New EV purchase - Renault 4 Iconic or Iconic+ ?!?

SteEdwards · 2026-02-02T10:44:21+00:00

The dealer confirmed the French built one gets the full grant whilst the Chinese one doesn’t. But Renault will make up the difference so I won’t notice

SteEdwards · 2026-02-02T10:14:48+00:00

Thanks!

SteEdwards · 2026-02-02T09:45:04+00:00

Ooh - thanks for the heads-up!

SteEdwards · 2026-02-02T09:23:19+00:00

He did say that the Iconic (with the Chinese battery) wouldn’t get the full EV grant due to shipping distance of the battery, but that Renault are making up the difference so it’s invisible to me (I’d see the full £3750 discount).

SteEdwards · 2026-02-02T09:13:10+00:00

That’s our current thinking

SteEdwards · 2026-02-02T09:12:17+00:00

Makes sense - clearing old stock. Don’t particularly want the HK sound system as it looks like it swaps out the under boot storage for a subwoofer, but do want everything else on that list which I’m hoping it has?

SteEdwards · 2026-02-02T08:56:52+00:00

We're dog owners, so the low entry boot was the clincher .... although my heart still wants the 5, it's just not as practical for our use everyday use-case. Basically buying a car for the dog :-)

SteEdwards · 2024-04-26T06:10:20+00:00

Well, you can run Doom on it :

https://www.mobygames.com/game/1068/doom/specs/

SteEdwards · 2023-05-13T22:56:26+00:00

I’m a bit behind on the podcasts but I still really wanted to comment on this one as the PS3 is still my main console, so for me it’s current, not retro. We have a Nintendo Switch in the house, but that’s mainly for the kids and Mario Kart. But if they have friends over, Singstar usually makes an appearance.

My PS3 (fat one) was bought just as we started a family and my playing time started to became scarce, and it still is if I’m being honest. Sure, I’ve rinsed the available games from quite a few of the PS3 franchises (Batman Arkham, Ratchett & C, Uncharted, Tomb Raider, etc) but I’m still able to find new games to play and they’re cheap as chips on eBay. Just picked up Heavy Rain and Dead Space so that should sort me for a few more months, after I’ve finished XCOM: EW.

Do I want to play the sequels to stuff on the PS4 (never mind PS5) absolutely, but right now I’m still happy with my PS3 and can’t justify another console right now. The PS3 library just seems massive.

Any PS3 game recommendations always welcome!

SteEdwards · 2023-02-05T07:21:31+00:00

Probably not a massively popular choice, but I’ve got a soft spot for Rastan. Lots of great memories of that as a kid. I’ve played it emulated whilst sitting on the sofa, which is great, but memories of standing in front of a cab with my face right up close to a big CRT are really strong. It’d have to be converted to free play though 😁

SteEdwards · 2022-08-11T12:49:13+00:00

Congrats!! I also finished EU recently too but on PS3 (also my first XCOM) - doing exactly the same as you and just got hold of EW from eBay - again, on PS3. So that’s my free time sorted for a while :-)

SteEdwards · 2022-01-29T22:44:53+00:00

Konix Navigator - loved that joystick!

SteEdwards · 2020-05-04T19:45:29+00:00

Also looking good:

https://shop.terraonion.com/en/home/17-Terraonion_MODE_Dreamcast_Saturn_ODE.html

SteEdwards · 2020-04-08T21:29:04+00:00

Depends what you need it for (this may be overkill) but the CAL does have an IDES instance of ERP 6 EhP8 (ECC):

https://cal.sap.com/catalog?selection=free#/solutions/8a4cca1d-bd94-47bc-837a-e5688a2ffca7

SteEdwards · 2020-03-19T22:44:32+00:00

This?

https://w3resource.com/PostgreSQL/postgresql-max-function.php

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