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@modernheroestv I think a novelty Instagram account collecting pictures of absolute basket case Amazon vans would do numbers

Loads of these around at the moment. Had a much harder life than the mileage suggests of course, can’t think of a van more abused than an Amazon one Shame they’re so incapable really, lot of big van for basically no money

@ListerLawrence I ran a 2024 s350d (while still sold to fleet customers) for a few weeks. Per mile fuel cost less than a 320i, and given the reliance on diesel for commercial and industrial applications id see no reason to be concerned about owning one for 5 years or so

Advice needed: I’m going to buy a Mercedes S Class. There are some mega deals on the last of the old shape cars. The two options are S450d 4WD or S580e 4WD hybrid. My question is am I mad to be buying an S450d in 2026 when diesels seem to be a dying breed. The s580e is £10k more expensive and I don’t like the inconvenience of plugging it in everyday. I was going to go ahead with the diesel but this is a car I want to keep 5 years. Thoughts please?

@judejon_ @tonyhawktruther Respectfully what the fuck are you talking about lmao

@tonyhawktruther In the UK, being seen in a car is considered a symbol of tremendous luxury and power

Why are British politicians so often photographed in cars like this? Rarely seems to happen in the US.

@hans323 This feels easy to rig - pick any MET office contributing meteorological station, gently blow a blood dryer at it from a few meters away for an hour or two, profit

@Jasper231231 @BenRamanauskas A deputy director role means its management not finance. This will be filled by someone working their way up the CS ladder, not by someone looking to develop a finance career

@BenRamanauskas 81k for a senior finance role? Good luck with that.

In case you were not sufficiently worried about the state of the public finances. There is no requirement for an economics or finance backround for this role. It also can't be worked from London... 👍🇬🇧

@Discoplomacy Sorry, but are you even trying if your flowchart fits on a single page? 3 page average for internal ones in my department i think

Unreal find just now on a gov website

@Les37b37b @DanNeidle Why bother tweeting if you don't have a clue about what the tweet you are replying to is talking about, or have a clue about the thing you are tweeting about?

@DanNeidle Is this how Angela Rayner was caught?

Just heard about an insane "tax avoidance" scheme being pitched to recruitment agencies, involving paying HMRC with a "bill of exchange". I'd think it was a joke if it hadn't come from an unimpeachable source. If you come across this, do get in touch in complete confidence.

@bunburyoudoujp @RealPavlovsky I'd say they are opposites in that specific respect - japanese has a strong domestic food culture, while the UK has a very strong non domestic food culture

@RealPavlovsky It's well known.

Why the UK and Japan Are Basically the Same Country - Constitutional monarchies - Island nations - Unique food culture - Suck at foreign languages (because island nations) - Had empires - People are mad at them (because empires) - Tea

@ListerLawrence I drove past one pulled over, the rear lights do some weird animation and I genuinely couldnt tell if it was indicating to pull out, had hazards on or some other bullshit

Nope. I’ve no idea either. It’s a… X… pang? X Peng? X Pong?

@AlexEdgerton Not sure why you say it barely exists, the central circle has been in every modern mini in one form or another. I dont see why they would revert to any standard resolution, circular displays are not expensive as they are cut from the same mother panel as any other kind of display

How can something that barely existed be a core part of anything? Every app has to be proprietary. Right now the dead space is a function of the circle. I’m betting they move to a standard resolution eventually. The added cost can be either savings for customers or profit for the company.

The goofy screen shapes will not stand the test of time. This includes the bent Porsche screens, and even the cute round display of the Cooper. Same goes for any auxiliary miniature strip screens, like the one above it. It’s a lot of added cost and headache due to its proprietary nature, forcing manufacturers to create a one off, and subsequently all app developers must follow suit. All for zero actual benefit. Main display is here to stay. All the weird stuff is a fad phase many manufacturers will go through to get attention, before realizing that standardized resolutions exist for a reason. Software is a new thing for them, and this is all part of the learning curve.

@gworepanda Lincolnshire needs to be separated from the East & West Midlands imo

i feel like starting an argument so here’s my take on the uk i feel very strongly about my decisions

@Primrose_Petals @andyneiman It went direct to streaming in Russia, so stream rips with hard owed Russian subs are available. Decent quality video but all the ones ive seen have absolutely decimated audio

@andyneiman Its on streaming???

watched phm on my laptop last night and Wow im so glad i saw it so many times in the theater because its so much better than watching it on a device

@NoLongerBennett I'm not convinced this is actually true at all - its well known in the UK that we've falln way behind hard numbers wise. Maybe the average Joe wouldn't guess last place, but there's no way it would average as high as 7th

7th must be the mean guess. Nobody in Britain knows enough about the US to guess "seventh" with a straight face. Americans, without looking, what state has the 7th highest income?

@LazyJam I never buy non vacuum packed now, it actually breaks down to a good ground consistency unlike the stringy plastic boxed stuff did!

I know there’s a lot of shit going on in the world atm BUT the move to that vacuum packed mince packaging seriously needs investigating

@OCDaboutCars Inshallah it will be 40k in another year's time 🙏

We're not in crazy COVID car market times anymore Toto. This car would have been ~£175k a couple of years ago. Legit mint too by the looks of things. Someone got a decent deal on this at £103k (~£110k with fees) at auction yesterday.

@sspencerukk 20 mins for the fast because the slow train is full of slow train people

Weird one here Would you rather rather wait 20 mins for the fast train that takes 20 mins Or Get on the 40 min slow train

@modernheroestv 9k Funky Cat or 9k Ghibli truly would be a 2 very different sides of the same depreciation coin

These are getting temptingly cheap now. Would need to be £9k on the forecourt though, would anyone actually buy it?

@solyanochka @guerlainguerier Bought 2 pairs of Lewis, theyve both lasted 18 months before the pockets have completely worn through. Meanwhile the 10 year old M&S jeans are still fine. Lewis are trash

@guerlainguerier Samsoe Samsoe (on sales) Ganni (also sales) Levi’s Olaf Adidas Originals

COS Carhartt Massimo Dutti Suit Supply Banana Republic M&S (don’t sleep on them)

@ValkyrieB70 @tom550993 They are Recaro Trendlines, which were called Recaro SP-Js in Evos. Pretty sure they are the same seat, not sure why Recaro named them differently

@tom550993 Are those seats from a Mitsubishi Evo???

Stuff that’s cool about this car: 1: magnesium alloy wheels for reduced rotating mass 2: Sachs dampers 3: 10 mm lower Recaro’s 4.’: lightened rear bench seat 5: low production numbers 6: the fact that most people think it’s just and old Clio 🤌