Lady Elanore

I think even Max will understand why Toto and Sir Lewis won't be attending. I'm hoping there will be a positive discussion come out of the final farce of a race and also we get to see why the decisions were made, as everything is recorded - yer right! that's going to happen

Be honest Colin, you're standing in the pub car park

A lot of chat around whether Hamilton might now quit. I don't think it's likely, but you never know I guess 🤷🏻‍♀️

I don't doubt Max's talent, but I think his personality was too fragile until this year. I don't think mentally he could have coped with Hamilton as a teammate. For me, Hamilton had the 'big team ride' throughout his career, quite simply because he was the best. Now he is at the end of his reign and his peak powers will slowly decline, but that doesn't mean he won't win an 8th title. When I look at the whole season and the ability to focus and manage the requirements of mounting a championship bid, I see only two contenders. That is unless one of the other teams produces a mega car that can compensate for any driver shortcoming.

Hamilton has gone up a bit in my estimation because of this. Not his driving which has always been sublime, but his maturity and decency, which I had questioned previously. Well done Sir Lewis!

It was never going to change things. I think they saw the light once the dust had settled To be fair to Hamilton, I've always considered him a bit of a pillock, but he has shown great grace and sportsmanship in his handling of the defeat, especially under the circumstances of what happened .

If I could place a bit on it with SKY Bet, I'd wager that things will not change. It's done and dusted. At least the Ham-ster gets a knighted on Wednesday

Hmm interesting. Mind you, I put a bet on Max to win the championship before the season kicked off, so there is some compensation

So Max and Lewis have a crash, Lewis legs it back for the Bottas car (Max remains seated in is his car throwing the steering wheel out and anything else he can pull off in the cockpit), goes on to win after restart but receives no points. He is then equal to max on wins and so shares the championship with him?? Just curious At least I feel happier about the starting grid for this final race. Lando already said he doesn't know if he wants to get wrapped up in the front two's race (sensible) and Lewis is much less likely to throw his car up the inside of Max in a desperate do or die manner - or, if the roles had been reversed, a win or win situation for Max.

It puzzles me why now, when the Niva is going out of production, the motoring press are starting to laud it. They have missed a trick for the last 44 years I reckon. https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-reviews/lada/niva-4x4/

Collins did it for Fangio, but I wondered if it was one of those strange laws that was never repealed in the way that it's still illegal to eat orange smarties on the Northern line on the first Tuesday of the month.

So here's a question. The lights go out, Hamilton leads into the first corner, closely followed by Verstappen...who dives up the inside and takes them both out! as he then wins the F1 title on his superior number of victories that year...but... Hamilton runs back to the pits and arrives just in time for Bottas to pull in and give his car up to Hamilton (who luckily has a spare seat in the back of the pit). Would this still be allowed under current rules? I suspect not?

I'm working on Sunday 😞 No doubt somebody, somewhere will mention the result 😞 😞 😞

New cars will all have speed limiters fitted as standard by 2024 it seems 😞 I'm guessing there will be a button to press or a bit of software to activate, in order to go quicker.

I've never been offered a speed awareness course, I just get the points 😞 Been clean for a while now, although a lot of late night driving and long distances to travel might have changed that recently...

hope this isn't too late to be of assistance a) I'd say it's very, very unlikely you can renegotiate the mileage once you have signed the paperwork. But don't forget, if you pay less per month due to your claimed, likely low mileage, there is an adjustment amount owed to compensate this if your final, accumulated mileage is higher. b) A car isn't leased on a PCP, although it feels like it. It's really just an HP agreement, but dressed up in a funny way with the big balloon at the end. c) With a PCP you can sell, trade, keep or hand back the car at the end of the term. In fact, you can sell it at any time as long as the outstanding finance is covered (if there is equity in the vehicle, you get a nice cheque for the difference). If the car is in negative equity ie not worth what you still owe, you simply hand the car back at the end of the agreement and walk away (assuming the car is in decent condition). You can hand the car back at any point once you have paid off half the total amount too, the figure you need to hit is usually quoted in teeny weeny writing in your finance doc. In general, it's a good idea to set your annual mileage at either exactly your expected mileage, or better still, just slightly below this figure. This is because if you sign up for 10k a year, but actually do 9k, then if your car isn't worth what you still owe at the end of the term (negative equity) then you will have overpaid for the car whilst it's been in your care. If you actually do slightly more than miles than you signed up for and the car is in negative equity, then you still have to pay a small adjustment figure. The cost/mile is quoted somewhere in your financial agreement. Thus ensuring you pay a fair price for the usuage. Of course at the moment, used cars are experiencing a huge uplift in value, especially ones only a few years old in nice condition. At the moment, the average figure in Europe is quoted at somewhere around 20% above prices pre lockdown, for similar cars.

Just watched 'The Last Duel' yesterday and it struck me how handsome Adam Driver is. he is not just a great Driver, but also has a large nose Also, my old M4 has been sold, it was only up for a week on the BMW site, so I wonder if I pitched the price a little low? 😞 it was in lovely condition. It even had rubber left on the tyres Here is an interesting video. Two identically engined cars, both with Xdrive only one is a saloon and one is an SUV. the driver, Joe Achilles, eventually does a side by side drag race with extra weight in the M3 and the difference in performance is intriguing to say the least. Also, it shows how ridiculously quick the X3M is, especially when you think it was available for £549 deposit and then £549 a month on a PCP when it was launched.

There are plenty of attractive men with large noses (shouts?) and I would not want them to change. Similarly, I don't hate the latest grills on Audis. In fact, they are a grill with a border, but it's OK. I don't like the 4 series grill as much as the M4, but I think it's because of the indentations in the bonnet are missing.

If you are driving it, you aren't having to look at it. Win Win Btw this isn't a garage queen, it's going to be used for work as much as anything

Ah but a closer look will reveal it's a LHD car. I'm hoping to get it next March, although probably will be around June the way the delays are growing at present. Thats allegedly the same colour as I specced, but it's not mine, I can't afford the extra bits of body kit

It's not actually that one, I can't afford all the extra carbon fibre bits, but it is the same colour, I've gone for the poverty spec end of M3 motoring (still not a cheap PCP monthly even with the equity in my old M4 😞 ), although it does have an extra pair of driven wheels if required

You have to look at the small reflection in the back of the shot.... ... or do you?

I wish. I was chatting with a chap on the M3cutters forum and he reckoned it's taking at least a year to get one! Fantastic car and the one I would choose for when I retire (or similar if we are still allowed cars then) You have good mechanical knowledge sir, but it's not a Nissan Well the Toyota Supra shares a lot with the BMW range The vent knob I posted was from a Supra as I think it's the same knob as found in other cars. All in the correct order, but not necessarily in the right cars I'll post up a bit of a clincher