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We've decided to avoid the large cars with 1 litre engine. Supposedly highly stressed I read somewhere. So that seems to rule out all fords and pretty much every Dacia out there as the 1.6 litre ones are rare. What I do not understand is why most brands are dropping engine size. 2 litres to...

I think some time in the future the older generation will understand and accept the modern world they complain about was what they had a hand in creating and apologise. This will be repeated with read generation shift until we learn to actually make the world into what works for everyone...

Some researchers used a slime mould to model efficient transportation networks. Same for logistics networks. Apparently with the existence of higher levels of food (big cities) and lower levels in other areas the mould detected where to go and most efficient route around the complex network...

Took my custom made Aiguille Alpine pack recently on a city break via trains (and replacement buses - British trains for you). I forgot how supremely comfortable a rucksack made to your exact dimensions is. Looks good in the fells but also city trips on public transport. Good for urban to...

I've seen scramblers on footpaths in I think Kentmere or Longsleddale. However I'm not sure anyone could do anything about it as one was the farmer's son and the others were his mates. They were not working just hooning around and having fun. It was the family farm so I guess the had the right...

REally? They are supposed to be good. Why?

I prefer to get rid of the car and put the trade in value with our cash to get a better car but OH wants to keep it and get a cheaper main car. So instead of a Toyota hybrid we might be getting a Dacia Duster!! No, seriously not. We are looking at Kia Sportage or similar. A Duster is step too far.

I found that crunching noise in my pug 208 when I first tried to go into 6th makes me think there is nothing like that in this car. Fortunately I kind of didn't really try to go into 6th and the light pressure was not enough to cause any damage. It was just like when you have not fully engaged a...

Am I alone in thinking that reverse being near the top end of the gear stick is a bad idea? The Pug we have there is no lift ring or push down on the knob at all. it is possible to push down on the gear stick into reverse gear position (or as near as you can get before something bad happens)...

I thought you bought old Land rovers to spend your time fixing them! I had a mate with an old army one who said he knew every part in his. I no told him it must be good to have a hobby. He replied saying he hated fixing cars but owning a LR meant you had no choice but to spend half your free...

Finally sold a camper and now considering family car that can carry more camping kit than our pug 208. Thinking Kia Sportage but Dacia duster was mentioned. That's 4x4 I think. Are 4x4s more expensive to maintain due to the all wheel drive? I've read chains instead of timing belts, is that...

Dyson was a marketeer not an engineer. Or at least his greatest talent was marketing. It was genius to apply for patents on the tech and market it as patent pending despite knowing full well it would never get a full patent. However that have enough time for him to gain market share and become...

What about the Yugo? I read tonight that they're coming back!! Anyone have one of those?

Every Dyson we've had has been unreliable. Our Miele has been reliable but is too powerful for some carpets. I do think they are the better brand for quality. The bagged ones are better I think too. BTW if you're paying full price for Miele bags you're making a mistake. There will be places to...

Oh damn! You can tie a bowline with a big loop too. In just pull enough loose end v through and do the loop it's tied around at the right spot to keep the knot higher up.

The Bowline was a bit bulky when in tried it. Well first I messed it up a few times as I'm really only used to tying it onto a krab attached to my harness when climbing (although I did tend to use a figure of 8 more when climbing). Perhaps if there was a way of passing more of the rope through...

There's times when you've forgotten a lead for your dog but you've got rope, or I found myself in that situation. So what quick knot would you use? Criteria - no sticking out loose ends, it could work with thinner rope up to say stiff 8mm, quick to tie to a D-ring on the collar, and not be...

I am trying to understand the aim here. Is it to eat what is grown and produced here without any imports of any kind? Or is it to eat what is grown here with a few imports of stuff you really like? I think the former option is interesting but the latter less so personally. No that I am taking...

My partner used to make pesto with it. Very strong flavour and it tends to linger longer than normal garlic on the breath I found.

Midge murmuration? Not sure if it counts but camping at great langdales we walked to the pub and decided to take a detour on the way along a path. Ahead of use I saw an absolutely massive cloud of midges and being a magnet for them we decided to scarper for the safety of a hot pub inside...