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Ooh this is coming along nicely mate!

And pushing a button or pulling a little lever isn’t? There’s a little light that comes on the dash regardless of the system you have in your car.

You need a specialist like Torqen, Abbey, Horsham etc to take a look over it to be sure. They will know specifics that the AA/RAC can’t possibly know to look out for.

Why? It’s pretty simple to tell when either one is on or working.

Not sure what your point is? Guy said he thought the car was in gear, well it clearly wasn’t which means he probably didn’t put the e-brake on either. Not sure anything has failed other than the driver, and whilst I hate e-brakes as well I don’t believe they’re any less safe than a regular handbrake and certainly not any less likely to be put on (all cars I’ve driven with them including my 5er shout at you if you’ve not put it on!). One mistake doesn’t make the tech useless.

As long as you check the repair, are happy with it, and most importantly get it for a much reduced rate then no reason not to buy it tbh. And don’t forget that it’ll be harder to sell on in the future too.

Clio 182 is the best fwd car I’ve ever driven. And by some margin, too. Absolutely love them, and they’re the only fwd car I would ever consider owning again (assuming I had something rwd to partner it!).

Me too, I seriously missed the boat there. I’d have a 255 in Yellow with Recaros please!

I’d pay £50k for a modern Clio V6. Happily.

I think picking a car based on the sodding aerial is bonkers.

Caveat emptor, sadly. A lesson for us all, hope it was a bargain!

Why would you need a specialist for a tyre change? They’re a regular bolt-type, anywhere can do them. I’m sure they’re a fantastic car to drive, sadly it’s the wrong two wheels for me.

Retrospective is a very dangerous tool, and it should never be used unless we’re talking war crimes tbh. And they *should* be taxed per country, not in every country else you’re looking at ridiculous levels of tax which simply isn’t fair. Let’s not forget that these megacorps produce huge amounts of revenue in this and every country, tax them so hard they leave and you’re left with nothing. No one wants that. However, let’s not forget we weren’t talking about Facebook et al, we were talking on a personal level of the individual. £500k is nothing, not when you consider the average house value these days.

Who cares? If that’s who he wants to be let him, you know the truth. I couldn’t care less what others say about modified cars I’ve owned and sold, that’s on their conscience.

Tax them at the point of use, not at the point many years later. That’s my point.

Someone started those, from absolutely nothing. So yes, it still applies. And yes, if the state doesn’t like them circumventing perfectly legally the tax laws at source then change the tax laws.

In that case it should be perfect, they really are great cars.

One is dedicated sports car, one is a tarred up 1 series. My brother has a 240 and it’s brilliant, but the Porkers are another step up altogether. It’s not about the figures, it’s about the whole package.

Half a million is easy to pass though if you’re including property, that’s my issue. Make it £5M+ and I’d consider it vaguely sensible. That being said, if it’s been earned legitimately (ie not via crime) then tax has been paid at source, so why should it have to be paid again? We already have inheritance tax which is bad enough, this would be an absolute urine-stealer. Let’s say I work hard and make a company that employs thousands, creates huge amounts of wealth for the country, and am able to set my kids up for life, why should I be punished? If people are following the rules on tax and avoiding it legally, then change the rules on tax in the first place. Don’t move the goalposts because the state is too inept to create something that’s not possible to bend.

Labour die-hards would love nothing better than a good wealth tax, what a lovely way to get some easy money from anyone who’s dared to work hard in their life. Thankfully Starmer seems too sensible to go down that route right now. Ive got a banging pension with the prison service, 5% from me and 25% from them, can’t complain at that at all. Also got a private one from previous work but that’s just a tiddler really. Tbh I’m expecting to die in service so it’s all irrelevant

The seats in my VXR were the comfiest I’ve ever sat in, which was lucky as I bought the car totally unseen from Wales and had never driven one But if you have any interest in cars whatsoever and the budget allows, an Elise-chassis car must be owned at least once in your life. Even if for only a year, it’ll be the most memorable year of driving you’ll ever have.

It’s easy to land on a flat planet though, eh?

I’d be amazed if there isn’t a company in the Uk who can knock you up a few to your specs if you ask.

Plus vat and import tax I had to google what one of these even was! Seems bloody expensive just to not have a warning screen.

Yeah who needs sensors to tell you when things are wrong, much better to bury your head in the sand and not think about it