to assist the engine with the electric motors where it can. It's self-charging so there's no faffing about plugging it in, but maximum range on battery power alone is 2 miles tops (and that was when it was brand new), so it's very much an electric assist sort of deal, rather than you can drive around on battery power at will.

Still, it is quite nifty to be able to do short distances with no engine running at all, or in stop start traffic it'll just turn the engine off and do it on the battery, that sort of thing.

I was very impressed with the old GS300, but it was getting a bit tired, hence the change, but also sticking to Lexus - as I think they are very good cars.

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Author:  MaliA [ Mon May 06, 2024 12:21 ]
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Annoyingly, this is slightly too big to fit in the back of the van
Author:  markg [ Mon May 06, 2024 13:30 ]
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How about one of these?

Image
Author:  Sir Taxalot [ Tue May 07, 2024 0:52 ]
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Wow that's a grumpy face.

And I do not appreciate the dirty tire marks on the ground in front of the vehicle, poor product photography
Author:  KovacsC [ Sat May 11, 2024 19:09 ]
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Went to drive a Kia ev6 and a Skoda Enyaq coupe. I have to say, I was really really impressed with the EV6.

It is the top of my list for a new car in Jan.
Author:  Dr Zoidberg [ Sat May 11, 2024 20:11 ]
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The market moves so quickly for EVs that ones even a couple if years old are lagging behind on range or performance.
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