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Very good points PE. Especially the Porsche bit. (I’m sorry I can’t call you professor, as we already have one of those 😊)

Oh, I see. Glad you and the dealer stuck with it Sean. Yes, not many manufacturers now have dedicated plants under their full ownership for major components. They leave that to the specialists. Not to mention if there is a problem, the manufacturer of the components carry the warranty in the...

Hi Sean. This covers a bit about buses. https://www.topklasse.org/forums/threads/patricks-trucks.7648/page-3 I can’t say I’ve ever seen fully imported buses with a Volvo powertrain, nearly all of the fully imported ones are Chinese made. They usually have a full American powertrain consisting...

Unfortunately Brian, It’s all about the bottom line now. Ford do not make sedans anymore for the same reason I’m guessing. What a shame. We will all be driving around in a box that all look alike soon. No wonder people like us are still in love with old cars.

I’d like to be able to tell you more Sean, but unfortunately right at this point in time, my confidentiality agreement states otherwise.

Dear all. During my Titanic studies, I stumbled across this chap Jarrod Owen’s videos. This one on the RMS Titanic is extremely good, so I thought I would share. Regarding Titanic and other ships like her, these were (and still are) the largest moving (and non moving) objects made by man, and...

Very interesting story Sean. The Leyland trucks I worked on in the 70’s and 80’s were good trucks indeed.

Sean, Volvo has used every single method of combustion for buses over the years, and yes gas as well. Out of interest, Volvo was a very early operator of buses with a hybrid power train, but not the first. However they have been very pioneering in the battery electric bus market, and are selling...

Michel, It certainly is the right colour 🥰 He took me for a good drive, and the car drove its self by the way, I was so very wowed by it. Very very impressive. The acceleration was mind boggling.

Ha, I bet. I did hear horror stories of replacing it 😧

As I mentioned my head office is now fully self sufficient by the use of the hundreds of solar panels. We have also installed a number of charge points for our demo electric trucks, and points for employees cars. One of my colleagues who has a Tesla S, charges his car during the day for...

Great pics and explanation Mark. That wonderful deep valley reminds me of the OHC V8’s in Land Cruisers. So what did Toyota do? They put a starter motor in there 🙄

It’s mainly injection pressure Brian. However compression ratios have risen to as much as 25:1 Super high injection pressures = low NOx (nitrogen oxide) these pressures now in common rail, with electronically controlled injectors can exceed 50,000psi (nearly 3,500 bar) We now even use what is...

German watches are some of the best made.

Don’t understand your post Sean. Did you break one and need to replace the mirror?

A friend of mine picked up his new Lexus today. I’m looking forward to see how it goes in the real world compared to the below widow sticker 😱

Not really much of a change.

Sounds like a plan Sean. They are doing it well

Sean, The current EuroVI rated diesels, are far cleaner than the equivalent petrol engines. Yes, there is a DPF and AdBlue required, but that’s a slight penalty for cleanliness. The diesels you refer Sean, are very old fashioned, mechanical injected types that clogged up Europe’s cities...

There you go. We certainly don’t want to upset Ms Georgie 😱 We are on the same diesel page for extended travel 😊