After looking at different systems around the world I think we in the U.K. have the best in that as long as it complies with emissions, lighting and safety regs, get it passed by VOSA you can then register it with the DVLC and continue as with any car.

That’s an engine alright. Perfect proof that proper maintenance will make an engine last. For 400,000+ miles that engine was beautiful.

The only gripe I have with my V70XC with 270,000 miles on the clock is the weak ass transmission. Everything else is pretty damned stout. I know that if I keep up with the maintenance and just pay attention to the car, it should keep rolling for quite some time.

All these tiny displacement engines are going to bite ford in the ass. Squeezing a tiny engine for hp will most certainly cause reliability and longevity issues. Not to mention they are probably peaky as hell and you will need to rev them to the moon to get any real power out of them. Honda was posting these kind of…

I use to enjoy a bit of American-trolling, but this isn’t funny anymore.

You’re right, of course, but there are many people in this country (England) that object to “being ruled over”, even though that’s a nonsensical position as the royal family have zero power over anything. It’s a victim complex, some people like to act like they’re subjugated. From that position they try to find any…

It’s easy to sneer at this but it does seem to have gone well. Good news is rare enough in public affairs , why not celebrate it a bit?

Why? They are mostly a philanthropic organization now, and the most visible symbol of the country that still pulls in tens of millions of dollars in revenue due to tourism. They are the best goodwill ambassadors a country could have.

I thought you fought it so your rich landowners wouldn’t have to pay taxes.

A friend’s wedding? Seriously? Just how close was Clooney and Oprah to Megan Markle prior to all this royal nonsense?

Anyway, interesting to see supposed ‘left-wingers’ and great hopes of the Democratic Party, including George Clooney and Oprah, reveal their true stripes as royalists, and de facto upholders of privilege and the status-quo.

How’s your leader turning out these days?

No, the gist is, “All those tourists come here anyway, and as long as they’re here, figure ‘What the hell, Buckingham Palace isn’t that far out of the way.’”

Tough Saturday?

Also, a solid majority of Brits support keeping the monarchy around. They see it as part of their national identity, I guess, and given that it seems essentially harmless at this point, there’s not much chance it’s going away any time soon.

So the gist is “Yeah, all those tourists come here for a glimpse of royalty, but like, maybe they would anyway?”

*puts on conspiracy theory hat*

per an internet search, the owners name is........Pastor Maldonado...

I’m starting to believe that the wrong people are buying these McLarens. They should be confiscated and disbursed to the correct people, like myself.

This might be true for VERY low-production, ultra-exotics made by teeny-tiny companies (where they make, like, a handful of cars a year), but it is absolutely not true for the major exotic manufacturers such as McLaren, Ferrari, Lamborghini, etc... Those companies have EXTREMELY advanced driver aids. Hell, the McLaren…