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by Scruffy Bodger
Sat Apr 20, 2024 8:54 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Electric vehicles, pros and cons. Have your say.
Replies: 317
Views: 106874

Re: Electric vehicles, pros and cons. Have your say.

As written earlier somewhere, it's going to tail off here because they will not build enough charging points in time. https://eastdevonwatch.org/2024/03/11/capacity-crunch-on-national-grid-is-delaying-new-homes-in-uk-by-years/ They can't even supply the houses they want built, no matter the extra c...
by Scruffy Bodger
Sat Apr 13, 2024 11:36 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Crash! Bang! Wallop! - Eddie Honda Shirking His Duties Edition
Replies: 3449
Views: 350657

Re: Crash! Bang! Wallop! - Eddie Honda Shirking His Duties Edition

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjje0l85p3no A family touring Scotland's North Coast 500 route are said to be "lucky to be alive" after their motorhome was blown down a hill by storm winds. Pictures show a scene of devastation after the rented vehicle rolled over several times - with t...
by Scruffy Bodger
Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:21 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Electric vehicles, pros and cons. Have your say.
Replies: 317
Views: 106874

Re: Electric vehicles, pros and cons. Have your say.



Some of those electric bikes don't give you much warning before they combust! :shock: Imagine what that'd be like in your house/porch. More quality products from the great bunch of lads I'm sure.
by Scruffy Bodger
Sat Apr 06, 2024 2:35 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Replies: 1962
Views: 662810

Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain

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You need to keep a look out for one of those? Photo robbed from AS.
by Scruffy Bodger
Sun Mar 31, 2024 3:06 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Two wheels good.
Replies: 5652
Views: 1053598

Re: Two wheels good.

brandersnatch wrote: Sun Mar 31, 2024 3:04 pm
Eddie Honda wrote: Sun Mar 31, 2024 3:00 pm
brandersnatch wrote: Sun Mar 31, 2024 2:54 pm

I’ve done nothing differently this time.
Yeah, but they should vary in size a bit and not all be 52.12KiB.
In which case I guess it’s Hooli’s fault.
Did you forget to turn the flash on?
by Scruffy Bodger
Sun Mar 31, 2024 1:25 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: What did you do today?
Replies: 15673
Views: 3214593

Re: What did you do today?

DodgeRover wrote: Sat Mar 30, 2024 7:16 pm Can you run some mig around it to shrink it and get it out?
That works really well but ime you need a pretty beefy welder for it to do the job properly.
by Scruffy Bodger
Sun Mar 31, 2024 1:16 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Sics Consolidated Faded Moderns Thread - 2006 Golf Mk5 GTI & 2004 BMW Z4 2.2
Replies: 877
Views: 94539

Re: Sics Consolidated Faded Moderns Thread - 2003 E320 & 2006 Golf Mk5 GTI

Eddie Honda wrote: Sat Mar 30, 2024 9:27 pm
SiC wrote: Sat Mar 30, 2024 9:19 pm She's a crusty one!

Bushes are ... worn

Bolts are rusty and round.
The state of it. :shock: Newer than the Jizz too.
Looks ideal for Drum after SiC has done with it.
by Scruffy Bodger
Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:06 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Sics Consolidated Faded Moderns Thread - 2006 Golf Mk5 GTI & 2004 BMW Z4 2.2
Replies: 877
Views: 94539

Re: Sics Consolidated Faded Moderns Thread - 2003 E320 & 2006 Golf Mk5 GTI

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I'd rather trust some from there than use anything from AmTech that needs any sort of modicum of strength to it.
by Scruffy Bodger
Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:03 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Electric vehicles, pros and cons. Have your say.
Replies: 317
Views: 106874

Re: Electric vehicles, pros and cons. Have your say.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68664182 Data centre power use 'to surge six-fold in 10 years' The National Grid boss said in a speech on Tuesday, shared on LinkedIn, that now was "a pivotal moment" for grid transformation - with rising demand for energy-hungry technologies and more ...
by Scruffy Bodger
Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:37 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Electric vehicles, pros and cons. Have your say.
Replies: 317
Views: 106874

Re: Electric vehicles, pros and cons. Have your say.

I'd be apoplectic. Given the £10 charge you'd need to be there for the 'sweet spot' when your car has just got fully charged but before the penalty kicks in. Talk about impractical, even beancounters couldn't come up with something so stupid. As far as I understand it most vehicles tail off the amp...