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@ajpbradley.bsky.social

Brit no longer in the US of A. Cars and stuff. Co-presenter of The Motoring Podcast. The same username on all other social platforms. πŸ‘

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Ah, okay. Now I see the differences.

12.12.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's only 500 points if you're in Norway. Pre-COVID, they were everywhere in central Oslo.

12.12.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yep.
I figure that if the service can't tell that I'm old enough from a picture of me first thing in the morning, then I certainly won't be sharing any forms of ID with it.

12.12.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bye bye Duo (Twizy mk2) will be a curious automotive footnote and million-point car spot like the Mk2 version of the Ford Th!nk

12.12.2025 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
My Dream Tahoe Hybrid Was β€œTotaled”… Until a Toyota Battery Fixed It
YouTube video by The Questionable Garage My Dream Tahoe Hybrid Was β€œTotaled”… Until a Toyota Battery Fixed It

The newest Questionable Garage is about checking and rebuilding a battery pack. In his case, a Tahoe Hybrid, but it uses the Toyota cells that everyone seemed to use at the time.
It's long, but educational about what rebuilding and balancing a pack entails.
youtu.be/kZye1xGDHIw?...

12.12.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sam Altman: hey I made a machine that stole literally all your stuff in order to make CSAM of your child actors, sometimes it encourages people to kill themselves

Disney: Holy shit here's a billion dollars

Altman: the machine loses more than that each week but thank you. Soon it will become god.

12.12.2025 10:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2388    πŸ” 738    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 21

My only issue with this is that there should be arrowheads on the lines to show direction of flow. πŸ€“

12.12.2025 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's a rarity: a #Mercedes-Benz A210 Evolution (LWB) with the Lamella sunroof.

Looks tired, but it shouldn't cost much.

ewbankauctions.co.uk/index.php?op...

1,165kg, 2.1-litre SOHC four, 138bhp, 8.7 to 60 (auto), 124mph.

22 on the road here, 29 SORN. Only 174 (all versions) on record still.

12.12.2025 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

Hello!
Yep, it kind-of has to have. Because things aren't promoted by an algorithm, it's entirely dependent on sharing or responding.
Nice to see you, and I hope you're well, btw. πŸ‘

12.12.2025 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A set of 4x Gojira coasters. Black and white drawing, with Kanji script to the left in white. The backgrounds are solid green, magenta, blue and yellow.

A set of 4x Gojira coasters. Black and white drawing, with Kanji script to the left in white. The backgrounds are solid green, magenta, blue and yellow.

Borderless Gojira mug design. A black and white drawing with red Kanji script.

Borderless Gojira mug design. A black and white drawing with red Kanji script.

A set of 4x coasters. Orange, black, purple and aqua with white line graphics showing a spaceship in the shape of the Millennium Falcon blasting asteroids. The graphic style is reminiscent of the Atari game Asteroids. In the top corner it says '3,720 to 1'.

A set of 4x coasters. Orange, black, purple and aqua with white line graphics showing a spaceship in the shape of the Millennium Falcon blasting asteroids. The graphic style is reminiscent of the Atari game Asteroids. In the top corner it says '3,720 to 1'.

A white mug with black panels that feature white line graphics showing a spaceship in the shape of the Millennium Falcon blasting asteroids. The graphic style is reminiscent of the Atari game Asteroids. In the top corner it says '3,720 to 1'.

A white mug with black panels that feature white line graphics showing a spaceship in the shape of the Millennium Falcon blasting asteroids. The graphic style is reminiscent of the Atari game Asteroids. In the top corner it says '3,720 to 1'.

It's entirely possible I may have designed some new mugs and coasters to adorn your geeky den / home office. If you're into that sort of thing.

You can find them here: mrjalco.myshopify.com/collections/...

12.12.2025 10:22 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Riiiiight…

12.12.2025 10:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just followed the video on their site, and as long as you have a set of trim removal tools, which are cheap, it’s much less scary than it looks.

12.12.2025 10:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
CarPlay showing on the screen of a Lexus GX460, powered by a Grom unit.

CarPlay showing on the screen of a Lexus GX460, powered by a Grom unit.

Grom unit installed in a Lexus GX glovebox

Grom unit installed in a Lexus GX glovebox

The inside of a Lexus GX460 stripped down to fit a Grom CarPkay/Android Auto unit.

The inside of a Lexus GX460 stripped down to fit a Grom CarPkay/Android Auto unit.

I have a Grom in my GX.
I like it and have had few issues. πŸ‘
The fitting gets a bit scary, but all Toyota share the same sort of dash architecture, so with my ripping-Yaris-to-bits experience it took me under an hour from start to end.

12.12.2025 10:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

That's wonderfully nerdy knowledge!

12.12.2025 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Everyone says that.

12.12.2025 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Client Challenge

In this list it shows a Jugular as definitely not inspired by a Mercedes SL Gullwing, and the Panther is most certainly not an e-Type.
Similarly the Porka/Porka Turbo, Stallion, Stinger, Corsair, Counthash, F-19, …

gta.fandom.com/wiki/Vehicle...

12.12.2025 08:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Naaah, we can just let AI do it.
🫀

12.12.2025 08:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think so.
It looks like Dublin to Norway, so probably a Christmas charter.

12.12.2025 08:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of Planefinder showing that a Jet2 flight from Tenerife to Luton is flying over Perth, Scotland…

A screenshot of Planefinder showing that a Jet2 flight from Tenerife to Luton is flying over Perth, Scotland…

Well… I’m not sure that’s correct…

12.12.2025 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice!

12.12.2025 07:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œOh no!”

12.12.2025 07:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey ..

You're awesome and you deserve this. πŸ˜‡

12.12.2025 05:20 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t know about hat game, but DMA originally made its name with Lemmings.
One of Dundee’s better exports.

12.12.2025 07:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think we’re just older and British, so we saw the references.

12.12.2025 07:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cardle Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.

β€œOh boy, these were sold forever…”

Cardle 2/5
Streak 4πŸ”₯
Total Score 1209
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www.playcardle.com

12.12.2025 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0

There was. And Fiat 500s, and all sorts of regular British stuff. It’s just that they weren’t American and were from the top.

12.12.2025 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Eh? They’ve always been inspired by real-world cars. Right back from when it was top-down.

12.12.2025 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh yeah.
Top tier sports events in the US are expensive - the cheapest tickets for the Boston Celtics playing a normal match at home are about Β£100 - so the local market will treat it as a one-off event and just pay for it.

11.12.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Are those prices before or after tax? I wouldn’t be surprised if there was state sales tax to add to those.
They have to pay for their FIFA Piss Prize somehow…

11.12.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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*flicks switch*

This thing on? Hello! My name's Lewis and I'm a freelance motoring journalist, writer, and author, from the UK.

I'm primarily into classic and modified cars – well, anything that moves under its power, to be honest – and I'm often found at auctions, on eBay, or in the garage.

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11.12.2025 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 1

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