Chris Thomson

Works at Rockstar North, likes cars, games, f1, travel etc.

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@LobAllan The Astra mk3 has aged incredibly well. So much better looking than pretty much all of its contemporary rivals.

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@LobAllan Classic stealth tax. The whole vehicle tax system needs overhauled.

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@CoreyLewis86 Front indicators/sidelights look like they’re from a Toyota MR2 Mk2 if that’s worth any bonus points..

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@TedWelford @eV_Newt Yes definitely, plus full 3.5t towing capacity I believe. Price is reasonable too, will be an interesting second hand prospect!

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@modernheroestv From a trade point of view all the sub 9k Oras that were on autotrader have disappeared over the last few weeks so someone is buying them.

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@modernheroestv I recently bought one of the larger battery higher spec models. They’re actually really good with the software update ironing out most of the annoying ADAS quirks and amazing value at that sort of price. Feels better than the Zoe 50 we had previously by pretty much every metric.

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@Carsofglasgow1 Are you based in Glasgow? Arnold Clark charge 55p per kWh and have quite a few sites dotted about.

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@modernheroestv It used to be free in Glasgow to park on the streets if you were charging, but I can guess that widespread abuse saw an end to that perk. You used to see the on street chargers filled with PHEVs. After the charges were introduced, they all magically disappeared.

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@StepanRehak @hiltonholloway @TVranka It looks great! It would be amazing if you manage to offer all the generations of Polo dials as options in time.

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@timoldland Love the retro mk1 Golf style dials too!

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@KateFantom Have you had any dialogue with Maxus to see if the issues you’re experiencing with the drivetrain are either a problem specific to your van or something they need to fix software side for all of them?

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@LobAllan The current gen Mini Hatch sort of has this too. Petrol powered = regular handles, EV = recessed handles. Different platforms but look the same externally!

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@timoldland 5.9m/kwh for the Twingo seems extremely optimistic. Time will tell!

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@njbirse @timoldland The Zoe’s range drops pretty dramatically in winter too - both in the 22 and 52kwh models I’ve had.

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@WRCPAST 5dr is super rare which might help the value, I had a grey 1990 GT5 - fantastic car.

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@graeme_cobb @funtimesnow2025 It is here https://t.co/5NZZG2JDKl

Looks like a great deal. They do up to £11k off the IM6 too.

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@B3nWWD @AutoPap I’m hopeful that insurance group will sort itself out in the coming weeks - apparently it’s still in a provisional (high) group.