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Findlay Leask

@throttlesteerer

Petrolhead. Coffee guy. Enjoy beer which will be evident from my content. Will post pics of cars & dogs (especially Mollie the Collie) #WeirdCarTwitter #CarTwitter

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Those who know me will be shocked to discover that I bathed the Yaris today.

But I also washed & vac’d the Ranger. 🀯 Probably only the second ever proper wash it’s ever had. Now I need to empty the hoover bag.

07.03.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just seen a Twitter screen grab of someone referring to Andrew Tate's 'desert trek' into Dubai as 'Lawrence of dry labia'

06.03.2026 13:26 πŸ‘ 469 πŸ” 122 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 12
Cardle Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.

Dunno why I went that way first.

Cardle 2/5

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07.03.2026 07:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My father was the dealer principal at Harper Motor Company’s commercial division (vans & trucks). In the mid 90s we went from his company car being a Granada Ghia to a 2.0 Mondeo LX. His choice. Tax reasons.

But I dare say that his Mondeos were nicer to drive than the Grannys.

06.03.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oil tanker captain about to run the Strait of Hormuz

06.03.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 109 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

The big change was, IIRC, when you trashed your car you could steal something else.

Apart from the last limo mission. Me & my mate spent far too long completing the game.

06.03.2026 22:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Driver was excellent. Driver 2 was possibly the best not-Colin McRae Rally 2 game… ever?

06.03.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The clothing store Peacocks should probably reconsider the advertising stickers in the shop windows.

Lovely blouse though.

06.03.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Enjoy. Today is glorious up here.

06.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations! Happy to help and hope you enjoy a very wired/edgy weekend 🀣

I’ll send you a coffee machine warming present.

06.03.2026 11:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The world is starting to burn more& more.There is growing instability, escalation,&aggression

What is necessary now is a mature position.Wisdom.Dialogue.We don’t need new fires or new tensions with our neighbors.

What is needed is diplomacy& adequate forms of communication.From both sides.

06.03.2026 11:49 πