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If its a Trump motorcade it will run on the best propulsion the world has ever seen unbelievably good, the best!

The entire middle east situation is so complicated that it will be extremely difficult, if at all possible, to find a solution. What is fact for one is an opinion for the other. Place 4 people around the table and you will have 4 opinions. As always it are the poor that will suffer. Better to return to the original topic and give it a little twist? What is China doing to the international Car Market? Will they cause massive bankrupcys? will European and American manufacturers close production in Europe and the States and move to China for production?

The issue seems to be Hamas that wants the end of the state of Israel and wants to create an islamic state from the river jordan to the sea and is even prepared to offer the Palestinian population in trying the reach that goal. How can you accept a 2 state when that state wants to destroy your country? Again Hamas is the real issue why they keep their borders tight shut. The fear is that with a wave of refugees Hamas will come along and continue their activities from Egyptian or Jordan lands firing rocket attacks etc. This will then enable Israel to retaliate and fire back possibly endangering the fragile peace between Israel and Egypt/Jordan.

The muslim brothers dont seem to get along too well. Saudi borderguards simply shoot every refugee they see. Try getting into qatar, oman, uae, egypt, jordan etc forget it they dont want you. Well can always try the west as there seem to be more sympathizers there than people in Gaza

Late to the party only saw the thread now. Interesting topic and some polarising opinions to keep it going. the other muslim countries do not take refugiees because muslims dont care about other muslims.Thats a complete misunderstanding. Jordan and egypt keep the borders closed Egypt building a fence and the pm of Jordon publicly stated there will not be one palestinian allowed. They dont want to import Hamas as they know what will happen. iran will not escalate the situation as it will cost them deerly. More interesting will be the role of Saudi and Qatar. They could play a role after the current war in rebuilding palestine one way or the other. China always is patient. They tend to fight with money instead of bullets and take the long view. Shipping prices will come down one day and if they take a side now they will immediately create enemies. Not China style. They wait and try to get the most out if the situation. They have taken over the Russian car market and are now the number one importer of russian oil. Their influence in russia has increased enormously. Its all about the economy as someone once said?

and a bearlock blocking the transmission? http://bear-lock.co.uk/

could this be something?

Today Lexus Netherlands decreased the official salesprice of the NX by up to 12000 euro and the RZ electric by 7000 euro. A massive move clearly done to generate sales. Wonder how many happy owners there are that just paid the old price... Will the UK follow?

Lexus LBX Morizo RR. Yaris GR engine with 300hp. Just introduced at the Tokio auto show.

I really think there is a market for the LBX and it will sell, for Lexus standards that is. Proven drivetrain, conservative in architecture and especially inside, Lexus premium. If you want a small car, premium brand, reliability, looks ,where can you go? Audi kills the Q2, Mercedes the A class, Bmw 1 series and Mini are more for the younger generation. Lexus is aiming the car at younger buyers but i see a different demographic. Affluent pensioners and 2nd or 3rd car in the household. The initial reviews have been positive and the car seems a big step above the Toyota. I havent seen or driven it yet but it seems much more developed than the RZ electric for instance.

How things have changed over time. The original LS400 was starting to sell in the states with 8000 units sold when two (2 )owners complained about the cruise control. They recalled all 8000 cars, called the owners when it would be convenient washed the car and filled to the max with petrol. Owners living over 100 mls away from a dealer were visited by an engineer to perform the recall. Compare that to todays reaction... Seems todays management is full of bean counters looking at spreadsheets instead of customers.

True story, many years ago we had just done the bathroom i gave my wife a brandnew digital scale for her birthday. All hypermodern in the color of the bathroom and not only measuring weight but also fat percentage and i dont know what. Well that didnt go down well.... Its more than 20 years ago and i still am told off every now and then, all neighbors and friends know so lesson learned i guess..

Just go and take it on the fly. In case you have a puncture use the kit and drive to the nearest village. France Spain garages in literally every place, they will get you going again. I once had a puncture in France no spare no nothing so they came to the rescue with a flatbed and guess what? they took me to the nearest village where it could be repaired the next day. Did spend the night in rural France in an Allo Allo village the hotel owner telling me to lock up here is the key as i am not there. Local pub i still remember everybody silent when i came in but a wonderful night it was. Just go and dont try to secure all and everything?

Try the public chargers. You propably wont have to full charge for the trip you do so just connect and wait 20 mins see how far you get. Also have a look where they are on the app you have. Might be wise to get several as well.

100 miles range in winter is about thesame as the BMW I3 did when it was launched a decade ago. Paul were you aware of this before you bought it and did it bother you or not?

Welcome to capitalism..

Nikki Haley will be elected president of the USA Wars in Ukraine and Israel will come to an end Refugee crisis will spin out of control in Europe and influence elections China will enter an economic crisis triggered by the collapse of the housingmarket. There will be an avalanche of Chinese car brands entering our markets of which 80% will fail. The Lexus LBX will be a success and the RZ a total flop. Lexus will not introduce new models. The Vokswagen group will fight to stay alive and transfer production to China. Jaguar/Landrover will change ownership Max Verstappen will become F1 champion I will spend as much time as possible in Spain. Whatever the topic my wife is always right Healthy new year to all!

All well, but you will end up in a dead village, not for nothing they are giving housing away these places are almost deserted with only some elderly and hopefuls remaining. No young, No children no nothing. Population of maybe 150? No work nothing to da and so on. I would say go for it!. And the corruption? depends on how you look at it. Its culture, you help me i help you just join it and play the system.

In most European countries this has already happened. Based on Co2 everything over 6 cylinders is taxed to death. Models will become so expensive they are not sellable so out they go. Simple as that.

May i suggest using Linkedin. I typed Parkingeye in the search engine and presto a whole list of employees, names, titles, email etc

Hang on James, its only money? Who cares about trivial things like cars, houses, holidays? You have to go through life and have seen the dark side to realy appreciate the positives. Cars are not part of that. Its about health, children, family safety food nothing else.

True but i can remember my bike rear tyre did not last over 3000 km. Could be me though...

When you are in the area and have some time to spare. Definately worth a visit. Private collection family Louwman original importers of Toyota, Suzuki and many many other brands https://www.louwmanexclusive.nl/en/louwman-museum-2/

Below a vid from last week of the Dutch Autoweek, ( Autoexpress). Its of course in Dutch but you can have it subtitled in English. Guy bought the car as a daily and wonders in what state it is and has it checked out. BTW a 430 is as rare as it can be seems theyre all gone or not sold in numbers. The 400 has been discovered by the tuning/carscene though. Below as it should be, 100% original!

I find the whole RZ story painful to be honest. The above remarks are just unbelievable and makes me think both the Toyota and Lexus models are underdeveloped and brought to market in a rush. The BZ4X seems to be an average car and comes to the bottom of almost every EV statistic. The Lexus, beeing a premium product, should have been one step up but it isnt. Even the introduction of the BZ was a disaster plagued with wheels coming loose, airbag and software recalls. Toyota corp basically ignored the BEV market and still seems to do so. Lots of marketing speak but the reality is they want to produce 250.000 BEVs in 2026 from a total of 6 million cars. The plan is for Lexus to go full BEV and one can only hope they up their game with at least 800v charging and a wltp of 450 miles. Not even sure if the current first generation BEV will be supported/developed further as i would not be surprised they will be replaced in 2026 alltogether.