Coldgunner

Dunno whether mine have a 'heater' or ifs just the bulbs, but the lights defrost pronto on my Golf. Think my headlamps need restoring eventually as the inevitable smudgy cloud on the plastic lenses have appeared. Still seems to pass MOT fine though.

The cold also seems to kill my battery too. I've still got a parasitic drain I've not resolved, but summertime isn't quite so bad. Winter the battery will die in a couple of days. I have to start it up for a bit each day, greenpeace must love me and also expecting a visit from just stop oil soon too.

Probably quite similar, its a MK5 Golf Estate. I've got aircon fitted and thankfully heated mirrors. No heated front screen unfortunately. Mums Mondeo clears in a flash but mine is simply lethargic. Being a diesel it also seems to take a while for the engine to get up to temperature when idling. I'll run it for a few minutes on full blast then wipe away the moisture with a hand-towel. Once its clear enough to be safe to drive I'll pull away. Once the engine is working a bit harder it warms up nicely and clears everything.

I seem to get moisture on the inside which is mystifying and concerning. I keep a hand towel in the car for such events though. Can't work out why, have had moisture evaporators on the dash to combat it, but still a minor issue.

Also a fellow Peterborian I wanted to come take a look, but couldn't get near the store for most of the day lol, there seemed to be a constant swarm! Not that its a bad thing mind, looked like you did well. I'll just pop in the shop soon I guess.

The numbers are too narrow or the wrong font. If you eyeball the '010' against the builders plate, the plate is wider, and if you look at the '6' in relation to the cab windows its too far over to the right. The right edge of the '3' should be in line with the rivet under the forward window. Compared to my photo of the real thing the font looks smaller and narrower.

Did anyone pick up the Hornby 2022 club loco? They were knocking them out for £10 each, figured I'd pick one up cos its £10 basically.

My previous gripes with the parking costs aside (I've probably been a bit unfair in some respects, will let the issue go), I did get out of the car park quite quickly today. I pretty much drove straight out almost non-stop in fact when there is normally a queue. This probably explains why.

Today was the first time I've seen it in person and it looked alright, the only real complaint I have is the cabside number which still looks off to me. But its a start for British HO RTR at least.

I was there just before 10am and the queue's had for the large part cleared, I was waiting maybe 10 minutes to buy a ticket.

TBH when writing I didn't realise that the seating was costed separately by the NEC, I assumed it was part of the hall costs? I apologise as no offense was intended, the frustration of not being able to sit down properly for a number of hours and a long day travelling all adds up and it was all a bit last minute for me to arrange my visit. But, in regards to the parking location, its not always practical to park off-site for personal reasons, so I do have to face the costs of parking on-site. I just can't fathom why pre-booking is a few quid cheaper than on the day, as surely its a linked booking system. Noted if I go next year!

@Robert Shrives Thanks for your response, I hope my gripes aren't taken as a reflection on Warley MRC and your teams work as that's not my intention. I understand you guys do an often thankless and exhausting job given the limitations and I really appreciate the time and effort you do put in. I hoping registration plates are logged and blacklisted for future events! Not acceptable regardless of the costs, if you want to have a go at the prices, have a go at the owners/council.

Not long got home, a bit underwhelmed if I'm honest. Generally the layouts were good, but I started feeling frustration for a number of reasons: - Doddery sods stopping to have a chat in the aisles. People need to start being a bit more considerate of others around them. - People constantly pushing in front of me at layouts and traders stands when I've been patiently waiting. Had to walk away sometimes as my internal voice was shouting "**** OFF!". Not only do they push in front, but then proceed to stare into the distance. The NEC doesn't help themselves either: - Once again the NEC seems to neglect putting out sufficient seating, lots of people sitting on the floor. Warley is not the only event they seem to do this, the classic car show has been the same. - Parking... £18 and its not even nearby, it'd be quicker walking to Mordor than to nip to the car - Food - still bloody expensive. Thankfully I made a tactical stop off in the morning for supplies, but previous years I've been stuck and had to pay the massive prices. I could've really done with a beer in the afternoon, but they're charging exorbitant prices for a light ale. The layouts were great and many of the traders had some nice stuff, but I wasn't getting the same bargains I did at previous shows. Its a long way for me to travel to a show and I'm re-thinking whether I should go next year. Starting to see the same stuff, the same layouts, the same traders each year and its starting to lose its appeal. Another minor greivance which I don't think is shared by most people here is layouts not doing anything. I get that you may be running to a timetable or sequence, but layouts with nothing going on for extended periods of time are incredibly dull to me, even when the quality of the layout is superb. I know I'll get some stick for this, but it is my personal opinion and no personal offense is intended. I loved the Playmobil layout though!

Is the RMweb bunga bunga party on this year again or wot?

Another poor driver reported to cambs constabulary. Van w***** decides he's going to close pass me and force an oncoming car over to the side, only to then pull into a driveway 20 seconds up the road. Thankfully I have the footage in glorious 4k. Gets the knob head award for both the close pass and the fact that he didn't need to pass me.

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Anyone who has a birthday in December will know how craptacular it can be. Want to organise a get-together to celebrate? Not a chance, either everywhere is full or various xmas parties for people to attend instead. I feel sorry for anyone who has a birthday in and around the 25th, mines not quite so close but close enough still. Also don't get me started on company xmas parties. I don't want to attend, stop bugging me to attend. You're all boring bar-stewards during the day, why would I want to spend time with you voluntarily?

2.89m wide and 4.22m high according to wiki, compared to 2.74m wide of the HST (also according to wiki). Couldn't find the height of the UK unit, but sure someone might have the info to hand. Dunno whether the XPT units fit Berne gauge?

Wonder if we could get an XPT shipped back to the UK for display? Might be a nice comparison with our native units and show what BR engineering did abroad. Weren't they fitted with a beefier cooling system and air filters for the Aussie environment?

Major Tom, We've found the errant toolbag, but can you explain why you've got a set of micro-spanners, a 4mm/ft scale ruler and a 9v battery labelled "test battery" in what is a space toolkit?

To me it looks like it retains some of the design cue's from the original, the slab fronted 2-door hatchback design. Obviously chunkified a bit to accommodate modern safety standards. edit: on a second look, to me it looks like the EV should have the lights the other way, with the square's on top and the slits below.

As much as I still don't like it, its at least in keeping with what the R5 once was. Is it AWD?

I think what they did with the Mustang, and now the Capri names is incredibly poor, like trampling all over your own company heritage while trying to use that name in the same marketing ploy. They're not 'new' Capri's/Mustangs, they're crappy EV SUV's with a badge slapped on them. I'm incredibly cynical about the whole thing, and feel like the motor industry is heading towards nothing but generic boxes now. Everything looks like an SUV or SUV Crossover, the jack of all trades and master of none. Want something to munch the miles - get a saloon Want something to carry loads of stuff/pets - get the estate Want a shopping cart/runabout - get a small hatchback Want to go offroading - get a proper 4x4 Yeah I'm generalising, but the SUV trend does my nut in.

Does anyone have a good, quick way of cleaning mountain bike tyres? As someone who stores it indoors mud can be a pita to clean off manually. Is there any magic spray that will remove hard mud easily and quickly? Sometimes I just ride through a deep puddle ofc.

Turn that upside down and you've got a couple of epic half-pipes