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That’s awful. The only slight silver lining is how rarely we hear about these sort of things
That said, SUVs keep growing and aggressive drivers worse

I’ve had one tester ask if my 70s classic had indicators (it did, they were the orange things on the corners) so can imagine the less willing to stay up to date getting lost

I want to say this once and very clearly so there is no misunderstanding.

Fuck AI in all its forms.

Everything about it is a mistake. We cannot allow it any foothold in our lives. It will be the end of us.

You can call me an old man yelling at clouds, I will never back down on this stance.

YouTube video by furiousdriving Finding the bad stuff on my Cheap Merc SLK

So, my all fixed and ready to go bargain SLK *might* have a couple more problems for me to fix…
youtu.be/YCfHIRXlB2U

I’ve not seen it yet but guess from context A post or window surround?
That’s got to be millimetre perfect so I wouldn’t touch it, but can recommend people

They had something verrry similar though

YouTube video by furiousdriving The Door Handle that took over the world....The Marina door handle

One ring, I mean door handle, to rule them all!!
How many cars borrowed the humble Morris Marina’s door handle? And how many were so much more exotic?
youtu.be/PKqswYwjDx8

1972 Rover, but it was only 20 years old at the time, and this was 20 years later

top teashelf action there

Do you still wave to other Mazdas, and wonder why they dont wave back?
(Not saying I do when Im in other cars, but, you know...)

The spam porn bots are out in force this evening - 8 comments removed from the Ambassador video so far...

YouTube video by furiousdriving Hindustan Ambassador - Sold in the UK in the '90s! The Rolls Royce of India

Friday review moved up to avoid a schedule clash with Hubnut, tonight I bring you a car Ive always been curious about - the Hindustan Ambassador.
And this one has a curious tale - someone tried to import these to back the UK in the 90s!
youtu.be/63t43BFom-4

Throw back to 2011, Id just been made redundant Mrs F was off work for a few weeks so we fitted my Alfa 159 Ti with winter wheels to explore the mountains (it was snowing at the time) and drove to Lake Garda.
At the hotel we were INSTRUCTED to park it in the front, with the good cars, which was nice

But theres not much new for him to get excited about, so hes told me Im not allowed to sell the Mk1 MX5 or Rover Tomcat as he wants them when hes older.
I don't know what car culture will be, no ones modifying Saxo or Corsa equivalents as everything is locked down on finance

My son (14) has had Gran Tourismo for his PS5 as long as hes had the console, but never bothered with it - I got it for me really.
After he saw F1 movie he suddenly got interested, we watched the Gran Tourismo movie, hes played the game every day and picked up a big interest from nowhere

yes, you can get stamped metal ones made if you want, or plastic with raised letters but thats a style choice

It's amazing the difference a fresh numberplate makes to a car, OK the bumper still needs painting but the smashed plate did look terrible! £15 well spent

This is actually how I type on phone keyboards normally

Amazing! They said they wanted to try and do that, glad they made it

YouTube video by furiousdriving First 1000 miles in my Abandoned Alfa - What broke?

After sitting in a field for 5 years, my Alfa 159 is back on the road and Ive done 1000 miles in it...so whats broken over those miles...?
youtu.be/HZEzFYdYCbE

YouTube video by furiousdriving Citroën Acadiane - Some fool is driving this old van to JAPAN!!!

The Citroen Arcadiane was the Dyane based van that replaced the 2CV van, so simple, basic, hard to break and zero luxuries...I reviewed this one just before the owner set off on a 10,000 drive to Japan in it. Good luck to him and his chiropractor!
youtu.be/9XPPQyHw43E

Oh good. Another EV SUV that looks like all the other EV SUVs. Yay. Im so excited.

I dont know why we dont do this here, its the perfect dual use of the space, keeps the cars cool in summer, dry loading in winter and free power.

I know lots about cars, but not specifics about every car, so when I make a video I spend a good while reading as much as I can and making lots of notes.

If AI could make me a list of bullet point facts that would be useful, but this just showed Id have to go back and check them.

Congratulations on your imaginary win!

And thats why I always use -ai in google searches

Digital asbestos - thats a brilliant phrase and very accurate

I’m on record as hating AI, and don’t trust a word it blurts out, but apparently it’s the ultimate labour saving device.
Just as an experiment. I asked Chat GPT to tell me about E46 BMWs.
Apparently, that was the last BMW without drive by wire steering.
I’ll stick to Google

And then it'll be my faulty for letting her use it!

Mrs Furious has taken a liking to the cheap SLK and has been taking it to work this week, so Ive not been able to do much more than wash and clay bar it!
She did the weekly shop on the way home today, but, I said, there are no shopping bags in it?
Popped the boot to see entirely full of loose food

And why, when the app is the only option, is there a service charge to use it?