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So not a Zed at all, not a production-ready concept by a long shot, and it's a range extender. Good ol' Autocar, bang on the money again.

Gardeners are dirt cheap, if you excuse the pun. £30 gets my lawn mowed once every couple of weeks, which is peanuts and saves me doing it. I wouldn't do it for £30, put it that way! £130 and I get him for the whole day to rip out bushes, kill off ivy, general tidy up etc. Bargain, I reckon.

They're not though, that's the point. However, let's not go down that route again, and instead lets just appreciate that a large manufacturer has decided to make an EV that doesn't send people to sleep just looking at it.

Careful when buying CRT for light gun games. I know you know that, but I'll mention it anyway. I bought a 32" Sony CRT for my retro stuff, as it's the biggest CRT you can get before everyone started switching to LCD. Top of the range at the time (the speakers are absolutely beautiful, so clear and you now realise just how crap TV speakers now are), looks ace and works a treat. Except it's 100hz. I didn't even think to check if it was switchable, but it's not. None of the 32" stuff I've found is, so you have to drop down to 28" to get 50/60 switchable. All the other games look awesome in 100hz, but I now need to purchase another 28" TV just for Virtua Cop and HOTD! /first world problems

It's just ridiculous, the grass goes from a couple of mm to a couple of inches overnight at the moment! Our poor gardener only came round to trim the hedges the other day, he ended up having to do the entire lawn as well. Rather him than me, I bloody hate mowing.

Basically, it p*sses all over the Tesla in every way that matters. I still wouldn't buy one.

There was a chap here a few months back who had to stop driving and informed his insurers, who promptly cancelled the policy as the car wasn't ever going to be driven. No way I'd risk that.

Good, that would cost an absolute fortune. On the flip side, the same law does make it easy to return stuff to the DVLA like change of ownership details, as once it's posted it's also deemed as delivered.

Which is exactly why I said what I said. If you don't drive again until passed fit, then there's no issue for the insurers to be worried about, and so I simply wouldn't make life more awkward for myself by telling them as that opens up a can of worms you do not want to be opening. Think cancelled insurance and possible significant premium increases for the next 5 years.

I would advise against speaking to your insurers, but then I would also make sure 100% that I'd got the all clear from the docs before driving again. Not that you wouldn't, I just mean get it in writing. Hope you're on the mend now, sounds like it must've been a horrendous accident!

You would hope so, if you're spending that much.

It's a status thing, isn't it? Oh look at me, I'm a jetsetter but I'm saving the planet, yada yada. Not Gangzoom, the stars in Priuseseseses!

They may adjust your premium, but don't expect it to be by much I wouldn't have thought.

Interesting article on the BBC about Corbyn. Some I can see his logic, some are utterly baffling.

No point driving the Fiat, all that does is mean that you'll reduce the premium a fraction on the Zed as you won't need much mileage on it. It really won't make much of a difference though. The first option won't be any cheaper either, as then you're insuring two vehicles with 0 NCB. I've done that with my MR2 as a second car, made sod-all difference. Getting a job will DEFINITELY bring your premium down. Garage is usually a bit pricier but we're talking a few quid, for me it's more important to keep the car safe than worry about £10. Just ring up some companies and get some quotes, at least you know where you're at then.

Honestly, it's absolutely fine! I ran non-OEM size tyres on my 350, I run them on the MR2, as long as the tyre fits the wheel and the TCS doesn't mind then there is zero issue.

No, I'd be p*ssed at her, but then I'd be p*ssed at anyone who ran into the back of me whilst crawling along in traffic. It takes literally no effort at all to crawl along and use your knees to steer a fraction to stay in a lane. You really don't need to use your hands at all, AT LOW SPEED AND IN A RELATIVELY STRAIGHT LINE. Give it a try, you'll see how simple it is and how little control it takes away from the driver. As long as you're concentrating on what the car in front is doing, it's really not difficult to do. Again, it's not right and she shouldn't be doing it, and maybe if the cyclist hadn't been so militant I wouldn't be sticking up for her so much. But he did, and it annoyed me, so now I'm digging myself in.

Did she crash and die? No. Could she have stopped if she'd needed to? Yes. Could she steer the vehicle enough to stay in position at those speeds? Yes. Sounds like full control to me, at least in that situation. Yes, it was stupid, and no I don't think she was right to do so, but it was no more dangerous to others than 80mph on a motorway with a single hand on the steering wheel whilst fiddling with the stereo. We need to maintain perspective here.

What a load of crap. An item costs what it costs, you can't go around adding income tax and NI to everything! :lol: In that case, I have a half a million pound house! My TV cost me £5K! My penis extension cost me £50K! etc.

Really? As long as you do it properly, there's no harm in changing tyre size. What are stock 370Z tyre sizes?

How on earth do you figure the £270K cost of a £120K car out?!

It'll be interesting to see how this plays out. I disagree with pretty much everything he's ever said so he won't make me switch political viewpoints, however the real trouble is that I can't see him making much of a difference to swing voters either. He's seriously far to the Left, so incredibly unlikely to pick up anyone hovering around the Centre, and they're the people that win you elections. If Labour couldn't win an election after 5 years of austerity and the most unpopular government that I can remember, what chance of doing it next time round? I can't see it happening, which ultimately weakens British politics as without a strong opposition, the Government go unchallenged. The LibDems did a very good job in coalition under difficult circumstances, and I think people with short memories forgot that. There's a lot of youngsters on social media proclaiming Corbyn to be a great leader for Labour, and that his policies are just what Britain needs after the evil Tories. Well, they're the same people that said the same about Miliband and his effort, and whilst they're incredibly vocal they're also clearly not the voting majority. FWIW, I hope he turns out to be an excellent foil for Labour and can push the PM a bit, but I don't see him making Labour a force again. Blame the Sturgeon and her brand of nationalistic jingoism for that.

Agreed. As a waftmobile for the commute then yes, I'd happily go electric.

Bugger How close can you get? Can you change rear sizes to ensure no TCS issues too?

Tyres and brakes for the Ring. MPSS obviously for the tyres, then just something sensible for the brakes like DS2500 pads, stainless brake lines and RBF600 fluid. CG Lock would also be of massive benefit. And a knowledge that you're not insured, too!