Ekona

That’s the biggest issue now. Snow is fun, ice not so much.

Wuss

As in current gen? Because the E63 M6 was absolutely stunning. 99% because of the engine, of course, but it was still brilliant. Didn’t feel hugely bigger than my 997 when I drove them back to back either.

Aren’t they just? I cannot think of a worse implementation.

Zero interest this year, what with those stupid halo things. If they’re permanent, I’m out for life. Or at least until they bring decent engines back.

It’s just coffee. Mug, spoon, hot water, Nescafé. Milk and sugar to taste. Job done.

Love the smell of coffee, but can’t stand the taste. I’d literally rather lick Ariana Grande’s poop chute. Actually I’d probably pay for that...

Where’s the fun in that?

Worst comes to the worst you'll lose your deposit (even thought they've not taken it yet), or just any difference between what they sell the car for and what you agreed the deal on, but I suspect that Audi will probably be okay with it as it's a relatively easy to sell spec. Make sure you read the PCP rules very carefully though fella, I know that VAG for example don't allow ANYTHING these days and can (and have) demanded full payment of the car as soon as they found out about any mods. I suspect Ford are relatively more easy going though, but I'd still be reading the paperwork very carefully just in case...

Oh you mean in that weird American year thing. I'd forgotten that they'd even bothered with another facelift this late on tbh, sorry.

Given they're not out until tomorrow, I suspect that's unlikely. Unless people are creepy enough to go wandering around Nissan garages just to photograph a numberplate

Into my BMW, yes. It’s got some kind of fancy thing where it turns itself off if the battery is low anyway, never had any issues with starting either so assuming it’s doing the job okay.

But you can see him make contact: If no contact was seen, or he approached directly from the side, there's no evidence at all. And even then, so what? Your car is still scratched, you still need to pay out to get it fixed (which you may or may not get back), arseache all round. Prevention is better than the cure, or so they say.

I'm really not feeling these over-sculpted wheels. A good old fashioned round wheel still feels the best to me, although I'll accept a flat bottom (fnar) too.

But even if it does, you have zero proof that the person in shot did it. All you need is two people walking together and you've reasonable doubt straight away. I get what you're trying to do, but I can't see it working for your intended purpose.

On what planet does a clonky old '80s chav mobile work as the best every day all rounder?!

Thing is dashcams aren’t going to help at all if the side gets keyed, so they won’t solve your problem. By all means get one for regular driving (I’ve a BlackVue too), but don’t splash out to prevent something like that.

But in all honesty, unless you have full 24 hour coverage of the whole car (and dashcams don’t do the sides), then you’re wasting your money for the purposes of catching someone keying the car. External CCTV would be much cheaper and more effective.

I’d say stop sleeping with your neighbour’s wife

It fails the 'take stuff to the tip' test.

It’s got everything: Fourth wall breaking, Mark Hamill with a giant fist, copious amounts of swearing, the complete package!

I’m not sure we can be friends any more. I utterly adore that film!

I doubt it, as technically they're correct in what they're saying (and I'm taking subframe in the broadest possible way here). You've done the right thing, you've got a new one done that shows otherwise, so I'd move on and not worry about it. Can always slap a coat of paint over it to show the next owner that you took it seriously and did something about it, hence why it didn't show up in the next MOT. My car has a note about badly corroded brake lines, so I had them replaced and now the current MOT doesn't mention it at all. Things go wrong on cars, you just need to spin the answer to the prospective buyer to show that you've sorted it and that the garage was a bunch of muppets.

"They're sex people, Lynn!"

Well what combo do you want? You have the choice of silver, grey, blue, darker blue, black, red, white, yellow, orange or brighter orange, with or without GT pack. There ain't that many combos there fella. But yeah, what is the spec you're after? Unless it's something like white with 10 miles on the clock for £3K, chances are it's already out there.