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  1. kaktus

    Bringing Car out of long term storage

    Thanks all for the very helpful input. Just an update for whoever is curious Battery - completely fried, struggled to get going with a jump. They replaced it. Filters - filthy. replaced. Oil - strictly speaking, oil didn't need to be changed. It was black but not really dirty or sludge-like...
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    Bringing Car out of long term storage

    I really don't think they will be able to get it. It's a very awkward entrance into the garage. It's a narrow entrance that veers sharply to the right side and then the entrance itself is very low in terms of height, I think a Ford Transit van might squeeze inside but a truck definitely wouldn't...
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    Bringing Car out of long term storage

    So it's sitting in his previous company's office in Central London which is now being demolished so they've asked him to remove it. I was going to get it put on a recovery truck but I went to check it out yesterday and the battery is completely dead so I can't actually get it onto the truck and...
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    Bringing Car out of long term storage

    hey guys My brother has asked me to help get his 2010 M3 out of long term storage (he lives in New York and keeps the car in London). It's been sitting in a garage for about 2 years. No MOT, no tax. I had a quick google "how to bring a car out of long term storage" and came across an article...
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    **** The Official Samsung Galaxy S20 Family Thread ****

    is it the 4g or 5g and if 5g is it 128gb or 256gb? I had a 128gb 5G last week (returned to get the 256gb) and it didn't have the screen issue from what I could tell
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    **** The Official Samsung Galaxy S20 Family Thread ****

    Took delivery of my S20 FE 5G 256GB on Friday and it has the dreaded screen ghost touch issues. Spoke to Samsung about it just now and it's as if nobody there has heard of this problem before which is of course complete lies. Before I send it back for a replacement or refund, is it even worth...
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    **** The Official Google Pixel 4 Thread ****

    cant help but feel it's still overpriced. Honestly, apart from the camera and stock android it's basically a 150 pound phone priced at a ridiculous 400 pounds. Pixel 5 is even more absurd.
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    Shipping a car to USA

    Thanks guys, i think the consensus is pretty clear that it's a bad idea and nobody seems to have done it here before so no real precedence to know what to expect. So on that basis, I am just going to have to eat the depreciation and sell it here. Appreciate the input from all
  9. kaktus

    Shipping a car to USA

    Initially, Charlotte North Carolina for a few years then either Denver or Los Angeles
  10. kaktus

    Shipping a car to USA

    No idea? My understanding is that fuel in the US is actually superior to ours despite the lower "octane" rating, their system of Octane rating is different and more rigorous apparently.
  11. kaktus

    Shipping a car to USA

    As far as I know, yes. You can import your car for 12 months into the US for vacation/temporary usage but after that it needs to be certified for use in the US and so needs to go through the certification process with authorised "converters". From what I've seen online, they charge anywhere from...
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    Shipping a car to USA

    I'm not sure about other cars, but this one certainly is a bit of a niche offering and I've been tracking autotrader/ebay listings for about 6 months and have noticed a rapid drop in list prices so at least for this vehicle it seems to be more impacted than others atm. I suppose the only reason...
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    Shipping a car to USA

    2020 Countryman John Cooper Works AWD (306bhp) model and fully loaded with options. I was actually going to buy the same vehicle in the States cause it is such a brilliant drive, that's why I figured maybe I should just take it with me instead and not have to eat the depreciation which at...
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    Shipping a car to USA

    Hey guys I wondered if any of you have had experience taking a car with you from England to the United States? I will be moving there permanently (or at least for 5+ years) and I recently bought a new car (before I knew I'd be moving) which was delivered in Jan 2020. Car values have taken a...
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    *** Mi 11 Thread ***

    https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/15/xiaomi-added-to-us-blacklist-of-chinese-military-companies-.html might want to hold off buying anything from Xiaomi. Looks like it's about to go the way of Huawei.
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    What phone should I get?

    If he is going to stump up for an S20 FE 5G he might as well buy a Oneplus 8 Pro which is on discount right now as for the same price (699) direct from Oneplus. Or even pick up a Mi 10 5G for 375-450 off ebay sealed. Mi 10 might actually be the bargain of the year at that price. There is also a...
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    *** Mi 11 Thread ***

    is it just me or is the mi 11 super ugly?
  18. kaktus

    autoglass, directline and headaches

    policy only covers non-original equipment. Something I missed when taking it out and they conveniently forgot to mention when they were touting windscreen replacement as part of the quote
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    autoglass, directline and headaches

    TLDR: Direct Line won't pay for original windscreen replacement - despite me informing them that my car manufacturer will not honour any warranty claims that arise as a result of non-OE glass replacement and will also not honour any warranty claims relating to the driving assistance features...
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    Best phone for £250

    Any experience of the mi 10 lite 5g vs mi note 10 lite vs s10 lite? The first two can be had for the budget but not sure which is better as most reviews on YT aren't in English. The s10 lite is a bit more but has a far better chipset.
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