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Maybe the car made him do it. Like that evil Plymouth Fury in Christine. 😁

You've got to watch out for that website, FP. If you're not careful, it draws you in... 😄

Here you go HH, back of the settee money for a man of your means, surely. 😁 https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1750672

I quite like the Cube. Definitely unusual. The Xsara Picasso is French, of course, they and Citroen have always had a strong urge to be... different. (Immensely practical and cleverly designed, the Picasso, in its defence.)

Oi. The Ssanyong Rodius wants a word with you, outside. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/ssangyong-uks-ugliest-car

Congratulations on the new nipper-to-be. Get the CCFC indoctrination on the go whilst they're still in the womb, put Clive on via the iPlayer. 🙂 Fwiw we've got a Citroen Grand Picasso that has slogged on reliably enough for a good few years now. It can squeeze three in, plus a couple of their...

Get an old 5-series BMW, or a Volvo S80, to tick those boxes (imho). Both can do starship mileages if they've got a service history. Note to self. Add 90's M5 to the list. 😁

Daughter has a Fiat 500. A hoot to drive, reminds me a bit of my old mini. However, it's a bit tricky to get three kids, plus the dog, plus the luggage in it. So, the people who really don't care about cars.... Why aren't you all driving Dacia Sanderos eh? Or you can pick up a cheap...

Ooh, that's a tease. 😁

Well, it's all about opinions, isn't it. Modern cars are generally a bit more reliable, but they're much harder to fix. They're easier to drive, but they're less engaging (and in terms of VW's lane change shaker, actively annoying). They're more comfortable but also more isolating. Don't...

Minor bit of pedantry, it's SONIA rather than LIBOR these days. There is some stuff that goes on in mutuals, where there's a degree of balancing saving and lending, but it's obviously not one in, one out. Provisioning (i.e. the amount held against debt) is still very much a hot button, tightly...

There's a great line in a Tom Waits song... "I'd just buy me a used car lot, and wouldn't sell any of em, just drive a different car every day depending on how I feel..." That's me. 🙂 At a push though, Jag Mk 2, battered old Landy, Cortina Mk 3, Escort Mk 1, Classic 911, Austin Mini, Vauxhall...

Good motor. Surprisingly popular in Iran. 😁 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paykan

Yes, absolutely, it's a wee bit more complex than that. See fractional reserve banking, below. Hence things like the credit crunch and the need for loads and loads of boring seat warmers like me trying to keep the regulators happy and make sure the business is covered if you decide to blow...

Well, that feels like a wild old twenty-four hours. Definitely worth having the day off today! I never thought I'd be able to agree with anything Sunak said, but I'll give him this - Starmer's successes are the country's successes, so despite any doubts we've got to hope he does well. And...

Don't pretend you don't get the point. Labour have run a closely controlled campaign and will deservedly win. But their vote share hasn't shifted much, it's the rise of Reform and the collapse of the Tory vote that gets them the seats. Labour needs to start bringing people with them, left as...

Hmm.... I wonder why people don't like Reform...

If you don't think there's a difference between the parties, or they're all frauds then why are you on here seemingly cheerleading for Reform? The people who voted for Brexit didn't really have a clue what they were voting for; they either bought a grand lie, or wanted to give "the...

Outstanding! He missed out, "... and the global elite would have you believe the Earth isn't flat!". Only needed that for the full set.

If it's not Terry Butcher, I'm out.