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I hear that too! I might be able to get into it, but after a few miles on crumbling Lincolnshire roads, my also crumbling spine would mean the Fire Service would have to cut the roof off.
I would have enjoyed it a few years ago, though. Nearest thing to that I ever drove, was Singer Chamois: (Hillman Imp, played with) Lowered, twin Webers, trick cam. Rear engine, RWD. I enjoyed that thing so much, wrecked it in a wood. I could slide the backend out on corners with ease, just on throttle and opposite lock. I was a lunatic behind a wheel in those days.
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I'm out.Think you will be happier with the Twingo Nolan. I test-drove a Hyundai i10x and i20x before settling for the Tucson on Motability. The ‘x’ means a higher ride and roof, ride not much higher really. The i10x was horrible and the i20x not much better. The i10 and i20’s are going out on Motability, in standard and x format, apparently, because of no deposit or even money back.
Horrible to drive, I would take the Twingo any day. Or a Ka. Anything, but I really hated those test drives!
Good luck, hope you find something suitable.
EDIT: my granddaughter has had a 55 Kia Picanto for almost 12 months now and loves it, uses it daily for work and also drives all over the place to pop concerts, seeing relatives miles away, shopping etc. Had it serviced at the independent garage her dad always uses and it just needed 2 tyres. She is a big girl with a big BF, the Kia stands it.
Just a thought…
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I'm out.Oh good, something else shiny, new and very expensive, to tempt the big pocket enthusiasts. Eventually prices of MOBO’s and CPU’s that I cannot now afford, will fall to the point where I can.
By which time I will probably be able to move on from this desktop, to a laptop.
When my No.1 gson inevitably hears about this, he will almost certainly build a new system. But good luck to AMD: if this thing is as good and as revolutionary as promised, it would help to shake up the market.
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I'm out.What if the goverment decide to tie-in Smart meters to home EV chargers? This just came to mind, they could hold out a carrot by subsidising the cost of EV home charging, tying that into Smart meters would give them the opportunity to charge some form of tax at source.
Bloody hell, I hope there are no government figures reading this…
Seriously, there are many obstacles to nationwide EV use. The biggest being the incompetence of governments when faced with organising and building such monster programmes. Also, where will the energy come from? This has to be carefully considered over a period of decades: governments cannot future-plan beyond the next election and their place on a Westminster bench. Nuclear power plants require decades to plan, finance and build. Renewables will never be able to supply enough energy to run the system and fossil fuels are being phased out.
Kill HS2, expand and electrify interconnects for local rail and tram systems. IF goverment is serious about pollution, taking taffic out of our overcrowded roads, which in themselves cost increasingly more £billions annually to maintain. They get advised about all this by organisations set up by government, then ignore the recommendations.
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I'm out.Yes jaycee, I had a similar message from TSB a couple of days ago. Having also been taken over by Spanish bank Sabadell, they in the last throes of getting shot of remaining traces of Lloyds BG. Their messsage directed me to my online account and gave me a 20-page PDF, which combines all the account changes caused by ringfencing and the takeover.
TSB are saying that they want to return to the principles of the original Trustee Savings Bank, to become a “High Street Bank.” They don’t want Business Accounts, just local people. I hope it’s true: certainly my local branch is very people-focussed and helpful. Even to th extent of a branch manager who actually meets and greets customers at the door on some days. I shall keep my eye on it though, it’s easy to switch nowadays, although 3% on a current account and 3% on the Monthly Saver, is a good deal.
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I'm out.This could blow the government’s intentions to ban IC engines by 2040, out of the water:
And from Mazda, after all the big manufacturers have been trying to do this for years.
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I'm out.the first thing to check is whether it is a ‘warranty’ or a ‘guarantee’. The first is a contract that only applies to the original purchaser and the seller/manufacturer.
A very important point, and one I had long forgotten, thanks Ed.
