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Chris Haining

@roadworkuk

Sub editor @WhatCar? (http://whatcar.com). Enjoys pop-up headlights, textured velour, wood interior trim and column stalks with just the right degree of resistance. Fleet: 2003 BMW 540i, 1997 Rover 825Si, 2017 BMW i3 (hers)

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"The fingers you have used to dial are too fat. To obtain a special dialling wand, mash the keypad with your hand now."

06.03.2026 20:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"The fingers you have used to dial are too fat. To obtain a special dialling wand, mash the keypad with your hand now."

06.03.2026 19:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mk1 Zafira.
Vauxhall owes me for the portion of my brain still occupied by 'Flex 7' seating.

05.03.2026 08:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A reminder of Mercedes-Benz's key principles.

A reminder for Mercedes, that is

04.03.2026 20:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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what a time to be alive

03.03.2026 15:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Your occasional reminder of how far family car design hasn't come in the last 50 years

28.02.2026 09:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Latvia and Lithuania are both wonderful, and I can't get enough of Estonia. Stunning country.

28.02.2026 09:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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British Rail Mk2 coaches are long obsolete (this one is in a museum), but the seats were WAY comfier than anything in service today.

27.02.2026 19:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Customer Hub.
Twat language for Sales Office.

27.02.2026 07:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well dense.

26.02.2026 21:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The 412 derivative was my favourite car for a very long time.

26.02.2026 18:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I remember being really excited when those removable four-spoke wheels were first a thing.

26.02.2026 10:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Stu your house and garden are right up my street... in a manner of speaking.

26.02.2026 10:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'd noticed it obliquely in a brochure pic, but this is the clearest view I've yet seen of how latin-american spec Ford Sierra Ghias have their electric window switches where the clock/trip computer is in Euro cars.
Odd.

26.02.2026 10:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yep. It's utterly miserable.

25.02.2026 22:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's true. Also newbuilds have sucked here for at least 30 years.

24.02.2026 21:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Embarassed to say, but that's a good-sized third bedroom by UK housing stock standards.

24.02.2026 21:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Location is... erm.... urban, though

24.02.2026 18:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Whoever designed this relatively unassuming-looking place is exactly the right kind of lunatic, with admirable priorities. All that garage! It's magnificent.
Could use some bigger windows, though. And some grass.
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...

24.02.2026 18:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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21.02.2026 10:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yup. The one we got in the UK.

21.02.2026 10:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's kind of nuts that one of my most detailed 1:18 models should be of a vehicle that's now largely forgotten: the 1998+ Ford Ranger.

21.02.2026 07:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 27 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The plague of Prague.

19.02.2026 20:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just remembered that my Cross Century pencil (which I love drawing with) is 60 years old. It was given to my grandfather on the occssion of Parke-Davis' centennial in 1966.

17.02.2026 10:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nice. Thought went into every single aspect of this interior.

16.02.2026 17:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ditto! Lodge interior with olive-died leather. Love it.

15.02.2026 22:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The art of the BMW i3's interior

15.02.2026 21:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 46 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I actually drove the 540i somewhere.
Must do that more this year.

14.02.2026 22:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ughh. The B&Q website has been full of dropshipped crap for ages

13.02.2026 16:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Some of the Optios really are little gems.

13.02.2026 15:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0