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Basically I think you need to get your GF to drive one. Once you drive one you get why people like them.

What's life like with one?

I really liked it. Just a One though. Perfect for a couple, solid for long drives, nice size wise. Sure the boot is small, but it fits a carry-on and weekend bag anything extra can go on the back seats.

Swapped it with my folks Golf when we were expecting our first. No issues in my time other than the windscreen washer bottle filling with debris, so either you had to be diligent with using bought premix fluid or have it cleaned every few years. My folks had the clutch replaced which made it feel great. Unfortunately a delivery van crashed into it and wrote it off shortly after.

Also the standard sterio is insainely expensive to upgrade as its basically been designed not so you can't, which means replacing all of it. So you're best getting one with the Harman Kardon option or whatever the fancy one was called. I believe the R53 can just have the front speaker sets upgraded (plus amp and/or sub if you want) without complications.

That said the issues with the prince engine would put me off one.

You'd definitely need to be ontop of warning lights. Also the dipstick is appalling, so worth getting an aftermarket one - not expensive.

Thoroughly enjoying Ted Lasso.

Light and heartwarming.

Depending on what year you get I still have a boot bike rack for an R56 that I haven't got around to getting rid of. You could have it for a donation to Uncef. I won't get round to getting rid of it for a while.

Alternatively the OEM roof bars are Thule. So lots of options there.

Golf or a Cooper S - give her a chance to shoot you down first.

Filson from Vinted and ebay after Xmas and people have missed the returns window?

Cheers for sharing that.

Pretty accessible and not a hard fix.

I'll check out the parts cost as if it's inexpensive it might be worth changing anyway.

This is an excellent hack.

Amazing thanks!

My dad has an iPhone.

How would I share the rest is history podcast so he can listen on his iPhone?

Cheers

👍

Initial thoughts?

What's it like vs the Tesla?

What is it?

Actually thinking about this, is there an issues with pcv valve?

Seems to be a a thing now. If the car is running rough at idle, or down on power it could be a stuck pcv.

How would I confirm this? A code reader? - I have one so maybe I'll run it.

It's not noticeable down on power, but I don't drive like a hooligan but in sport it accelerates well enough from stop or at 30 up to 70 if joining a motorway.

Thoroughly enjoyed part 2 of Warlords of the West TRIH
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4jjaI5Exb9joXDTpMjOrK4?si=3RS6pmBpQCuBS8ZNeA9u6A&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A7Cvsbcjhtur7nplC148TWy

A vikings spinoff ready to go.

I don't want to spoil anything, but a great e.g. of powerful women in history.

Yeah you want plastic architrave.

Selco has a lot of that sort of stuff, so even if you don't have one near the website will give you ideas/something to reverse image search.

Alternatively design a new charging system like in a kinetic watch so you have a permanent integrated battery in a light that can be removed / placed anywhere and doesn't rely on a moderately priced wheel that weighs a tonne/expensive wheel that's moderately heavy.

Muayed is proposing to design a better bike light, to reduce the risk of cycling.
I'm certain the hive mind here can offer him some suggestions based upon experience,
not just of cycling at night,
but also the demerits of those bike lights already commercially available.

tl;dr Aim: reduce the risk of cycling

Lots of good points have been made. A few have missed the stated aim imo.

The most important aspect is having lights for which the hurdles as I see it are:

1. Rider memory (fixing, using and charging)
   
2. Theft
   
3. Cost
   
4. Attachment
   
   
   

IME the following give best visibility:
2x body front and rear
2x body front and rear
Pedal reflectors/lights

Therefore I am sceptical that a light can offer a solution. On balance I think that an incredibly cheap light that everyone knows is cheap so won't steel with excellent mounting options is best.

From a drivers pov I'm not at all convinced that lights need to be amazing, just not shit and visible.

Pedals reflectors are by far one of the best ways at night to identify cyclists and £10 says that only 1% of people on here will have them on any of their bikes. I have only ever added black reflective tape to one set of aftermarket pedals.

I'm somewhere between denial and shock.

I came and lurked for all the amazing mechanical advice, then the Classifieds followed by Current Projects got me into posting.

Having this place, both as an outlet and irl drinks helped me through a tough period where I'd managed to sever my existing friendships and helped to rebuild confidence to regain them. The support and advice from this community has been invaluable. The knowledge and opinions here have informed and challenged me. The help on everything to DIY to parenting... honestly I could go on and on.

Thank you to everyone (especially @Velocio) for making this place what it is.

Ummm... are you sure it mega markets that force you to have a car in texas?

Dating myself. But this is always the first image of an architect at work that comes to my mind.

Sounds like a plan. I'd probably try not to go too niche on the tiles incase you want to partially match them down the line.

Given the relative low cost of tiling it makes sense to knock it out now. You could always look at doing it yourself to reduce costs. If you're employed, then there are a lot of bugs this time of year.

Before it gets too cold you should cut steps in the back and build a small kicker ramp next to the bottom at the front.

Then if it goes below 0° and or we get snow you can use it to sledge or snowboard down and catch air.

Out of curiosity what would they wear on their day in the office?

Mine was in a nice place on the Upper East Side. So I had a dedicated room, with a big comfy gyni bed thing, TV and a whole selection of videos. Aetna FTW.

I found choosing appropriate material quite stressful as I felt like it would be wrong to have anything too unseemly.