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Just remembering when I won a trip to Vegas @F1 with @WilliamsF1 and couldn’t go because my passport was in for a Visa renewal. Didn’t even get a cap as a consolation. Just “OK, Bye”. Was absolutely gutted. Have loved that team since I became an F1 fan in 94. Oh well.

@epic_gobshite Yes, but what people realise is that comes down again later in the lap. Very cool thing to drive.

@RealJKay 40 meters up the eau rouge!

I don't know why but I think Spa-Francorchamps is the most beautiful circuit on the F1 calendar. #belgiangp

@epic_gobshite It is epic and so beautiful. The elevation changes are magnificent.

@RealJKay It's my absolute bucket list. Wanted to do it this month but just couldn't make the logistics work 😥

@AutoInfatuation The XF is surprisingly big outside, but just as surprisingly small inside. It’s the length of a 7 series with 3 series rear room. Loved my 5.0 though.

I am now free of old BMW’s for the first time in a year! X5 went this evening, sold as spares & repairs in the end as I just couldn’t be doing with sorting it. Lovely lad popped up from Essex and took it away. I now only have the XF which as it turns out isn’t the best family car in the world with two young children with very big car seats 😅 Absolutely love it for me though 😍 Better get looking for a new family car, I promise this one won’t be very exciting this time though.

@MarkHaydock5 Tried it and my furniture started levitating

Welsh is a fairly easy language to pronounce. Discuss 😆

@GTalevi @Lesufi They literally couldn’t care any less.

Annual trip to Henley on Klip for a friend of my daughter’s bday and the drive along Heidelberg rd is as instructive as ever. Festooned with defunct streetlights, derelict warehouses, weeds, litter, a sense of post- industrial collapse. You must be so proud, @Lesufi @GautengProvince

@joncoupland Try Solution Finish as well. Get it off Amazon. Tiny bottle.

First time in about 5 years this grill has looked black. Finally found a product that works and makes it look matte. Nielson External Trim cream

@AndrewButlerNet Seems like a good price

As you may imagine, I have absolutely no need for this.

@stellenmac Cutting the springs to lower it

On our F1 group. Static car in the East Rand. Poster says “complete with the Boksburg suspension upgrade” 😂😂😂 …. Look closely 😳

@tom550993 Well that just sent me down a rabbit hole of looking at companies who seem to be Instagram successful, but their filed accounts don’t seem to support the image.

I’ve just had a look at GMA’s accounts…not what I expected. Are the rest as bad?

@AutoPap I know. Hence my comment.

@RealJKay It was sarcasm with Andy.

No petrol at Shell Windsor. Andy Burnham’s first day going well 👍🏼.

@AutoPap Not sure it’s Andy’s fault, but yes, 2 stations near me. One has zero petrol or diesel. The other has only Diesel

@RealJKay Really? I was being sarcastic. I hope it isn't an actual problem.

PREACH!

@tom550993 Superb taste

@RealJKay They are scarily similar, aren’t they? I think we would just agree that we have excellent taste!!!

I’d left my mini down the road with a full can of Diet Coke on the passenger seat…went to go and see if it started earlier - great news, it did! However, the can had exploded on the heat 🤷‍♂️😝

@vee8design @flyingspares I need that spec to match my other car

Love this colour on a Conti GT, the dark blue interior works really well with it. Looks like this one will back on the road too hopefully!

@epic_gobshite @MrGWB71 You can still get 100 back from Michelin.

@MrGWB71 I have to buy N-rated ones in order to maintain my warranty. Porsche tax! 🥴

Sweet mother of Moses!!! #tyrewoes

@FinanceGhost @BoitumeloCaleb I think a Merc/BMW merger may be forced by the German government at some point

@BoitumeloCaleb In terms of Chinese disruption risk, BMW is a lot more likely to survive than Merc in my opinion.

BMW 🆚 Mercedes-Benz: global sales race in H1 2026 BMW and Mercedes-Benz continue to fight for sales dominance in the global premium market The global premium sales race remains in BMW's favour after the first half of 2026, although both brands experienced declining deliveries. Key figures:👇 BMW Group: 1,107,881 vehicles sold (-4.2% year-on-year). Mercedes-Benz Group: 1,076,300 vehicles sold (-6.0% year-on-year). Looking at the core luxury brands only: BMW: 1,004,681 vehicles (-6.2%). Mercedes-Benz Cars: 837,200 vehicles (-7.0%). That means BMW's main brand is ahead by roughly 167,000 vehicles globally after six months. A major reason both manufacturers are under pressure is the sharp slowdown in China, where German premium brands have lost significant market share to domestic manufacturers amid intense competition and weaker demand.