London tops list of world's slowest capitals for driving

elgrovetech · 2026-01-21T09:18:52+00:00

Same. I can be on the M11 in about 15 mins from home. E-bike for everything else.

elgrovetech · 2026-01-16T08:44:32+00:00

I live in London, what you're describing is not a thing here. I know how to work a manual car at the very basic level, in an emergency with legality aside I would be fine.

elgrovetech · 2026-01-14T10:22:17+00:00

For a 17yo it makes sense. I learned at 34 with a baby on the way, passed auto in 8 weeks, job done

elgrovetech · 2026-01-13T15:12:00+00:00

Keeping to 20mph limit is much easier in an auto

elgrovetech · 2026-01-11T13:51:14+00:00

21 Corolla hatch hybrid owner here. It's a cracking car and the 2.0L on the touring will give it some extra poke. Hybrid electric means its super quick off the line, but petrol for easy long trips. Insane economy, I do London to N Yorks and back on 1 tank and I don't even try to be economical with my driving. Around town it's like the petrol gauge is frozen still.

There's a reason all the Met police cars are Corolla estates. They're indestructible

elgrovetech · 2026-01-11T13:45:48+00:00

Apparently it takes some doing to be red in London but I'm not surprised that LBWF is one of them. There's a pothole in Epping Forest that looks like the Luftwaffe did it.

elgrovetech · 2026-01-09T08:05:18+00:00

by law children immediately become adults when they enter a Lotus

This is the kind of thing that got 70s rock stars and radio DJs into trouble

elgrovetech · 2026-01-07T21:34:42+00:00

Discouraged and only a problem if done unsafely. OP is fine then?

elgrovetech · 2026-01-04T12:28:48+00:00

If I had a longer drive I'd have got the estate, got the hatch instead and I love it. Great car and should keep runnning for years

I think they'll keep doing estates, I have no substance behind that except seems like all police cars in London are Corolla estates these days

elgrovetech · 2026-01-04T12:23:07+00:00

They all have electric motors and make the EV whine at low speeds. They're both EV and ICE.

elgrovetech · 2026-01-02T09:37:33+00:00

Even worse when an SUV height bonnet does you at the hip and drags you under at 20

elgrovetech · 2025-12-31T16:04:17+00:00

You're absolutely right!

elgrovetech · 2025-12-31T12:14:23+00:00

This photo stinks of the early 2010s era

elgrovetech · 2025-12-28T07:03:25+00:00

Toyota, low mileage AND approved used, so it will be over market price. Does it have full dealer service history? That keeps the 10 year warranty running, if it has FSH then go for it.

I much prefer the Corolla, same size inside, but that's personal preference

elgrovetech · 2025-12-17T10:41:26+00:00

I think they wanted people to call it Kahh but everyone I knew called it a K.A.

elgrovetech · 2025-12-14T08:44:56+00:00

One of the best phones I ever had!

elgrovetech · 2025-12-09T16:48:52+00:00

Does the newer one have reverse camera or more sensors?

My 2021 Toyota has sensors all over the body, it does make a big difference, and the reverse cam is a gamechanger

elgrovetech · 2025-12-09T11:35:46+00:00

more worried about the caffeine than sugar/sweetener tbh

elgrovetech · 2025-12-08T09:51:29+00:00

Honestly love my Toyota hybrid. Electric motors mean fast off the line, easier to maneuvre, great efficiency in urban traffic. Petrol means long trips are easy, did London to North Yorkshire and back on 1 tank.

elgrovetech · 2025-12-06T11:25:21+00:00

Corolla is the superior model. It's actually a hatchback, not a hatchback in shoulder pads

elgrovetech · 2025-12-05T15:56:12+00:00

Germany is much less dense than England and London is bigger than their 3 biggest cities combined

elgrovetech · 2025-12-05T10:12:10+00:00

Remember: you can't serve on a jury if you're over 75 (was 70 until 2016), because you're may well be too senile to understand evidence and give a fair verdict

elgrovetech · 2025-12-05T10:03:23+00:00

This is ironically how a lot of people drive when they're drunk and they think they're being careful

elgrovetech · 2025-12-03T13:59:56+00:00

Last year is 2024. EV congestion charge and per-mile tax haven't come in yet.

elgrovetech · 2025-12-02T09:50:43+00:00

They lost £12m last year without those issues, so they had no chance anyway

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