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10 AAs in series will theoretically give you 15v which is a bit high. I have 2 50cm led strips (I bought 4 but didn't need the extra light so went for 2 to save battery) powered from a battery box with 8 AAs in my shed and I reckon a standard alkaline set of AAs should have a running time of about 3-6 hours (I don't know what the active voltage of the LEDs are). Wired into a double pole light switch with an extension cord it works very well. Although I also made sure to get a battery box with an off switch as well. The led strips plug into each other with barrell connectors come with a power connector to solder to a power supply although I just cut the denial end off the extension cable and wired it directly through the switch. On the photos the black box box above the light switch is the battery box. Battery box https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301821735594 4x LED strips https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272551103772 Extension cable https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01MET8QW/ref=ya_aw_oh_bia_dp?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I couldn't get into series 2 but series three is a lot better as it's a different topic and you don't really need to have watched S2. Pretty rough in places though.

I've been told that even with 3 points for mobile the premium goes up a fair amount. But everyone is different and have different cars. I'd suggest you do a gomeerkatsupermarket quote with and without if you want to know.

Don't know about the French cars but I've been looking at a Fiesta for my "brother in law" and Carwow quotes are coming in at about 3k off and 0% finance. Might be worth running your build through carwow to see what dealers will really offer. Also so not sure but the 0% from Ford might be available on the MPVs.

Despite all all the negatives that come with RFLs I would say manufacturers either have to offer a spacesaver to fit RFLs. By preference I'd have both a full spare and RFLs but with staged alloys and the width of BMW tyres id have no boot with 2 wheels in it. My mate just bought a polo beats by "Dr" Dre and it can't have a spare. It's got the well for it but it's full of subwoofer that makes all the trim rattle. Well done VW.

VED is a waste of time. Imho it should just be tacked onto the prodigious amount of tax on fuel. That way ifyou have a gas guzzler you pay more... my tdi vRS was £30/year and year my mates tsi Fabia is £140 and gets far better mpg round the town and not much different on long runs. Madness.

And the creation of batteries isn't polluting? Plus depending on where the electricity is generated all you may be doing is shifting where you're polluting. It really depends on how much grass you want to cut but a mate swears by the Ryobi cordless mowers, mind when he bought it he already had the drills etc so had a good supply of batteries. Peronally after switching from an electric to a petrol I'll stick with petrol.

I was speaking to a master tech the other day and he indicated this was going to happen. He he was also thoroughly scathing on the existing mini based BMWs, X1, 2 series active tourer. Having driven both I had asked him about them, it was interesting to see he had the same opinion as me - horrid.

Personally I'd say get a i3,i5 or i7 (i3 is fine for most stuff imho) and as an absolute must a ssd not hdd.

Ditto, 42 was my average with 13 the lowest (continual regens over a single tank due to swmbo doing short runs) and 47 the highest.

Worst is the vomit inducing lack of visability due to the sport seats. I also had a lot of complaints about road noise and harsh ride from passengers although it never bothered me overly before I got rid of it. Other than that that it'd make a good taxi as the space is great although don't expect decent mpg from the diesel in my experience.

I have the Adaptive LEDs on my X3 and I've never been flashed other than when I set it to continental traffic by mistake. The only time I've noticed it not dipping/moving the light beam away from traffic is if I'm approaching a car at 45degrees that's waiting to join the road at a junction and then I'll override it. All in all its amazingly good but as with all tech you have to watch it and make sure it's working not just relying on it.

We got the hitachi some time ago for £100 but I've seen it cheaper elsewhere, screwfix have it for £120 which is a bit steep but easy to fine on a phone http://www.screwfix.com/p/hitachi-dv18dgl-jg-18v-2-5ah-li-ion-cordless-combi-drill/6832k Really good drill even for drilling through the gable end with a masonry bit which was surprising. Also because it's li-ion it's a massive step up from the old nicad drills as it's actually got charge when you go to use it. The mutts nuts is supposed to be milwaukee though.

Last two cars I've driven this week (hire cars) have had speed limiters in addition to cruise control. Merc A class Mondaeo something or other. No that I used it other than by mistake on the Merc.

Not a car I'd want but it looks like a beautiful example of craftsmanship.