I still stand by my point that Sandisk, or indeed any seller of goods, cannot be expected to continue to stand by a warranty or a guarantee, when the item is passed to another purchaser as second-hand or Used. Unless specifically listed in documents at time of purchase. Warranty of a newly-purchased product usually requires that the product be registered with the Seller, in order to complete the warranty procedure, in any case.
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I'm out.I understand that Steve, but Paypal told me after another phishing attempt some time ago that they work with M$ to trace as many as they can. They thanked me after that one and said that M$ had traced the scambags and PP were going to prosecute them. Might be a limited success, but if it’s only one, it’s still scambags off the net. I am careful nowadays, which is really the best defence: using commonsense and not clicking before inspecting what is in front of me. If I’m not sure, it doesn’t get in.
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I'm out.Tadka, my No.2 gson uses Steam (a lot!) and he gets those scams. Fortunately he forwarded the first one to me with a warning and I showed him what to do with them. I don’t know if there is a Steam facility for forwarding to them, but there ought to be. Paypal have sent me a big thanks for forwarding the one I got, they say that they use Microsoft to find and prosecute any of these scambags. I think M$ would definitely want to help Paypal with that.
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I'm out.Review:
Values, from Parkers, best independent valuations:
Gives you an idea of what prices to look for.
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I'm out.Sorry you can’t use the warranty with the ad, but think about it. Someone has used that drive and Sandisk cannot support a warranty for a drive which may have been abused, or heavily used, for all they know. If you still have the original packaging, check the fine print.
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I'm out.MSE (Money Saving Expert) was full of complaints about this last night. I bank with TSB and have today received a 20-page PDF regarding changes to Online Banking. Anyone else?
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I'm out.” Also my grass is dead. Thought I’d share that too. ”
Steve: is it the dogs using the grass as a toilet?
Or neighbour’s cat? Their urine is worse than a dog’s, it is loaded with Ammonia.
Blimey, this thread has gone from Solar Chargers to animal wee. Has to be a record of some sort. And a connection, somewhere…
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I'm out.It’s OK BL, he’s made a start:
” In the process of buying a house and it has a shed and there’s a nice extension that was a play room and has already been earmarked as a man cave ? ”
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I'm out.No change to translucent on my Win7 desktop. Maybe it’s only 10?
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I'm out.Hopefully Chris, someday you will be in a long-term relationship, or married, and living in a house. At some point inside a couple of decades, you will have felt the need and installed a Man Cave. Trust me…?
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I'm out.Drezha, never had a shed? A Man Cave can be a necessity in times of domestic friction! ??
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I'm out.There’s no way to judge the heroes kids have now, especially the girls. Our 12yo gdaughter has several, no pop stars, no movie people. Steve Backshall – http://www.stevebackshall.com/ – is one of her biggest heroes, Mo Farah another, lots of dancers and singers but not pop singers apart from Adele. She is a real tomboy, always has been, although she is also a dancer, taps and Shows but no ballet. NO PINK CLOTHES, mum is the rule and her 20 yo cousin cannot understand that, she has always been Girly as they come and loves The Bieber. The 12yo is also a novice athlete and was deeply impressed by granddad’s old running trophies, guess I am somewhere low down on her Heroes List. She runs like a deer, weighs almost nothing but has great body strength and stamina. Intelligent too: in the top 5% at her Grammar and it is going to be interesting watching her grow up, hope I’m around for long enough to see it. I love kids, used to be one, SWMBO says no “used to be” – I still am!
Glad you got to see the game though, Steve. Helps when the groom is also a supporter.
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I'm out.Having a play…
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I'm out.What’s worse is I’m best man at a wedding in Saturday and the meal is set to start a 5pm. The match kicks off at 5:15 if I wasn’t best man and speed eat and be off.
I’ll be blowed, call yourself a best man, it seems your’e only going for the food.
And the entertainment. No, wait, he probably was the entertainment. ?
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