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The only thing putting me of getting a 125cc is the hassle and expense. Either a CBT every 2 years or needing to do a theory test and two practical tests (one I have to travel 70 miles return trip to do). For me, the attraction is not just cheaper to run but the cheaper tax and easier self-maintena...

Until I re-read your post and saw the 'estate car' size bit, I was going to recommend an old Landrover, either Defender or 90 - preferably with the 200TDi engine.......

But that may be a little larger than your plans

Always wear a watch - I feel almost naked without one. My job requires a lot of 'time' from the basic being on time and scheduling things to to timing how long things take and run for, so it makes up an important part of my life. Does it subjugate my life? Well in a way I guess it does - but that ha...

goslow wrote:can't believe it, the M4 is between the houses and the turbines....

isn't there an ecotricity wind turbine next to the M4 somewhere?

There's a large wind turbine next to the M4 in south Reading, as part of the Green Park industrial estate in Whitley.

I really really hope that they manage this one. I grew up under the flight path of our Concordes, and never tired of seeing it go over. It was such a beautiful, delicate design, but at the same time furiously noisey and powerful. A truely astounding machine

The language is the usual Tory stuff - "ending the war on motorists" and "motorist-friendly". If you use public transport, be very scared. I use both, roughly equally. I don't know whether to be scared or happy :roll: Cutting back on clamping and speed cameras I'm all for - ther...

I strongly doubt one crash, however tragic, would end budget airline travel or move us to airships. There's a whole myriad of things that can, and sometimes sadly do cause harm to aircraft, and while we do our best to mitigate them, none have stopped people flying so far. This is just another one to...

Hmm, fraid I disagree with this one. The driving test should be about a persons ability to safely and competantly move a vehicle from A to B, not about conserving fuel. I think we have a way to go before our driving test does that effectively, let alone bringing green issues into it. That said, I wo...

I tend to treat Clarkson as a stand up comic. I do watch top gear, I find him and the others very entertaining - but that doesn't stop me being p/o aware and therefore understanding what they're saying is claptrap. I suspect I'm not the only one....

Yes, hybrids at the moment are not the magic panecea they are made out to be (no offence to anyone who owns one!). There are cars with diesel engines - VW Polo Bluemotion springs to mind - that can achieve in excess of these 'into the 50's' mpg figures without hybrid technology. There are even small...

I would advise against sitting on the roof on the East coast route, 25,000 volt overhead wires ! Slightly O/T I was amused to see notices applied to notworker trains at Charing Cross stating "do not attempt to travel on the outside of the train" perhaps someone has tried ? no overhead ele...

No worry's

It's not in a standard monthly edition of the magazine, it's one of the one off 'collectors editions' they sometimes do, this one being titled "Energy for Tomorrow". According to the small print on the cover it should remain on sale until the 30th June (2009). Here's a weblink with info ab...

Just noticed my local garage is back above £1 per litre (£1.01 to be precise). Is this a general trend nationwide, or are we Londoners being fleeced...

If it's connected with recent oil price increases it seems to have filtered through very quickly!

Had to do (almost) exactly the same route this weekend, so by way of comparison and scientific experiment (honest!) drove in my 'normal' driving style to see the difference between it and using hypermiling techniques. After achieving 42.25mpg using hypermiling, I did 38.5 mpg driving without conciou...