Equivalent of $8.50 in Ireland. plus home heating oil deliveries limited to 500L. Or half a regular domestic  oil tank. and cost of that has doubled since January. 

Don’t think the Spanish authorities will be putting much into pursuing him...

100% correct take on the GTI. The Mk 3 and Mk4 were a bit of a dog, but the rest have been way more fun than the sensible engined versions of the same car.  And, in the European  context,  they are great cross country cars when roads are tight , full of off camber, twists and crests.  A nimble hot hatch will leave…

I always let someone pass. Manners, rules of the road, plus, the cops will pull them if they drive robustly over the speed limit.

I make this arguement in favour of auto vs manual transmissions. Auto makes it all about situational awareness.

Clearly years off being safer than a vaguely competent human. Had there been an accident, surely the “driver” is liable. So this is a great way of spending $10k and losing your years of no insurance claims discount.

I am intrigued that both fobs would be in use for one car. Spare fob stored somewhere safe, out of proximity range of car. The “live” fob is stored where we store the car keys. Whoever drives the lexus, takes that fob. Whoever takes the VW, takes that fob.

Points ignition. And the Irish climate. WD40. So much WD40. Plus choke, and the complete lack of power in all  contexts...

A few examples of all cars made should be preserved. Even if only as a warning from history. Not all should be driven in public. Cars reflect the aspirations and cynical hubris of the times. So the bold failures, and the utter dross (malaise era, and European equivalents), need preserving.

Off side/near side always seems needlessly obtuse. Left or right side is utterly unambiguous. Drivers/passengers side is also acceptable. Use language that cannot be misunderstood.

“Dome lights".  So they were pretty much never dome shaped,  but we never had a name for them.  Maybe "map light" ,  but ironically not really a thing we bothered naming.  

You could (still can...?) buy “Swarfega”, this green gel for cleaning hands after working on your car. Superb.  May have been recalled for carcinogenic reasons.... (being Irish,  we have this deeply dysfunctional cultural hangover from the UK).  

So this is a bit like propane cylinders, where you may “buy” the cylinder and the gas, but you basically swap it for a full (different) cylinder and the distributor takes the duds out of service. Over time, the performance would even out. You could also have a different cost structure. A 30KW battery may be less than…

138L for anyone reading outside the US. 

I missed the asking post that precluded this. We had a Citroën CX (1981). Pretty much everything in the engine and gearbox went. As did various bits of the suspension. The sunroof headliner ripped. Glorious when it worked, utterly shocking the rest of the time.

On the plus side, you are learning in a car with a decent amount of torque,  so you won't have to slip the clutch as much, or stall as much.  You also know all the other facets of driving,  so you are not being overloaded with things to learn.  Pick a very quiet time, and you'll be grand.

Suzuki Esteem ? Do oxymorons count?

Renault Megane 1.6 automatic sedan. Very comfy, and well equipped, but terrible slush-box. Slow and thirsty. Had it for 3 years before slushbox did strange things, so traded it for 06 Mazda 6.  Which was nice for 3 years till it became a heap  and I got a...

Quintessentially Irish 70's and 80's vehicle, despite being French. Mum got a passenger one when I arrived.

2012. €102 to fill a mazda 6. We are back at that at. Or above in places.