So had a call from the wife this morning, local drunk decided to give the car a good kick just because my wiffe asked if he was ok!

currently in a cell while he sobers up before being charged!... Read more

www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/new-cars/2023-05/2023-fo.../

Looks promising, think we will swap my partners car for one of these if the test drive is okay.

My only question is - petrol or wait for a year for the electric version?
As we only tend to keep our cars for the duration of the warranty, will the petrol version still retain 50% of its value by the end of 2026 if Labour get into power and push out ULEZ across the country?

I’m having the same conundrum with my next car. I have been close to pulling the trigger on a new Passat for a few months but concerned we may get a sudden influx of anti car and anti petrol car legislation if Labour win which looks likely.
I don’t want to invest in an asset that the next government is going to considerably devalue.

Anyway, back to the Tourneo courier, if anyone gets any info on expected prices for the petrol and electric versions I would be grateful if you can post them here.
I tried calling our local Ford dealer and got put through to a salesman who didn’t have a clue and kept asking if I am entitled to Motability. There are some seriously under trained dealership staff in this world, it’s not a good look when the customer is more on the ball than the brand representatives.
Maybe I will try a different dealership chain today
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Well, this is embarrassing.

As a preliminary to gooping up my damaged thread with HT epoxy and tapping it, I inserted the plug as far as it would go (about halfway), put a drinking straw in the centre of the other side, and tamped lightly greased aluminium foil down around it to protect the intact threads from the epoxy.... Read more

Hi folks Sammy here. I am in the doghouse! It really started back at the end of March when 2 crows started to nest at the bottom of my garden. All was reasonably OK with just the occasional visit to the pond and a bit of barking from me voicing my disapproval at the dark shadows moving across. Then earlier last week there were three of the things. One had fledged the nest and was stranded on the ground in my garden. This is quite normal or so my human owners assure me. I had put up with quite a bit already but the sight of this youngster strutting around my garden was too much. I rushed out of the house to see it off. Big mistake! I went charging down my garden after it and suddenly there was all this squawking from above and I was being dive bombed by the parents of the interloper. My worried owners were calling me frantically but what do they know I was in command of the situation. I did not harm the not so little black chick but was just curious as it was hopping along terrified I suppose. Well eventually humandad came out with the lead and escorted me in. So for the last few days a sit at the patio window watching a two legged black crow strut around while it develops its flight feathers and is feed and guarded by its parents. Even the local cats seem afraid of the parents have tried stalking the chick and failed.. But my troubles are not over yet another slightly smaller chick has arrived so two now stand in the garden looking very forlorn like penguins in a blizzard. In this nice weather the back door is shut to exclude me from the garden for my own well being I suppose. Still lots of walks away from home for the time being. I do go out at night into my garden but the chicks must be perched out of reach. May be another chick will appear I hope not so in another week or two things may get back to normal Read more

EXCLUSIVE: Blind charity slams electric car owners who dangle charging cables across the pavement and force pedestrians to dice with death by walking in the road (msn.com)

DIY solutions to charging your EV in anything goes UK Read more