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I was in bed with man flu when all this happened. Meant that I got to watch it as it unfolded live on the tellybocks. Flags have been lowered to half mast here today at the airport, seems a bit OTT to me.

It's night and day. Even if you ignore the extra power and the much nicer interior, the fact the engine revs an entire 1000rpm higher than the stock DE makes for a much more exciting driving experience. If you can stretch, you really should.

This is the mkiv club, I assume?

Their rules, so you have to obey them. Tbh that sounds like the perfect reason not to ever go near that forum again.

There is no recall. It's also not unusual for manufacturers to alter the specs of various parts over the life cycle (and beyond) of the car, but not to recall the cars to fit them.

I watched the last episode the other day. The Japshow stuff and everything about the old cars was complete garbage, but the SUV stuff was actually very entertaining. Well, until we got to the bit where Clarkson's car was sawn in half and still drove, as then it descended into farce and wasn't funny at all. I won't say it I didn't enjoy it, as I did, but it did remind me why I stopped watching it.

And Tipp-Ex if I get it wrong.

Permanent markers on the screen work for me.

Yeah, who'd want to live next door to crazy cat lady

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Radio One isn't cool in the slightest! It hasn't been for years, sadly. Or at least, if that's what cool is then I'm glad I'm not cool The generated playlists are pretty good, very varied and very close as to what I want to listen to.

I'd like to see EVs pushed as mass transport, really. Imagine EVs as a double decker bus, or inner city taxis. That's where the tech would be perfect.

I agree, some do say it just because. I drove a proper DCT, and it's great at going quickly but it removes the involvement. I used to think it was 'better' too because it was quicker, then I went back to a good manual and realised I was wrong. You lose more than you gain, IMHO. I think a good auto can be great in the right car. As much as I love the 458, it would be phenomenal with a true Ferrari H-box. Slower yes, but utterly perfect otherwise.

That looks really good

You've missed the point entirely. I don't want quicker, I want involving. As I've said elsewhere, I'd rather go slower but have more fun doing it. Some technology is a step forward, some takes the fun away from the driver. That might be ABS which has proved itself as being a great help, TCS which is good if optional, or EVs which take away all the passion of an ICE. The 911 was great with the paddles, but it held my attention mostly because of the drivetrain layout. Were I buying again, I'd have a manual one every single time and I'd be much happier too. That's not to say that some cars don't suit paddles very well (a manual Rolls or a FFRR would be awful!), but 99% of fun cars are always better with a stick. But now we're on a whole different kettle of fish I should probably caveat that I have nothing against EVs as shopping trolley city cars, as they're brilliant for that. Every comment I make is referring specifically to fun cars, unless I say otherwise.

Hate to break it to you, but it's all pre-recorded. Makes sense, it's worldwide and needs to be perfect, they'd get ripped to shreds if it wasn't.

The solution to what? To a method of mass-transportation? Yes, I'll go with that. To increasing the lifespan of my hobby? No, it's the death sentence to motoring as it takes away everything that makes driving cars fun.

That's a tenuous analogy, but in essence that's exactly what I'm saying. I haven't ridden for years, but even I can see why the horsey people enjoy hacking across the countryside rather than bimbling around in a car or on a bike.It's the level of involvement, I think, and it's also why having a manual 'box is usually so much more exciting than having a car with paddles.

It's not clear and obvious though, that's kinda the point. EVs have their place, clearly. They can be quick, they can improve their range, they can charge in seconds, they might one day even be light. However, they can never replicate the passion of an ICE. Ever. For me, that's the difference between driving for fun and mere transportation.

I don't want to search, I want to browse. Where can I do this then, smarty-pants?

I signed up yesterday. One thing I don't understand, how do I browse the list of available music? The suggestions for me are good and I know how to save those to my library, and the same with tracks on the radio stations, but how do I browse the 30M songs available to me? Can't see anywhere to do it on either PC or iOS. Stu, there HASN'T been anything good since the '90s, apart from the Swift!

On the flip side of that PR announcement... "Tesla posted quarterly revenue of $939.9 millions, a gain or nearly 52% over the same period last year. However, Tesla also reported a loss of $154 million in the quarter, or $1.22 per share, which is more than three times the $49.8 million loss the company posted in last year's first quarter." "Over the first two quarters of the year, Tesla hasn't delivered even half of the 55,000 vehicles it promised for the year." Source 1 Source 2 Now, that's not saying that Tesla are not also making positives, but I think it's important to note that they're not the flourishing beacon of success that they appear on the surface. What with the catastrophic failure of the Space X launch too, Musk is going to be a very busy boy in the coming months.

They're not: Read the text, that's a dead project They're putting their money into the fuel cell thing with Toyota.

Who are you again?

It wasn't done by the same people. There will be a TESVI, but not for at least another two years at the earliest.