Recent content by rectofossa

So, I’ve been holding off on chopping in the M3 for the Y for a while - procrastination solely due to the removal of Mr Parky Beep. Based on the release of 2023.6.9 I put an order in last Sunday. The tyres on the M3 being slicker than a bag of arseholes didn’t hasten the decision, honest. It...

Buying for cash through LtdCo. Not leasing.

Following! Picking up Model Y Thurs to replace M3 and I retract any previous comments I may have made re Direct Line being v good if you’re squirting the purchase through your LtdCo and running it as a pseudo-company car for tax reasons. My experience today is they’ve become utter cockwombles...

It was my Mrs that came up with it!

I’ve talked to them about chopping in my ‘21 M3 SR+ for a MY but after a couple of test drives have made it clear no Mr Parky Beep (technical term) is a show stopper. It’s something I’ve had on every car for at least 25 years so if they think not having it on a £50k car in 2023 they're on...

Yes. l have a ‘21 M3 SR+, the Mrs bought a Peugeot e208 (she was rekindling her 80s affair with Peugeot hot hatches) - great car but shite public charging infrastructure meant we chopped it in for a M3 RWD within a month. Now considering chopping in my M3 for a MY RWD. For: much more room (esp...

I thought that but the accountant said that to claim 100% FYA the car needs to be in the name of the company and on the V5 as new. The ‘new’ bit is interesting; if you buy an ex demo from Tesla I believe the paperwork would say ‘new’ because the OEM owned the car and not a dealership?

Careful - if it’s a quote for fleet insurance you’ll prob need a lie down in a dark room with a very stiff drink when they give you the numbers. With DL (who I’ve been with for years) the conversation was “I’m buying it via the company so that’s on the V5 but it’s ‘my' car“ and all was fine...

My 2p worth… Faced with a large corp tax bill it was a no brainer to give it to Elon rather than Rishi. 100% FYA. 1% (now 2%) BIK. We put all the vehicle-related Xs through the business. Couple of notes: £400 ins via Direct Line. Noted on policy that comp is owner. DL very cooperative and...

Yup, no connectivity again today. Running 2022.4.5.5. Any ideas, Hive Mind?

Ha! I was raised down the road from Burghfield! At least it would have been quick!

As a kid I remember my dad's 1966 Vauxhall definitely had instructions about adjusting points, timing, carbs etc in the manual and I think the 1968 Rover did too. Now the most complex technical advice is “do not drink the contents of the battery”. As a species we’ve come a long, long way, innit….

Same here. Went down completely 14:30 or so. rebooted when off motorway - came back 10mins later then went again (but that may have been it picking up phone hotspot briefly - couldn’t really look closely).

The easiest bit to miss is the Skywalk entrance that takes you from the Piazza to the Atrium - where Hall 16 (tent) is. See map. You’ll come in at the left of the map. Walk towards Hall 4 (opposite you) then as you pass the glass garden bit on your right you’ll see the escalator to the Skywalk...

Unless it’s changed sine I collected mine last year, there’s a bloody great tent outside the Atrium. About 10mins walk - up the escalator from the platforms and turn right as you leave the station on to the walkway into the NEC then follow signs to Hall 16/Atrium. Then another walkway - and at...