Jon

Engineering strategist, Volvo Nerd, Porsche Fan Boy, F1 Follower, Le Mans Regular and Lego Geek, author of @AutomotiveTales #automotivetales

[Jon @jonmsm]

@xlibbyx This - it might be hard for overtakes but a safety car is never far away, nor is a downpour and well… it’s just Monaco 🇲🇨

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@xlibbyx One of my fav. places - it’s where I got engaged ☺️ we will one day be there for the race! It’s such an awesome place

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@AutomotiveTales @joncoupland *he means 39… he can read AND write… 😂

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@DanielCars05 @AutoPap @daciauk This is the thing - it’s affordable no frills motoring. Yes it’s compromised, yes it’s not the safest but for entry into EV motoring on a tight budget it’s perfect. We need more no frills cars we really do. I adore the Spring and would have one for sure (although Twingo… 🥰)

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@joncoupland They are all excellent… what happened to excellent alloy wheel designs?!
Also, C is a monster! Compmotive style wheels are always a winner ☺️

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@AutoPap It amazes me that in this day and age that isn’t a given! You have the right approach but so may people are so self absorbed that they don’t seem to take this way of working 😔

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@AutoPap Exactly this! They are great but not for everyone. A blanket ‘well you’d better adopt or else’ just puts those who it doesn’t suit off, and negativity spreads like wildfire. Then everyone hates on them because they are being told what to do. Let the consumer decide I say

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@fesshole This is doesn’t surprise me at all that people fly tip. I bet most of it isn’t malicious but just frustrated people think ‘what do I do with this now?’. The solution is to relax the rules on the mixed waste somewhat, and most people will do the right thing when it’s easier!

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@fesshole We’ve done a community litter pick before and was also told ‘we don’t do charity - you can’t leave it at the tip’. You have to get a permit to have it collected curb side. However if you collect it before you have a permit and you leave it curb side it’s fly tipping.

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Hi @McCoys - you’re new ‘Bank of McCoys’ promo doesn’t work. The batch code appears invalid and I noticed that both packets I bought have the same code… how many bags are assigned to each batch codes and are they single use (ie only the first bag from a given batch works?)

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@Ryanair @elonmusk Someone want to fill me in on where this spat started?!?

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@xlibbyx This week… ha! There is still another 8 weeks of January isn’t there? It’s only been 12 weeks long so far 🤷‍♂️

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@ShamiKalra I really hope things get better but I fear diplomacy is dying or possibly even dead already in this situation! It’s going to be a mess for everyone (hopefully not a bloody mess but who knows) if things go as they look to be! 😔

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@imayall @by_witter @KdColburn @AutoPap No no, if one lies to stiff the other with the bill… how do you resolve that, how do you prove what it was at that date and time of handover. It’s fraught with potential issues. If it’s been clocked recently and buyer misses it and gets stiffed with a devalued car AND a tax bill

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@KdColburn @AutoPap Or it ‘accidentally’ gets set on fire, or goes missing… how do you prove what mileage it has or has not done? Can’t be averaged on previous years if you did lots of miles before but not now… it’s just unenforceable from what I can see

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@RupertLichfield @AutoPap Nope… would still rather have the AZTEC!

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@PaulMCDf1 @F1GuyDan Can confirm it rained in spa and we sat and watched a tractor go around the track - they just didn’t bother racing until it was dry… 🤦‍♂️

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@anon_opin Do you take the same approach with train lines?

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@xlibbyx Well that’s exciting!! 😃

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@MrRoyC @fesshole Always the third way around..