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I completely understand what you're saying, but we are very financially disciplined. Our system works well, we have done very well out of the Amex points too. It a shame that recent generations aren't taught more financial wisdom. But here's something strange. I bought a new phone, the provider...

Auto quiet early morning, then sport. I have been using track more when I'm driving slow in town.

Still sitting there unused. But there's not much left.

Bingo. When it cools coolant is drawn back into the cooling system from the expansion tank. Check it when cold.

They work if you pay them off every month, which the companies hate. We haven't paid card interest in 22 years. Same with cars, we took 36 months interest free on the last one because our investments were doing very well diidn't want to take money out. Not so much now, so we paid cash for my...

I've always gone DIY, waxing, polishing, buffing etc. Had PPF done on our last 4 cars too. We got my wife's new car ceramic coated as it lives partly outside, now I'm a convert. It's guaranteed as long as we own the car, a good wash and dry off keeps it looking new. I did the Mustang and now I...

The Brembo factory option for my last car was just 4 pot calipers and 390mm rotors. Rear brake was the original. It still worked very well, but did have a greater front end weight bias than a Mustang.

If you get the whipple not everyone around you will hate you.

Adriatic Blue for me by a country mile. Then Vapour Blue and Grabber Blue third. But only because I already have it.

That's pretty fast for wheelspin on a bike, fun isn't it?

Yes, I have driven an EV. It was reasonably quick once out of eco mode, it was eerily quiet and handled well. But totally soulless. I might have considered one as a town car, then the stories of gross depreciation and ridiculous insurance premiums hit and I scratched that idea. Diesels are OK...

Truly a fantastic song, but I want to be in my comfy chair with a glass of nice red, and zone out to it.

I love most seafood, but the prices here are mental now. Bluff oysters cost me $43 for 12. Crayfish ( lobster) don't ask, get a mortgage. Paua (abalone) ditto. You wouldn't think we're surrounded by some of the best fishing grounds.

I'm also a big Kylie fan, especially the ad for Agent Provocateur. My wife even gave me a free pass. Not that fussed on her singing much though.

To simplify, torque is the force moving a certain weight certain distance. Power is the same but over time. The thing that always got me when we were studying these things was, why 5252 rpm on every engine?

The basics are much the same. But modifying British stuff when new was uncommon. That was left to we poor teenagers when the cars got a bit of age on them.

Not in practice. Back when undersquare engines were common, and oil tchnology/metallurgy didn't allow them to spin out like an oversquare engine, they were considerably torquier at low revs, less powerful at their top end due to a lower rev limit. I'm comparing British engines of the period...

Love it. Mine are on the rear quarter lights

Did they add water when the engine was warm/hot? If so, this is why it's down when cold.

It absolutely does. An undersquare engine has a longer crank throw than an oversquare engine of the same capacity. The longer throw equates to more twisting leverage on the crank which = greater torque especially at low revs.