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[TheBoy]

Just dumped the French jalopy.  I'd forgotten how bad those gearboxes were in those, despite having a similar car only in June, and bro having this very same car in June - what's the chances!

I note on the sort of French car forums our Albs likes to frequent, they rave about this gearbox, saying how sometimes you barely feel it change .

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

 

[Viral_Jim]

The cottage had it's own electric charging point (7KW).This cost 30p per KW which I think reasonable. The Jaaaaag managed 2.95 miles per KW so not bad considering we used the M1, M69, M6, and M42, which f*ucks the range.

30p is about as good as it gets outside the home I would have thought.

We paid 50p/kwh in Winchester which, for rapid charging is pretty cheap and I didn't mind paying it as the place was efficient, much nicer than any motorway services and clearly cost a shed load to build. Also, considering 2/3 of the journey was done on home electric, it only works out to 7p/mile for the trip, or the equivalent of 94mpg on diesel. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

The cottage had it's own electric charging point (7KW).This cost 30p per KW which I think reasonable. The Jaaaaag managed 2.95 miles per KW so not bad considering we used the M1, M69, M6, and M42, which f*ucks the range.

30p is about as good as it gets outside the home I would have thought.

We paid 50p/kwh in Winchester which, for rapid charging is pretty cheap and I didn't mind paying it as the place was efficient, much nicer than any motorway services and clearly cost a shed load to build. Also, considering 2/3 of the journey was done on home electric, it only works out to 7p/mile for the trip, or the equivalent of 94mpg on diesel. 

Yep...I think so.

Up to this point the car had never been charged away from home. Charge speed is only 100 Kw so quite slow by the standards of 2025, with even cars like the mew MG IM5 able to charge at 400Kw.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

It's the way they just stand there looking at you

Had similar with a Moose in Canada before - on a gravel road at about 70 MPH. Made me clench a bit.

They should bottle it and sell it as an instant cure for constipation.