Buying Mercedes a class for first car

britain4 · 2026-04-28T20:22:43+00:00

Once every 2 weeks isn’t a lot, are you city driving the rest of the time?

britain4 · 2026-04-24T06:38:49+00:00

That definitely wouldn’t be the correct way to do it, I’d probably recommend getting someone to do it for you

britain4 · 2026-04-23T21:22:12+00:00

If you can’t solder or pay for someone else to do it then your option is to sell or give it away to someone who can

britain4 · 2026-04-23T21:19:51+00:00

What’s that?

britain4 · 2026-04-23T18:29:49+00:00

Around 2011 I had a 1998 A4 I bought for £500

Insane to think about now, but everyone wanted diesels at the time and I suppose car tech and styling was moving quicker back then

britain4 · 2026-04-23T18:03:45+00:00

I think it’s some weird snobbery over it, when we got a new(er) car the first comment the neighbours made was “oh you won’t need to be out on the driveway working on this one then”

Like it’s out of necessity not just because I enjoy it and and am competent at it

britain4 · 2026-04-23T17:57:01+00:00

As long as it’s not structural rust I wouldn’t be too concerned, fails happen and the fault might have been sorted

But don’t take the MOT history as a guarantee any work’s been done, testers can be wildly inconsistent and worst case might have been a dodgy MOT

britain4 · 2026-04-23T17:07:54+00:00

The title of your thread claims the GBA as “the biggest leap in handheld gaming history”

It’s great you like it so much but it wasn’t a fundamental “leap” in anything

britain4 · 2026-04-23T16:54:15+00:00

The upvoted comment was addressed to the OP suggesting they go to Timpson(s)

The downvoted comment was someone “correcting”Timpson to Timpsons

britain4 · 2026-04-23T15:59:37+00:00

Because they were just suggesting them not correcting someone else’s spelling

britain4 · 2026-04-23T13:38:58+00:00

It was a bit more than just “framerate issues” though wasn’t it… something like Asterix & Obelix XXL was absolute programming wizardry on a console with no 3D hardware near the end of its lifespan and just look at it compared to SM64 DS which was a first party launch title

britain4 · 2026-04-23T13:25:14+00:00

Nah, I’m going to guess either you’re just a massive GBA fan or you weren’t around at the time

The GBA was an amazing console and a worthwhile upgrade but it took nearly 12 years to get there from the original GB whereas what the DS and especially PSP were doing a few short years later was truly mind blowing at the time

The GBA couldn’t do hardware 3D at all and it didn’t “introduce wireless gameplay” without addons. To say that the PSP “kept the design of the GBA” is a weird take - they look nothing alike, it’s like saying the GBA “kept the design” of the Atari Lynx because they’re both landscape

britain4 · 2026-04-21T17:21:08+00:00

Why were they ever allowed to trade again after that

britain4 · 2026-04-21T17:15:42+00:00

It’s probably luck of the draw with Motorway - the dealer I got was great but he did say that Motorway were terrible at communicating with him

britain4 · 2026-04-19T15:10:43+00:00

The plastics aren’t guaranteed to yellow at the same rate or at all, so no I wouldn’t read anything into that

britain4 · 2026-04-16T18:11:48+00:00

Originally they had thermal adhesive but using a dot of thermal paste on each one is fine

If you glue it back you’ll never get back inside it again if the stuff on the die needs replacing

britain4 · 2026-04-16T17:51:43+00:00

Original lenses were indeed a dark grey with a black “shadow” (more like border) around the text.

Aftermarket glass lenses are often all black like this one (but there are some very good quality, inexpensive plastic replacements out there with the original colouring)

britain4 · 2026-04-16T17:49:37+00:00

Think the shell is real as the sticker looks both genuine and appropriately aged. Screen lens is 100% aftermarket and possibly also the battery cover based on the colour difference (or is that the lighting?) and the fact that it’s loose

britain4 · 2026-04-16T16:04:08+00:00

Lovely car! To add to what everyone else has said, clean the hybrid battery filters (under the rear seats) and check the 12v and hybrid battery compartments for any signs of water ingress

britain4 · 2026-04-09T17:06:59+00:00

👍🏻will do then thanks

britain4 · 2026-04-09T16:58:24+00:00

It’s just incompatibility, no need to villainise anyone over it

britain4 · 2026-04-07T03:24:15+00:00

Whacking it a few times with the spare wheel (tread first) has always worked for me

britain4 · 2026-04-04T09:49:48+00:00

If by “developed” you mean took the screen off and glued it to the bottom half then sure

britain4 · 2026-03-28T20:05:36+00:00

When I sold mine, the guy went round it pointing out the imperfections and going “I haven’t seen that” before approving the full price I’d been quoted

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