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Do EVs with ICE range extenders where the REX is purely used as an onboard generator and cannot directly drive the wheels (e.g. BMW i3) have to pass an emissions test in an MOT?

This chap does some very interesting damaged engine teardowns. This is what happens when you drive your C43 through water. "That's not the colour of any fluid you want in your engine"

Yet another ban for driver with 96 points on his licence I'm no lawyer but wouldn't continually ignoring driving bans count as contempt of court, the penalties for which can be very severe?

A very enjoyable half hour. The history of the all conquering Mercedes CLK GTR. All conquering that is until Mercedes took on Le Mans again, after that day in 1955, and cemented its position as the world's most successful aerobatic racing car.

A very interesting piece about the Volvo 850 estate that raced in thr BTCC. "You don't race the car, you race the rule book." It features people and cars a certain poster on here might recall ;)

Interesting video, with plenty of Mercedes content, about how to make a V12* sound like a Ferrari F1 of the eighties. Some of the pipework is mind boggling. * That Mustang V8 gets there too :thumb:

Manchester Airport: Man jailed over meet-and-greet parking fraud A man whose "meet and greet" service promised to put air passengers' cars in a secure compound but instead left them in a farmer's field has been jailed. Mohammed Isaq, of Davenport Green Hall, Hale Barns, charged up to £70 to...

The burnt out shell of a 1954 Ferrari has sold at auction for $1.5 million. It caught fire during a race in the 1960s and was not touched for decades. It was driven by Franco Cortese, Ferrari's first racing driver. Analysts say the new buyer may want to restore it so it can race again. The 1954...

Because I now do mainly short journeys I like to keep an eye on the battery voltage. I normally use COMAND's 'three finger salute' to display it but when I use the dashboard to show the charging voltage it's about 0.7 volts higher than COMAND. The car shows 14.2, COMAND 13.5 or thereabouts...

My W203 failed its MOT this morning because the Solo Diesel misfuelling device doesn't have a proper seal and effectively vents the tank to open air. Luckily I had the original cap in the boot and, to quote the tester, "That's the quickest repair I've ever seen." Another year of motoring...

It's time my car (W203 '04 pre facelift C200 cdi diesel) had some nice fresh brake fluid. How much will it take to fully change it? I don't want a half empty bottle sitting on the shelf absorbing moisture.

A birthday gift from her brother Paul. 43000 miles, stored for 14 years.

Twin jet Pitts :D:thumb:

I've just watched a "How Do They Do It?" on the latest Morgan three wheeler. It showed a short propshaft and ninety degree bevel gears final drive, then you could clearly see a motorcycle type toothed drive belt being fitted to the rear wheel, which wasn't mentioned at all in the commentary. Are...

Ford have published a patent for embedded vehicle systems that facilitate a car's repossession, including autonomously moving it to a repossession agency. The patent [PDF], which was originally filed in August, covers more ways to combat non-payment. The least intrusive is a helpful message...

Might as well get this up and running.

The full article is worth reading. I wonder how long it will take someone to unlock it themselves?

Walking past the local station today I spied a W215 CL500 '04 reg. Upon closer inspection it had one of those council notices on the windscreen telling all and sundry that in their opinion it's been abandoned and unless it's removed within seven days it's off to the tin can factory. I know...

As the title says, Euro police arrest 31 in 'keyless hack theft' probe. Europol this week said it has arrested 31 people in a crackdown on a car-theft ring that developed and used a technique to steal keyless vehicles. The alleged crooks preyed on motors from two French automakers, we're told...

Could flat tyres soon be a thing of the past? On a test track in Luxembourg, a Tesla Model 3 is twisting through tight corners, accelerating rapidly, and doing emergency stops. Standard stuff. What's remarkable, though, is the car is sitting on four airless tyres - made by Goodyear, the US...