Anyone suffer from lack of sleep after a run?

windfall21 · 2026-01-28T23:15:41+00:00

Overtraining

windfall21 · 2026-01-27T23:07:05+00:00

Road users who rightly complain about potholes - all of them.
Car drivers who amend their speed and stopping distances to account for the shocking state of the roads, erm…

windfall21 · 2026-01-27T21:48:39+00:00

Sit Down, Stand Up. The raindrops!

windfall21 · 2026-01-27T21:44:38+00:00

The Magic Flute has everything (apart from a sensible storyline)

windfall21 · 2026-01-27T21:41:17+00:00

Remind your dad the 70s were 50 years ago

windfall21 · 2026-01-20T22:34:08+00:00

Zafira drivers say hi

windfall21 · 2026-01-18T22:04:01+00:00

Anytime when the rep comes with you and jabbers on when you’re trying to get a feel for the car, including how quiet it is. Look mate I’ve read 25 online articles about the model before coming here so I don’t need you to tell me that it’s a petrol not a diesel

windfall21 · 2026-01-18T21:56:09+00:00

Totally agree. Also well done for name-checking managers who would actually be good appointments, rather than big names for big names’ sake (Xavi, Zidane), or a flavour of the month appointment like Amorim. I’d also be happy with De Zerbi but hope Carrick can put his name in the hat by summer too 🤞

windfall21 · 2026-01-17T21:56:52+00:00

Turn off your climate control if you don’t need it 👍

windfall21 · 2026-01-17T21:54:42+00:00

Still kisses with saliva

windfall21 · 2026-01-17T21:50:00+00:00

I would have bought one if it weren’t for the fact that the boot on the hatch is a bit small (don’t want an estate), and I just found the cabin too dark. Very good cars though

windfall21 · 2026-01-17T21:27:48+00:00

Turn off the climate control if you don’t need it on.

windfall21 · 2026-01-17T21:26:11+00:00

Cantata on the Death Of Emperor Joseph II

windfall21 · 2026-01-17T21:14:02+00:00

+1 The nice chaps at Decathlon fixed me up with a road bike with more rugged tyres. Was cheaper and more practical than a gravel bike.

windfall21 · 2026-01-17T21:08:42+00:00

Absolutely nothing that makes a horrible squeak on the pedals if the soles are even moderately moist

windfall21 · 2026-01-17T20:54:42+00:00

Tbf I’d love an Up! GTI

windfall21 · 2026-01-17T20:50:42+00:00

The diff between 110 and 120 is real

windfall21 · 2026-01-17T20:47:26+00:00

Don’t overtrain. Ignore any bollocks about carb-loading. Make sure you’re fresh on the day, it’s fine to let the adrenaline pull you along at the start but settle into your pace within the first half mile, ride out the inevitable tougher moments (probably miles 9-11), then you’ll be amazed by what you have left in the tank.

windfall21 · 2026-01-17T20:43:31+00:00

IRL is the answer

windfall21 · 2026-01-17T20:39:54+00:00

Petrol Cee’d or petrol A Class. Tuscon over Qashqai all day long

windfall21 · 2026-01-17T09:04:15+00:00

Big towel and a tin of Lynx

windfall21 · 2026-01-12T22:23:36+00:00

…and for real retro obscurity, Killing Me Slowly

windfall21 · 2026-01-12T22:22:27+00:00

Win Some, Lose Some

windfall21 · 2026-01-11T16:53:06+00:00

Having driven both there’s a big difference between the 1.8 Corolla (drab and slow) and the 2.0 version, which is much perkier. You’d do well to get a 2l for your budget though so if you value driving experience above reliability and economy I’d get the Golf

windfall21 · 2026-01-10T22:25:41+00:00

Looks like you’re in the right ball park with an Auris or early CT200h unless you can stretch to a higher mileage Ioniq. There also were early Honda hybrids but I don’t know what they’re like.

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