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  • Anti-EV call-out?
    But thing change. When I first started working in garages the carburetors were either SU, Stromberg, Motorcraft or Weber (I may have missed a... see more
    by NMNeil
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  • Anti-EV call-out?
    @NMNeil My granddad, bless him he died before 2000, was the same when ECUs came out. He would not want to touch anything with an ECU because it's... see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • Anti-EV call-out?
    @olduser And yet there's no problem letting someone work on a system that uses petrol pressurized at around 40psi, or has an exhaust temperature of... see more
    by NMNeil
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  • BYD Unveils new 5 minute charge battery technology!
    This is interesting; ​​​​​​​https://youtu.be/qTilowhsX_w see more
    by olduser
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  • Anti-EV call-out?
    The big worry is the high voltages, around 440V, and high currents, though there are many safety devices built into the control system. But it doe's... see more
    by olduser
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  • Driverless cars: Tech possible for UK motorways by 2026
    I have found an interesting book, Code Dependant, How AI is Changing Our Lives. By Madhumita Murgia. It looks as though some of the stuff I found... see more
    by olduser
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  • Solar panels
    I think the latest ones weigh about 10kG /square meter. Installers should check the roof structure before installing panels. Most roofs that... see more
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  • Apple Airtag
    Here is the website, at least you will be able to see what you are looking for. https://www.apple.com/uk/airtag/ ​​​​​​​Good Luck. see more
    by olduser
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  • Anti-EV call-out?
    All the mechanic/technicians I know hate EVs for the simple reason they are not allowed to work on them. From their point of view they are nothing... see more
    by Rolebama
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  • Toothpaste
    Or the toothpaste add jingle, "You'll wonder where the yellow went when you brush your teeth with Pepsodent" see more
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  • What's on your musical tastebuds?
    I see food as fuel, I think it comes from liking in the country as a child, we played away from home, and scavenged if we were hungry. Working in... see more
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  • Toothpaste
    When I buy toothpaste, I just want a cleaner. It used to be a thing about plaque buildup, which of course didn't happen with clean teeth. Who... see more
    by Rolebama
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  • Have A Great Easter
    We have a standing arrangement that we all go to my eldest for Easter Sunday, and we spend the night. (She has the biggest dining room.) see more
    by Rolebama
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  • Get out of that!
    A fellow student from India, when we were talking about routine maintenance jobs on cars, explained where he came from, brake systems were filled... see more
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  • What's on your musical tastebuds?
    This goes hand in hand with another thread, that of changing tastes as we age. Back in the day a friend offered me a job as a roadie with a new... see more
    by NMNeil
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  • Toothpaste
    I was looking at the toothpaste isle, just for one brand… 4 different “whitening” formulas Charcoal toothpaste Toothpaste for bad breath ... see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • Have A Great Easter
    Happy Easter everyone I've been told our family Easter will be "chilled" with no big efforts made, as we have some illness and other things in the... see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • Apple Airtag
    AIUI Airtag is designed to be attached to keys, luggage, etc.. If they are lost, mislaid or stolen the owner can locate them using an app on their... see more
    by Beelzebub
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  • Impressive/unlikely drivers
    At the police academy we all took the advanced vehicle pursuit driving course and I came top of the class. This was despite the steering wheel being... see more
    by NMNeil
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  • Apple Airtag
    @Lad Can't help with the technical aspect, but as a former police officer the first question I would ask is "Who might want to track you?" see more
    by NMNeil
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  • Nissan Almera N16 1.5dci won't start
    @Nick Sorry, at the mere mention of diesel I would decline the job. 😀 see more
    by NMNeil
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  • Have A Great Easter
    You too @Rolebama, do you have any plans? see more
    by Nick
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  • Have A Great Easter
    Like the title says. To everybody. Enjoy! see more
    by Rolebama
    • 17-04-25 12:59
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  • What's on your musical tastebuds?
    After we had been married a couple of years, my wife told me that I tend to drive faster when we have up-beat music in the car. So for the last 45yrs... see more
    by Rolebama
    • 17-04-25 12:54
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  • You cannot rely on the RAC
    Hi @nolongeramember - welcome to the RAC Community and thanks for making your first post, it's great hear from you, although I'm sorry it's due to a... see more
    by Nick
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  • Pass rates in 2025 are higher so far despite a drop in test numbers
    Percentages alone are meaningless in this context. How many applicants were there? Somehow that comes across to me as more a politician's comment... see more
    by Rolebama
    • 17-04-25 12:38
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  • Impressive/unlikely drivers
    When I was a motorcycle mechanic, I was asked to deliver, and teach the recipient to drive, a modified car, because it had been converted to hand... see more
    by Rolebama
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  • Get out of that!
    During my time with the AA I came across a few cars with no brakes, the drivers, all young men, all made comments about how they drove very... see more
    by Rolebama
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  • What's on your musical tastebuds?
    @olduser Love it! 😁 see more
    by Rolebama
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