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by Jonquirk
Fri Jan 05, 2018 5:48 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: VW Trailer Assist
Replies: 14
Views: 14413

Re: VW Trailer Assist

It seems impossible at first but if you keep at it it will just click and you will wonder what was so difficult at the start. Short trailers, especially those that where the distance between tow hitch and axle is shorter than the wheelbase of the tow vehicle are nasty little so-and-sos; longer trail...
by Jonquirk
Mon Dec 25, 2017 9:08 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Merry Christmas everyone
Replies: 27
Views: 24648

Re: Merry Christmas everyone

You should see where it goes in!
by Jonquirk
Mon Dec 25, 2017 8:03 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Merry Christmas everyone
Replies: 27
Views: 24648

Re: Merry Christmas everyone

Seconded. Merry Christmas to all.
by Jonquirk
Sun Dec 17, 2017 5:34 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Santa list?
Replies: 21
Views: 21059

Re: Santa list?

UK satellites? Any idea what the G in GPS stands for?
by Jonquirk
Mon Dec 04, 2017 8:23 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Please Explain
Replies: 11
Views: 12196

Re: Please Explain

The only problem I have noticed is that sometimes the new posts page won’t load at about 6am. I presume the server is brushing its teeth and hanging up its dressing gown in preparation for another busy day. It usually loads five minutes later.
by Jonquirk
Sat Dec 02, 2017 5:11 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Flat bottomed steering wheels - why??
Replies: 66
Views: 63638

Re: Flat bottomed steering wheels - why??

If I remember correctly, Clarkson drove a SAAB that had a joystick instead of steering wheel and pedals. Once he got the hang of it he appeared to approve the concept.
by Jonquirk
Wed Nov 22, 2017 7:11 pm
Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
Topic: Book Promotion
Replies: 49
Views: 66912

Re: Book Promotion

One case where speed helps.
by Jonquirk
Wed Nov 22, 2017 5:17 pm
Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
Topic: Book Promotion
Replies: 49
Views: 66912

Re: Book Promotion

It's a really good book, published in 1988. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Royal-Automobile-Club-Superdriver-Discover/dp/0862110726/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1511353730&sr=1-10&refinements=p_27%3ASir+John+Whitmore Treat yourself! :) At £399 new or £41+ used I'll take your word for i...
by Jonquirk
Tue Nov 21, 2017 4:13 pm
Forum: In The News
Topic: "High risk" roads
Replies: 16
Views: 22219

Re: "High risk" roads

I have only ever driven the C&F to see what it is like. It has never featured on any route as the logical way to go. I was only there because of its reputation. That said , the last time I drove it on a Sunday afternoon in July, I had the road almost to myself going west to east. With the curren...
by Jonquirk
Mon Nov 20, 2017 9:29 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Cycling two abreast
Replies: 6
Views: 7100

Re: Cycling two abreast

Highway Code rule 66 says you should never ride more than two abreast, and ride in single file on narrow or busy roads and when riding round bends. So there you have it. When a car comes up behind two cyclists riding abreast the driver immediately decides that the road is narrow and busy (because he...

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