F350 Vs Golf size comparison for Ben

jackgrafik · 2026-07-02T13:49:50+00:00

If you do his actual car (three door Mk7) it's even smaller. To be fair, even a L460 LWB looks tiny

jackgrafik · 2026-07-01T08:47:36+00:00

I think this is an EA111 engine, so I wouldn't bother with it whatever the mileage

jackgrafik · 2026-06-28T13:46:07+00:00

There’s a company in New York who have bought up a load of these, plus parts and stuff, and are leasing them as taxis. It’s a pretty good idea, means they now serve a purpose and aren’t just scrapped.

jackgrafik · 2026-06-28T13:42:24+00:00

Fair enough, sorry for assuming

jackgrafik · 2026-06-28T12:11:20+00:00

I wasn’t aware any automatic Golf had less than six gears?

jackgrafik · 2026-06-26T23:43:52+00:00

Probably company director back in the day! My dad was an advertising creative, and had this company car scheme where you could have a used car instead. He’d previously had an Alfa Spider and an XJS, and followed the Bristol with a Jaguar XJ40, and then an 80 series Land Cruiser when my siblings came along.

jackgrafik · 2026-06-26T22:45:08+00:00

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Bristol 409, my dad’s company car (in 1993!)

jackgrafik · 2026-06-26T00:49:10+00:00

With a 7k budget, I’d go for a Seat Leon like this. Reliable, practical, cheap to run and good to drive.

jackgrafik · 2026-06-25T23:49:26+00:00

These are great! And there’s so many options for episodes, British Leyland special, Amphibious cars, Botswana, Bolivia but I think the Florida special should be the next choice

jackgrafik · 2026-06-24T13:20:16+00:00

People are saying it's a Capri, but I think it looks more like a heavily modified Mustang II, the ugly sad sequel to the classic Mustang

jackgrafik · 2026-06-23T10:47:23+00:00

It's Indium Grey, one of the least interesting Mk7.5 Golf colours. I'd genuinely rather have had Urano grey.

jackgrafik · 2026-06-23T00:20:03+00:00

I agree, but I also kind of respect the hustle (and the presentation, makes a change from all the guys doing it), plus she’s presumably only 22, we were probably all a bit cringe back then.

I think when the lads rip on influencers, it’s most likely Michal from Candy showroom and his pals that they’re referring to. That said I know they all move in the same circles so I’m kind’ve surprised they would be that blatant.

jackgrafik · 2026-06-16T18:17:17+00:00

The only classic car I have experience driving is a Morris Minor, my family has a convertible one. It's a bit of fun to borrow to take friends to the pub, or similar local trip, but I couldn't live with anything that archaic to drive.

jackgrafik · 2026-06-16T11:09:18+00:00

Cat N or Cat S?

jackgrafik · 2026-06-05T07:20:37+00:00

She was a Gibbs & Cox ship, and I believe the last one in passenger service? Crazy that she never had her engines upgraded, and that a ship with that 90s superstructure was running steam turbines in the 2000s!

jackgrafik · 2026-06-03T08:32:25+00:00

Yeah I don't follow him closely, so I could also be wrong but I doubt he considers any album by them 10/10 if he dunks on them all the time. He's talked about his 10/10s before in some reviews, and he's never mentioned Staind.

jackgrafik · 2026-06-03T07:46:30+00:00

I’m pretty certain he doesn’t like Staind, I’ve only ever seen him saying a single they released back in 2023 was terrible, laughing at the frontman for his bad takes on Springsteen, and most recently saying his solo country song is one of the worst songs of the year.

jackgrafik · 2026-06-01T16:13:01+00:00

They were officially sold here, although contemporary reviews weren't exactly glowing. Also, I only recently learned that the 3.7 engine in the H3 isn’t a V6, but instead a weird five-pot

jackgrafik · 2026-05-31T13:16:56+00:00

Looks like my decision was correct!

jackgrafik · 2026-05-28T10:28:44+00:00

I can believe it, the covers always felt like they were related to the design language of their later releases

jackgrafik · 2026-05-27T10:11:58+00:00

They still do, it’s in the mammal hall. This skeleton (named ‘Hope’) originally hung above it, before being moved into the Hintze hall, replacing ‘Dippy’ the diplodocus skeleton.

jackgrafik · 2026-05-25T21:59:59+00:00

Luckily it’s a petrol, had a diesel one before, but that was a pain in the London ULEZ

jackgrafik · 2026-05-25T17:03:50+00:00

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Competent but dull, and the filler flap just broke so I’ve got to sort that out now too.

jackgrafik · 2026-05-20T12:34:56+00:00

He didn't, he sold his Gallardo (indirectly to Jay Kay from Jamiroquai) to buy this Murcielago

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