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  • Your Favourite Fictional Character
    I started reading Discworld aged about 12 but couldn't get into it, maybe might be worth trying again? I probably wouldn't have gotten all the... see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • Extracurricular tips
    In teaching my children, I found they had been primed with such a lot of rubbish about driving tests it was worth explaining what examiners were... see more
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  • Your Favourite Fictional Character
    Mine is Sam Vimes of The Night Watch of Ankh-Morpork. Part of the Discworld series by the late Terry Pratchett. Most of my family has read them, and... see more
    by Rolebama
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  • Most stupid thing you've done while driving
    Back in the day, traffic cops (well in my force anyway) used to have a personal issue patrol car (or motorcycle if you were a full time rider), the... see more
    by TC1474
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  • Most stupid thing you've done while driving
    Driving through Ashdown Forest at 2am, I thought deer's eyes in the mist were cats-eyes on the road. Luckily(?) there was a ditch we got stuck in... see more
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  • How often do you wash your car?
    To be honest. I only wash mine when they 'look' grubby. I have owned a number of different colour cars, and some look grubby within days of their... see more
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  • Can We Recommend Products?
    I know of three people who were diagnosed with PTSD. One because he saw an accidental death, one because he caused an accidental death, and one... see more
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  • Dremel advice
    I find cordless anything is great if you use it every day but if its use is intermittent then every time you want it it needs a recharge... ​​​​​​​ see more
    by olduser
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  • How often do you wash your car?
    I think it used be in the Vauxhall hand book, something about a cleaned car drove better, and lasted longer. Mini's got washed when dirty, it was... see more
    by olduser
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  • Most stupid thing you've done while driving
    I once took the passenger seat and door of a Mini to put a large electric motor in to drive 4 miles to deliver it to a carrier's depot, the motor... see more
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  • Most stupid thing you've done while driving
    I remember an advanced driving instructor saying it's unnecessary to slow down very much when driving over railway lines I went over one and gave... see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • How often do you wash your car?
    I'm with Mark. Mine gets washed every few months, usually by a machine. I've had my current car seven months - it's been washed once, and it now... see more
    by Beelzebub
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  • How often do you wash your car?
    I tend to do the inside quite regularly because it's obviously where I am so I want it to be nice, I'm less fussy about the outside. Maybe once every... see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • RAC app not working
    Hi Tattyted78, Welcome to the RAC Community. Thanks for reporting this, are you still unable to login? I just want to double check it wasn't... see more
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  • How often do you wash your car?
    My neighbour takes great pride in his car and washes it at least twice a week… even in the rain. I’m envious of his commitment, but I tend to take... see more
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  • My first experience with an EV
    That's a useful video. see more
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  • Dremel advice
    Hello @Drivingforfun, For a versatile and reliable upgrade, consider the Dremel 8220 Cordless Rotary Tool Kit. It's powerful, cordless, and comes... see more
    by michael569gardner
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  • The best vehicle you've ever owned
    In those days, it was a matter of how well the engine could breath, (air/fuel mixture in exhaust out) I would guess that 5000 - 6000 would be about... see more
    by olduser
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  • My first experience with an EV
    Your right! ​​​​​​​I suppose I could say it serves me right for being such a gasbag! Or in the words of Fred Emery ... see more
    by olduser
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  • Can We Recommend Products?
    I have been trying to trace a book which started life as a newspaper/magazine article or articles. It was a parody based on modern finance but the... see more
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  • Can We Recommend Products?
    From what I have read (and it's not a lot), PTSD is real, there are some events that our mind has problems coping with. My interpretation is - Our... see more
    by olduser
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  • Dremel advice
    Just to update, and thanks for the tips Rolebama. We decided to go for a cordless one in the end because he tends to only use his current one in... see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • Medical issues / self-incrimination
    The term accident has always bothered me, in a lifetime of driving I rarely seen anything other than crashes, and if I add in near misses the picture... see more
    by olduser
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  • The best vehicle you've ever owned
    9500rpms seems plenty high to me already!!! Did older cars used to rev higher? I’m aware smaller engines tend to rev higher see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • The best vehicle you've ever owned
    For me it was a Mini (a real one). I had several, until the children got too big to cram in. The engine was simple and easy to work on, and easy... see more
    by olduser
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  • My first experience with an EV
    ​​​​​​​The Hindenburg? see more
    by Beelzebub
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  • My first experience with an EV
    I found this, it may be of interest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9xVNI6WE5E#ddg-play see more
    by olduser
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