Jazoli

Its listed as 147bhp but it never really was, I remapped mine and had it dyno'd and it was 125bhp at the rear wheel, my 150bhp R1 was significantly quicker.

That's funny I had a 200 mile old merc as a hire car today Fancy interior to be honest i was happy to get back in my 20 year old E Class, it did nothing for me and I would not pay £45k for one.

They are excellent bikes, I have had 4 955's of varying types, things to watch out for are swollen fuel tanks, lazy starting (sprag clutch) knackered IACV hoses and quick release connections under the tanks, plus everything else that can go wrong on a 20 year old bike, the single sided swing arm models are better, loud can and a remap gives you 125bhp which is enough for anyone. If I was buying another it'd probably be another speed triple, I found the daytona's hard on the wrists.

They are ok, and do the job on the cheap, I have used them and they are ok but then a Cardo is much betterer but 8 times the price.

Its only a couple of quid extra a month in reality and is a drop in the ocean of the costs of running a car. Still a useful tip though. More annoyingly diesel is 1.45 elsewhere in the country but 1.69 up here, which has a far greater impact.

Surprised the cunt hasn't got a camera on his helmet too so he can report any 'transgressions' on a daily basis.

Its more of a Gas Monkey setup, it's all done purely for TV and the TV show that is the smallest cog, I'm sure Hammond is being paid far more for the show than the outgoings on the 'shop'.

We are lucky to get post once a week, and its about 5pm when it finally arrives, an absolute joke of a service now.

When you have an issue with people parking their cars in your car park own day you might understand their reasons for employing a a PPC, I managed a large car park for a hotel chain I worked for, people would park up and walk into the lakes for the day, guests would turn up and have nowhere to park, I used parking eye to manage ticketing and they had a simple system where you logged onto the portal and cancelled tickets. B&Q won't make a penny from the 'fines' it's also pretty easy to read the signs.

Just speak to the store manager, show him your receipts and they'll most likely cancel the ticket, no drama usually.

Spotted Eddy and the jag in practical classics mag @eddyramrod

I do, plus fix any niggle that needs fixing, it drives me to distraction, I don't own new cars, but what I have has to be properly serviced and maintained, just this week I've fitted a new clock spring to my daughters i20, a new PAS pump to my E Class and a new door lock mechanism to the wife's RCZ, none of the items were strictly necessary right now but they needed doing, they have all had their deferred servicing by their previous owners brought up to date (merc excepted as its had everything), I just like it that way, I have had very few breakdowns and i know nothing stupid is going to cause a FTP within reason, yes it costs money but its money well spent.

Any decent scan tool will tell you which sensor it is, you don't need tech2, a deplhi clone, foxwell etc will do the job

I did the same last year although it was only 35 years, I'm not arsed anymore to be honest.

I love the interiors on these, I hope you are returning the wheels back to silver and removing the dealer tints?

Living in the Border TV region and watching same news it's a complete load of bollocks, I can remember multiple occasions where there has been significantly more snow, in 2002 we had 2 feet of the stuff for a week, it was a light dusting at best and had all but gone 8 hours later, it's pathetic really.

My 2003 E Class is always the oldest, there is occasionally a 5.0 V8 mustang which is nice to see and hear but other than that its all just anonymous grey boxes.

That's why adaptive cruise is so good, as it does detect 1mph differences in speeds and adjusts itself and maintains a set distance, I think some just can't handle the technology and tools available to them

Yeah you should definitely be wearing them, try Howard Leight laser soft rhubarb and custards or Macks supersoft, they make a huge difference and your ears won't ring after riding, I have really bad tinnitus from the wind noise from bikes, wouldn't wish it on anyone.

When you say it's loud it shouldn't be, you are wearing earplugs aren't you? If not you risk hearing damage. It also gets much better once the weather warms up.

It's a forum full of luddites, cruise (and speed limiters) are incredibly useful, adaptive cruise is sometimes even better, had a newish Tiguan last week and drove 30 miles without having to touch the pedals, on A roads, duals and stop start traffic, its brilliant!

Agreed, auto climate is brilliant, have dual zone in both our cars and it just works, never need to fiddle with the temps at all, I also never have the windows open unless I'm putting a ticket in a car park barrier. In my old Vivaro however I was like Missy Charm, but then it didn't have auto climate

Scrap value, 400 quid, it may need a lot of welding! They are decent things though.

But they don't hardly ever fail, and will give you a very clear indication of pressure loss, which means you might have chance to stop before the tyre is fucked or you lose all grip/steering response.

Looks fab, i didnt think you could get Volvo without heated seats, they have been in all of mine. If you want Bluetooth streaming and calls very easily fit one of these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254335722747?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=DxUV_A6hTj-&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=CVQtOrP6SSG&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY 15 minutes to fit and they just work.