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Out of curiosity, why did you go for Lexus Teesside Herbs when Preston is much closer? So far Preston sales and service have been very good.

Is that with or without the range extender? Been a passenger in one without, bit hard suspended for my taste.

Current Fiesta is just shy of 1.1Tons (1084kg) to 1.2Tons depending on version. Out of curiosity which EV is yours from the ones that are 1.2 Ton (Up, citigo, smart...etc)? The new 500e, which I like, is a bit heavier at 1255kg, and then things spiral pretty quickly upwards from there. I'm of course ignoring the twizzy and ami. Am I missing one, and how do you like it? Always good to hear from someone living with one.

Thank you. I was also shopping EVs. I do like them. But for the compromises they bring and the environmental credentials they have, or don't have, they are not the silver bullet they are made out to be.

Get it. Hybrids do the same. In town, at standstill mine does not run the ICE. Unless one is lead footed or climbing a steep hill that is. With the added bonus that it does not weigh ~3tonnes and does not produce increased particulate matter (especially health damaging PM2.5) from the tyres/brakes. See: https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/4a4dc6ca-en/index.html?itemId=/content/publication/4a4dc6ca-en Admittedly less PM from light EVs. They still have some way to go to ensure range without overloading the scales. Honda e 1.5Ton vs Jazz hybrid 1.2Ton Model3 1.8Ton vs Civic hybrid 1.5Ton and that's comparing light like for like models on size. The new EQS450 that journalists are raving about is 2.5Ton (the weight of an F150 pickup truck), and we haven't been talking SUVs yet!

https://www.carboncounter.com/#!/explore Have some maths based fun with this interactive cost and CO2 counter comparing ICE, hybrid, PHEV and electric from our friends at MIT. Admittedly these are US numbers for new car costs, but the CO2 numbers are brilliant fun to see over the length of a vehicle lifetime and how long you own it. There's also plenty to tweak from fuel costs, to how polluting the electric mix is...etc. I compared our ES300h (the second most efficient car I've owned) to a Tesla model 3 (one of the most efficient electrics out there). It will take about 7 years of ownership and driving at 13k miles per year for the lifetime CO2 emission to be equal! Anything less than that the upfront CO2 bill for making the Tesla outweighs the benefits. Compare it to a Toyota Pruis prime and it will take 16 years! As for costs, that's a bit trickier. I only tweaked fuel and electric price. Ownership costs at US new car prices were the same, again at about the 7 year mark! Mind you Teslas cost a heck of a lot less in the US than they do here and our ES300h cost about the same as it did in the US taking into account the GBP/USD conversion rate at the time I bought it (it's even cheaper now). Remember I'm comparing to a luxury hybrid car. The civics and the like, wipe the floor with most electrics cost wise over the lifetime of a vehicle.

Best deal I could get from the Toyota dealer at the time for the full spec Camry (Excel) was £31466, and the ES (premium edition) offer was £32529. I would call that ~1k difference non-existant.

I cross shopped a camry and ES. Price difference new was non-existant. Whereas ride, cabin noise, and material quality were all a significant step up in the ES. You also lose the sunroof in the camry but gain through loading.

They can now be used by android users. Standard app available on google play store.

Congratulations! Welcome to the club.

Given what they charge per litre of the OEM 0W-16, and put in writing on the receipts, that would very bad legally if proven.

You mean this:

Well that's a new one. I wonder if he meant the Lexus (cough toyota) fuel treatment 😁 https://lexuspartsdirect.co.uk/product/lexus-petrol-fuel-system-cleaner/ https://toyotadirectparts.co.uk/parts/toyota-corolla/corolla-mk8-1995-2001/engine-service-kits-corolla-mk8-1995-2001/toyota-petrol-fuel-system-cleaner/

The article is a little sparse with the details: https://phys.org/news/2022-01-superabsorption-key-next-generation-quantum-batteries.html https://phys.org/news/2022-08-stable-quantum-batteries-reliably-energy.html https://phys.org/news/2018-03-quantum-speed-up-batteries.html https://phys.org/news/2015-08-faster-battery-quantum.html they've been at this for a while. The articles seem to be obsessed with speed of charging, so much so that they neglect the thermodynamic advantages (i.e. reduced energy input required). That was an interesting dive down the quantum rabbit hole. Thanks Peter.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery and that they find nothing of significance 🤞

Well ATG and rainx sell a kit (https://www.amazon.co.uk/ATG-Windshield-FIX-Windshield-Scratch-Windshields/dp/B077Z6LLCS) (https://www.amazon.co.uk/RainX-Windshield-Repair-Cracks-Bullls-Eyes/dp/B000EA5WLS/ref=pd_lpo_2?pd_rd_i=B000EA5WLS&psc=1) but I'd let a professional do it. The drilling part can make it worse if not done right.

New policies now include ADAS re-calibration in their text. I would insist on an OEM lexus screen. I'd be watching the replacement to make sure they don't screw up the surrounds. Not specific to the ES, but you read so many bad experiences where a screen replacement results in a water leak. Yes the screen is acoustic. It's also structurally important. I would try to avoid driving to allow maximum cure time. That being said, If it can be repaired, I'd go for it. If it's a short crack, a drill at the impact point and filling with that liquid glass material that hardens on UV treatment would be invisible. I've had that done on a past car and you could hardly see the crack anymore, and it held till we sold the car. Good luck. I'm just as persnickety. I feel your pain.

It thinks you aren't holding the wheel.

To start with: - Fix the stupidity of privatization of public utilities. Nationalization (although happening in France) seems to be a dirty word. So next best thing is cap the percent of profits private companies can squeeze out of public utilities. Furthermore, a set percentage of those profits are mandated to be put back into infrastructure development and R&D. - De-couple gas prices from electricity generation. Only 40% of UK electricity is made from gas. Why the hell should its price be held ransom to the price of gas? - Taxation of motorists is used for motoring related infrastructure. You want money for other projects raise it from another source of revenue. This muddying of the public purse "oh let's put it in one pot, the plebs won't notice what we're doing" has to stop. - Ban companies lobbying politicians. Ban all gifts to politicians. - MPs can buy their own damn lunch. I can't believe the amount of food waste reported for Westminster, 2.6 million meals binned (although they don't state the period over which that happened). - MPs can no longer vote on their own salary rises. That is a no brainer right there. That's off the top of my head.

^^ Yup, watch those corners. Can cause some real damage. ^^

I received a link last time. No video. I've seen reports on here, seems I'm not the only one.

Yup, I don't let them wash mine either 😁 For that matter I don't let them adjust tire pressures as well. They're too warm by the time you arrive, no way will they be able to get it right. So I check it myself the morning of to cut them off at the pass.

The curver one I posted up there can take 150kg if I remember correctly. I'm not too light either.

I you prefer something lighter, this one worked well too https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rubbermaid-Commercial-Products-R034721-Stepstool/dp/B003N9CMPQ

I used one similar to the top 3 results on this page when I had my F150 https://www.diy.com/departments/tools-equipment/ladders-steps/work-platforms/DIY637211.cat