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Many thanks to Stagn8 for posting the interview with JCB chairman, totally fascinated with the content and one which all politicians should watch. The total reliance on electricity is totally out of order in this country, the power generation strategy programme over the last 20 odd years has been woeful, we have the lowest power stand by we have ever had, and to think it can be solved by windmills, solar and tidal power stations is a misconception. One new nuclear station due to be commissioned in a few years time and closure of fossil fired stations and aging nuclear stations has been ill thought out. Our source of power importing from France I think is fragile with our relationship with them disappearing fast. Apologies for the rant, it's something I have a little knowledge about having worked in the industry for all my working life.

Hi only a suggestion, look for another model as I am sure these will not be peculiar to your car, alternatively contact your nearest manufacturer of car body kits as they will be able to produce them in ABS plastic it probably won't be cheap but it will look very similar, think you may have taken on a live one here as that was built a long time ago and the strip manufacturer has probably retired, look on some of the retro car trim sites. Steve.

Hi they definitely go on the sill/rocker panels in the door shuts, you can buy the same material on eBay for about £25 for three metres my Mondeo had it on all four door shuts to stop the high heels from killing the paintwork, Steve.

Well worth a clarifying ask to the seller then Ben. Kind regards, Gareth.

Sorry Nathan, Disco or not, I still cannot follow your logic of why a partially blocked heater matrix ( without any other fault on the heating system) can give you roasting heat on the passenger side, and poor heating on the driver side - unless we have two separate matrixes - one for each side! Kind regards, Gareth.

Thank you Gareth, I am going to get it checked asap. I was hoping for some indication as it’s a noise I haven’t heard before. A trusted mechanic I spoke with earlier believes it to be the fuel pump that needs replacing. I will update when I know for anyone else who may be looking. Aimee.

As Gareth said, only somebody who has inspected the car can give a realistic valuation, so I shall offer no opinion on what you have seen, except to say the car is worth whatever somebody will pay for it. Only you can say if it is worth £4000 of your money. I get the impression it is not.

I'm bit late I think on this but agree with the general sentiment. A couple of observations: Batteries lose their efficiency - the 2nd and 3rd hand market is dead for EVs If it costs you £10 and 90 minutes to get recharged then even at £20 an hour for your time that's £30 more plus £10 for anything from a service station. EVs and especially E-Trons are popular middle management company cars - no taxes through PAYE, road tax, fuel tax - no government revenue - that is unsustainable. Everybody charging vehicles from energy supplied solely by the sun and the wind - unsustainable (in the real world) Much like climate scientology I can make those statements and I don't have to prove them - it's all opinion / belief. Then we have the safety aspect Lion batteries are a fire hazard - so don't park your EV in your garage. Hydrogen is even worse. My money is on cars powered by unicorn sh! t and fairy dust - at least that way we all live happily ever after!