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... 5. Stop flaming start, I know you can turn it off, but the battery, starter etc will cost a fortune to replace... I have Stop/Start on both my Focii, I leave it switched on and it's not caused any reliability problems and one has 75000m so far - except I reckon the battery needs replacing in on...

Nice drive John - and good reactions.

I couldn't see the oncoming driver - do you reckon they were distracted perhaps on a phone or just very badly positioned?

I expect most know she sadly passed away a few days ago from cancer: aged just 51. An amazing driver and the only women to win the Nurburgring 24 hour...and came across well on TV as well. You may not know there is a petition to name one of the Nurburgring corners after her: http://chng.it/8bHrMtvsqy

I reckon that's a pretty good vid...it's fun and comes across as being honest - with some good advice.

Good job!

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Interesting thread. Personally in 'normal' times I drive some regular routes I use with Associates for fun but sometimes I find it difficult to maintain a good AD level with roads I know well. ...making a note of how far I go before I realise I'm displaying signs of tiredness... What signs for you? ...

So being bored I've been looking at some old transport films on youtube and came across this:



Scooters and more...what a hoot.

crr003 wrote:...But it helpfully says obeying this stuff or not won't affect the test result. My experience of ADIs who go over the top with minimum revs/"never use more than 2k" is to maximise fuel economy to improve their profit.

Did he explain how he reconciled his advice with the 'ecosafe driving' which ADI's are required to teach?...We discussed the obligation on ADI's to teach economical driving. I'm an ADI and when you say 'required' and 'obligation' to teach economical driving I believe you are over emphasising it...i...