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Sorry, that wasn't my intent, I'm not anti-ICE. I just find critique of new technology funny in the face of the things we have no trouble accepting about existing technology.

There is a mechanical manual release on the Model 3. If you pull it then the software notices and stops the charge. But if you did it quickly enough or pulled the cable only just enough, or there was some software problem, then I'm sure you could pull the plug mid-charge. You'd probably get...

£0/year VED. There was a period last summer when the reminder letters were not being sent out. I snapped this image in Winchester and sent it to a friend with a Model 3 because it's funny. He replied saying he just noticed he had also been driving around with no Tax. So I checked and I was also...

Does that work with hard water? What do you do? Results looks very impressive.

I shrank my wheels. Because I've had to replace 3 wheels in the last year due to pothole damage. The OE 20" are vulnerable and weak, I'm pretty confident they're just cast. OE 19" and 18" don't fit over the bigger brakes. These are Tsportline TST in 18", same width, same offset, and with...

Not by a long way, I'm on 2020.12.11, many are on some flavour of 2020.16, at least one is on 2020.20. You will get newer stuff earlier on advanced, and you can force an update by pressing the word advanced a lot, next update comes through in about 30 minutes.

I looked into the cost of a dedicated hotspot given the amount of Spotify I consume and you can't beat Tesla's price. I'm not keen on tethering because you'll either have to leave it enabled all the time or enable it whenever you use the car. I also like how solid the connection appears to be in...

Yuck, it's remarkable how effective the CV joint grease is at protecting CV joints, when the boot splits a joint failure is just a matter of time. It's also remarkable how impossible the stuff is to get out of your clothes..

It does sound a lot like something is spinning, and then when you put it in park which you can normally only do when the output shaft is not spinning on account of the car being stopped it gives a clatter as the transmission lock engages. So diff/drive-shaft/cv joint failure is plausible. If not...

I had basically that from the C7 gen as a loan car while they were making the rain stay on the outside of my S6. Was just called a 3.0TDI then, about 30 less hp than now and pretty dull.

Basically true. I'd have said it should be called an A6 S-Line somethingty-diesel, but I'm not AUDI and I'm sure it sells far better as an S6. It is still a petrol outside of Europe. I dismay to see manufacturers cashing in their desirable performance brands as a glorified trim level. S-Line...

Not noticing you were speeding has never been a defence, at all.

As you already have the fixed penalty notice, you'll have to contest this in court. If you contest the speed what are you going to say, you weren't speeding? If you lie and they amend the notice with the actual speed in court, which they can do, the magistrate may well decide to give you the...

This aged well.. :(

So the cost of restoring this will almost certainly be more than how much it increases the value of the car. It sounds like you're keeping it though so totally worth doing for yourself. I'd love to be in your position right now, with the exception of your loss of a family member. Restoring that...

Not in my experience. Insurers don't want to be in the salvaged car trade, they especially don't want to be in the bottom of the salvaged car trade. From what I've seen with bangers they usually just offer a fair to good value first time, you accept it then they auction the wreck, minimal admin...

The declared value is not used, if you have a total loss you'll be able to negotiate market value. What you won't get are the value of undeclared modifications or extras.

A bit more than I spend for my mobile data, feels steep, I wonder how much data Spotify actually eats. I'll probably pay it. Though if you can live without live traffic view (routing always uses it) and the satellite view, then possibly you can hotspot your phone and get all the rest via WiFi...

Model 3 can do it about 1 in 5 tries on a dragstrip, but can confirm you get used to that fairly quickly. I'd expect the Westfield option to remain fun for longer.

I'm a little sad that I sold my 2006 registered 156 2.5 V6 for £1250, they're going for at least three times that now, even with rusty cills. And the GTA is soaring in value.