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  1. pete

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    Well everything except the engine (because there isn't one) has to be serviced, just like any other car. I've no real clue what the deal is with the motor but i understand it's got far fewer moving parts than an ICE so I reckon there's not much to look at there. I think it's more of a "Computer...
  2. pete

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    I like option 2
  3. pete

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    What about them silver boxes pointed in the direction of oncoming traffic?
  4. pete

    The Thumped Motoring Forum

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_signal_preemption
  5. pete

    The Thumped Motoring Forum

    I thought the light sensors thing was to detect oncoming emergency vayhickles.
  6. pete

    The Thumped Motoring Forum

    pffft
  7. pete

    The Thumped Motoring Forum

    what is this "clutch" you speak of? automatic FTW
  8. pete

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    Oh it’s definitely not a parking space, and the car shouldn’t be parked there, but the original tweet’s premise (“something to look forward to all over the place”) is completely false - that specific location is very much an unusual situation.
  9. pete

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    That’s a footpath outside Hutton & Meade Nissan dealership in airside retail park. The “public” car charger they installed for the showroom is inside their car park/car lot, which has gates they lock when the showroom is closed. Also I’m not 100% on this, but that’s a private retail park and I...
  10. pete

    The Thumped Motoring Forum

    And again, the extra space is to facilitate getting a baby seat in and out of the car NOT because parents have bigger cars or can’t park.
  11. pete

    The Thumped Motoring Forum

    It’s not the parking problem they’re trying to solve, it’s the having space to get a car seat out problem and the herding cats problem. But if the business isn’t going to enforce them... Can we talk about fuckers parking at car charging points too?
  12. pete

    The Thumped Motoring Forum

    it was
  13. pete

    The Thumped Motoring Forum

    had to be replaced waaaaahhhh
  14. pete

    The Thumped Motoring Forum

    got a puncture and had to use the tyre repair kit the car came with to get home. just replaced all 4 tyres a few months back. more bleedin money.
  15. pete

    The Thumped Motoring Forum

    Aldi
  16. pete

    The Thumped Motoring Forum

    still waiting for our iodine tablets over here
  17. pete

    The Thumped Motoring Forum

    I've been driving for 12 or 13 years and last week i learned that you can tilt your rear view mirror so the glare from headlights behind you doesn't blind you at night. Prismatic mirrors. What a time to be alive.
  18. pete

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  19. pete

    The Thumped Motoring Forum

    if it's any consolation, my car passed. second time lucky. edit: second time and -400 quid lucky, i mean
  20. pete

    The Thumped Motoring Forum

    Here’s hoping.
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