Just to add to the barrage of positives, as it hasn’t been mentioned yet, more sidewall generally improves efficiency. To the point where putting the bigger wheels on Teslas has become known locally as the “range delete” option.

Thank you, came for this, I can now rest easy this weekend.

“Windshield icing is a pain in the ass when it’s on the inside.”

I wish they’d rig up a cattle prod under the arse of some of the captain-stabby-foots that drive our local buses. “You appear to have exceeded an acceptable level of throttle / brake pedal deflection - zap” would be a great disincentive.

Technically, Norway does not subsidize EVs, they just get taxed at a much lower rate than ICE vehicles and get some other perks, like being able to drive in bus lanes. EV ownership is now so high though, with the resulting reduction in vehicle taxation income, that some of these policies are changing, for example EVs…

It’s being implemented in some vehicles already. The Model Y and newer Model 3s use the aircon in reverse for cabin heating, with some good efficiency gains in low temperatures.

Thank you. That is all.

However, the very expensive to repair meat-sacks inside the vehicle will be far more likely to walk away. You can be sure that the insurance companies are taking that into account too.

Congratulations, you just revealed yourself as overqualified for the role of Harley Davidson CEO. Also, hilarious.

Back when I used to fly, I admit to finding the cheapest flight on my regular route. However, I drew the line at Ryanair, they’re a bunch of scumbags. They hit the news a while back for attempting to charge a passenger with cerebral palsy for the use of a wheelchair.

Reminds me of an incident my brother sent me pictures of about 10 years ago. He is a former police accident investigator. This Fiat Panda was ignored by first responders, assuming a fatal. After a while they heard a voice from the car (sound a lot like the story above, no) and found the driver alive. He broke his arm.

Apparently G60s have a reputation for bearing failures in the supercharger, if the bearings fail bits of the supercharger get sucked into the engine causing badness. Regular preventative maintenance will stop it, but you need to know its been done.

Good to know, thank you. Also, always good to know how to wind up fellow car enthusiasts because of the object of there enthusiasm.

7) lumbar support air bladders in seats have holes - actually not sure how to fix these, mine are still broken.

Can confirm, E-Class is still the taxi of choice here in Helsinki.

In a similar kind of vein (late to the party because of time zones), the G-wagen. My dad had a couple of them. As a marine engineer, he liked the Tonka / German engineering and bought his when they were profoundly unfashionable. Now, because of the image of the G, even in Europe, you can’t get anything for under about…

As an outsider to US and Corvette culture, it seems they’re all obsessed with perceived rarity. “Mine is only one of seven produced in 20xx with the Z06 performance package, Elecrtrochromic mirrors, power seats, and purple metal flake over puce naugahyde” sort of thing.

Worked for Jay Leno

The true tragedy of this is that it’s not just locomotives. Clapham Junction usually has a spattering of train spotters and most of the traffic through there is Electric Multiple Units (train sets of 4 or so powered carriages with a cab at each end). They note the numbers on the sides of each carriage in the unit.…

Have you tried adjuasting the horn you have? There usually an adjustment on them that will change the tone / loudness.