Tim Rodie

Volkswagen to axe much-loved model after 24 years – with no replacement in sight | Autocar SUV is one of VW's oldest current nameplates and will have no direct replacement

Boo, this makes me a bit sad. The Touareg is such a lovely thing (and exceptionally depreciationy). ID.5 can go swivel though. www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new...

Annoyingly I placed the order 9 days ago (today was the earliest delivery slot). So I’ve just got to reject the delivery, wait for a refund, order again, wait another week and a bit. You just know John Lewis would’ve handled this sooo much better.

Probably, but it’s that or just waste £200

Mild customer service rant: Ordered a new washing machine from Currys. It's being delivered today. Since I ordered it last week it's dropped £200… but they can't refund the difference. So I have to reject the delivery, then re-order it. Seems a bit inefficient and mad?

YouTube video by Tim Rodie Rides Motorbikes Huge fun for £59 per month – but is it worth it? 2025 Husqvarna Svartpilen 801 review

@timrodie.bsky.social's rather good review has done nothing to quell my desire for a Husquvarna 801.

Just a shame that I STILL can't get hold of my local dealer: even the dealer principal doesn't return emails - and no one answers the phone or returns voicemails.

All v odd.

Too kind. I’ve been sent some pre-reg and ex demo deals for £7400… but no use if you don’t have a dealer to service it and keep the warranty!

Car people: search TikTok for BYD Dolphin Surf launch and enjoy the influencer content. It’s out of this world

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I like it when new cars arrive in stock at work as used cars – especially with 1,000 miles and £9k off list already. I still can't really get my head around this being an A5 and not an A4… we've got about 10 or so of these landing with similar mileages www.motorpoint.co.uk/vehicle-deta...

God news everyone

Or, for a proper bit of forward thinking… give Winston a comedy oversize cigar and hang a rope swing from it

I think the world could be improved by banning the phrase 'shocking moment' from the entirety of the information superhighway

I think that's fairly standard new-car depreciation to be fair - and EVs depreciate faster than ICE cars in the first year (after which the depreciation rates sort of equal out)

Loads of nearly new Dacia Springs just landed at work… £2k off list with delivery miles on. I'll have to try one at some point…

Hope you really click with one of them

I could really use some computer game news today. Shame there's nothing interesting on the horizon

Thinking about this a lot this morning

Your hot hatch is only cool if it has a water tank in the boot so it can spray a cooling salve into the intercooler when you’re ragging it. Updated GR Yaris really has GT3RS levels of competition specialness. #gryaris

Hmm, they've started using an upscaler

What an icon

Solid choice. And at least you got the fun colour

I didn't realise GPU prices went so low! And what's this 'in stock' madness?!

I look forward to the witty comments of “it’s not a Capri”

BMW Historic Model Overview Just one click to the classics!

Loving this: BMW's made an online encyclopedia of all its cars up to 2008. Huge detail (and even covers *those* years) www.bmwgroup-classic.com/en/history/h...

The sun came out at the weekend and it was almost enough to block out the newfound sense of global dread. I love motorbikes

I have to drive quite far in this tonight and I can’t frickin wait

First bike launch of the year - it’s the Tiger Sport 800 and it’s very yellow. New 800 triple engine with 115hp and magic torque fairies

True facts!

Nice to be back in print (on the same page as the namesake of one of my kids)

You write good! Almost well enough to make me take up exercise

French RPG? Surely that’s just “la rocket launcher”?