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Early Hungarian 'PAV' digital driving test.

On 07/01/2024 at 17:34, martc said:

You used to be able to take that photo from the top of Birmingham New Street Station car park. Here's my attempt from 15 years ago.

On 06/01/2024 at 19:13, martc said:

I knew I'd seen that before somewhere...

TOIL day today so a relaxed morning at home enjoying my new mug bought from a souvenir shop in Poland.

No snow in the tropical Thames Valley area but frost is of similar chemical composition. Photo taken from my dressing gown and sliders this morning.

11 hours ago, Barry Cade said:

You're in a position to buy a brand new car. today . You have £40,000.

And if you use the whole budget you're paying an extra few hundred quid car tax for absolutely no understandable reason whatsoever.

Dennis Eagle has made a tractor! Well, given their venerable Elite 2 a fifth wheel.

It's marketed at a 44tonner - I wonder how the Volvo D8 engine will cope with that.

4 hours ago, martc said:

I wonder how close that can design is to the Ford-IVECO Cargo and subsequent Eurocargo. Is they were just cosmetic updates there's a candidate here for a 40yo design.

Spotted in the capital city

1 hour ago, Cavcraft said:

1989 Dennis Daf Duple Coach, Choice of 2, 53 Seater Coaches, All Good Drivers. | eBay

Would like to try reverse gear.

We had those as school busses. They had a strange 24.5 wheel size that I've never seen before or since.

1 hour ago, Cavcraft said:

'And of course the Peugeot diesel is far more reliable than the later vans fitted with the Ford 2.4 dura-thing engines which are truly hateful.'

Interesting - I thought the early 2.5 was the banana engine. 

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33 minutes ago, 155V6 said:

Just wondering,what would happen if you had yellow headlight bulbs & also wore those driving glasses with the yellow lenses? 😜

Ali G wore them, safety first.

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I used to run yellow bulbs when I had BXs, mainly because I was a lot younger then and thought it was 'cool'. Brightness was little different to normal bulbs.

I find it looks silly when I see it on other cars though - just a nother lame scene thing.

Was it ever a thing for french cars in the UK to actually use them?

On 24/12/2023 at 21:48, MikeR said:

you been watching the film Two Hands ?   the scrabble scene 

I finally got round to watching that!

10/10 film, thank you for the recommend!

2 hours ago, SiC said:

I don't know exactly what is stripped but it's certainly enabled to remove most data. Some of it will be kept to stop photos being upside down as orientation is stored in the exif meta data. 

 

Interesting, thanks. I just recall uploading a raw image from my phone once on here of a car parked on someone's drive and a poster responded with the exact location - making me think the EXIF location data was maintained. This was about a year ago. I never really post project photos on here for the reason that I CBA to manually EXIF strip etc so wondered how images were actually uploaded on the forum.

When I upload a photo here, is the photo processed in any way to delete EXIF data? My phone produces it which is useful but I would have to manually delete it for uploading images etc if I didn't want to share a location.

Today's discovery: it's possible to photograph your whip while squatting one out on the driveway.

Christmas has been mainly polishing, the bumpers are next and I have never cleaned one up before so that will be an exciting new year adventure.

The more I drive this the more I love it despite its quirks. The engine sound is a smooth, deep grunt which my ears are increasingly tuned to and it steers brilliantly. It's just great, despite apparently being designed without people over six foot tall in mind. 33 smiles per gallon on the first fill up isn't bad either especially in crappy winter start stop driving.

Saab central mounted key holes.

And all the switches for the windows are down there too. For cars marketed as being super ergonomic, they are largely impossible to use without looking at them, especially in RHD versions.

I like having shift lock instead of steering lock though. That's its only plus point I can find.

Driving looks fun today.

7 hours ago, Asimo said:

All sorts of “desirable & affordable” cars have turned up in metallic red recently.

Comfy way to spend £4k .

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404669543604

I've never seen a half vinyl roof before - was that common?

21 hours ago, D.E said:

This seller is tripping on LSD it seems.

https://www.gumtree.com/p/hyundai/hyundai-atoz-hatchback-1999-other-999-cc-5-doors/1471534124

Reading this advert has left me significantly less worried about AI taking over the world

✨ The heart of this beauty boasts a robust and powerful 4-cylinder engine with a flawless 999 cc capacity, delivering an exhilarating 88 mph top speed and a swift 0-60 mph in just 15.1 seconds!

💪 Mechanical Prowess:

✨ Engine: Remarkably sound, ensuring a smooth and reliable driving experience.

✨ Gearbox: Flawlessly performing, promising seamless transitions on the road.

🚀 Unmatched Reliability:

✅ No Mechanical Faults: Rest easy knowing your journey is free from worries.

✅ Start and Drive: Effortlessly embark on your adventures with confidence.