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by Monkey
Tue Jan 21, 2025 3:42 pm
Forum: Car Chat
Topic: Hybrid BMW M5 - Chris Harris Review
Replies: 5
Views: 236

Re: Hybrid BMW M5 - Chris Harris Review

Smith and Sniff, It's Jonny Smith (a-la Fifth Gear and The Late Brake Show) and Richard Porter (who used to write for Sniff Petrol and has been one of the Writers/Producers for Top Gear/Grand Tour).
They talk absolute bollocks for most of the time, but have some bloody funny anecdotes and insights ...
by Monkey
Tue Jan 21, 2025 9:45 am
Forum: Car Chat
Topic: Hybrid BMW M5 - Chris Harris Review
Replies: 5
Views: 236

Re: Hybrid BMW M5 - Chris Harris Review

I tried to listen to his podcast but only got about halfway through.
I usually default to the Smith and Sniff one now.
by Monkey
Mon Jan 20, 2025 9:27 am
Forum: Car Chat
Topic: Electric Car Thoughs?
Replies: 7
Views: 281

Re: Electric Car Thoughs?

Anyone remember when James may went to America to test that Hydrogen car?
He interviewed Jay Leno who said something that always stuck with me.
He said when they first moved from horses to cars, people thought the horses would die out and become extinct.
Instead, the car took the work from the horse ...
by Monkey
Mon Jan 13, 2025 8:12 am
Forum: Car Chat
Topic: Electric Car Thoughs?
Replies: 7
Views: 281

Re: Electric Car Thoughs?

I bought an I3 and ran it for a year, so I'm not really versed in long term maintenance, but the only thing I had issues with was the engine backup!
The regen on them are so good that you rarely need the brakes, I suppose all you're looking at are joints and bearings really.
by Monkey
Wed Jan 08, 2025 9:17 am
Forum: Car Chat
Topic: Electric Car Thoughs?
Replies: 7
Views: 281

Re: Electric Car Thoughs?

I had one for a year when I was commuting to Bridgwater every day.
From a strictly financial point of view, it doesn't make sense to me anymore.
When the electricity costs were down, it seemed to make sense, I saved over 2k in fuel in a year.
But then everything went up and cost per mile was then ...
by Monkey
Sun Jan 05, 2025 7:11 pm
Forum: Welcome Thread
Topic: Welcome to SWdubs
Replies: 21
Views: 3590

Re: Welcome to SWdubs

monzadave wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2025 10:00 am I have tried to make it as old and shit looking as the old SWDubs, but I need to have a crappy mk2 golf in the banner or something.
I can help you out there! ;)

Also, loving the old fashioned emojis!
by Monkey
Thu Jan 02, 2025 10:28 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Image hosting
Replies: 8
Views: 553

Re: Image hosting

monzadave wrote: Thu Jan 02, 2025 4:37 pm Man, that's a sexy looking mother fucker right there.
Who definitely dyes his beard.