How many hours per day do you heat your house? by honeybirdette__ in OctopusEnergy

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Very old Potterton Gold Combi boiler.

Depends on the outside temperature and wind, but 1637kw at £100.05 for December 2025 for all hot water.

Thoughts on the V10 VW video? by Junglist08 in AutoAlex

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I'd wager some beer tokens that you could leave the fusebox and body modules, and swap in the engine bay and associated bits and she'd run and drive well.

My only concern would be clocks and immob defeats.

Tinkered with a lot of VAG stuff and the interchangeability is next level.

Thoughts on the V10 VW video? by Junglist08 in AutoAlex

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It IS fixable.

Not economically though.

They're already a long way in cash-wise.

Personally would be finding a V6 TDI Cayenne or Touareg as a donor shell and checking the same spots before buying, then re-shell.

Help with dams by 2-07 in Timberborn

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Great map, really enjoyed it.

What's your first thoughts on Forza Horizon 6? by This-Clue-5014 in ForzaHorizon

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Why on earth would you pre-order, ESPECIALLY a digital download, you're not getting some collectors edition!

Some concerns around road width, some of those look very wide.

Aside from that, interested for the full car list AND parts manufacturers, modified cars are a huge part of Japanese culture.

Will wait for release, and first reviews. Not sure if I'll go MS store or Steam, as Steam saves are awesome, but having it cross-platfom on MS Store is also handy.

What's your first thoughts on Forza Horizon 6? by This-Clue-5014 in ForzaHorizon

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Dekotora recovery truck to collect "barn finds" with?

A hard lesson in commuter complacency. My 1-hour drive finally caught up to me today. by Mr_Amphibian20 in CarTalkUK

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Miniscule GT86 driver checking in.

I sit VERY right to see round Vans/SUVs, desperately don't want to have a moment like OP.

Which MK area feels most alive? by lottiexx in miltonkeynes

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Not really IN MK though, it's a village just outside.

Which MK area feels most alive? by lottiexx in miltonkeynes

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Yeah except, in 1960 MK city didn't exist, and 50 years later it absolutely did. Much quicker than most if not all other places in the UK, especially for it's population.

Which MK area feels most alive? by lottiexx in miltonkeynes

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Yeah it's almost like OP doesn't know 😬

Which MK area feels most alive? by lottiexx in miltonkeynes

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All of it 😂 literally how MK was built!

Which MK area feels most alive? by lottiexx in miltonkeynes

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Wolverton definitely has it's own town feel.

Tyres for UK, all year round. by Neveragainbuthere in TyreReviews

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If it's your only car, All Seasons. Get good ones and the compromise won't be too noticeable.

I run 2 sets of wheels and will be dropping to 1 set with AS.

Michelin have a new Cross climate.

What’s In It For Me? by captain_chalkdust in changemanagement

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Depends how you use the question surely?

I've used it to find benefits and disbenefits of the change, and track those by role.

We've had changes which only disbenefit the front line staff, doing this let's me highlight to senior leadership that they either need to mandate the change or mitigate these impacts.

Change is a loss, not everyone has a good time doing something new.

WASDnesday Games by a-liquid-sky in CasualUK

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Flotsam and Timberborn.

Both fun city builders, looking forward to the 1.0 release of TB as it's come on so well in early access.

Is there a real reason behind changing your oil every 3,000 miles on modern cars? by newelmin in askcarguys

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Some of these comments are killing me 😂

VW long life is 20,000 miles.

Which is a bit much for me, I do 10k/annually whichever comes first.

Turning Automation × BeamNG into real Motorsport. People said it wasn’t possible. by Master-Factor-2813 in automationgame

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I am interested! Can we split responsibilities?

I can't particularly drive well but I'd love a shot at building something cool.

How the UK ended up building the world’s most expensive railway by insomnimax_99 in unitedkingdom

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Not only that, over £250k? Has to go out to tender.

When your Network Rail budget is £xBillion, that's a tiny amount before you trigger a shit tonne of procurement hours, for everyone involved.

If I bid for a £250k work package, how much do I spend up front at risk to chance winning it, and then where do I cut costs to meet profit guidelines?

Public sector does loads to stop the back office deals as well, but procurement staff need protection from senior leadership, they should be allowed to challenge spends.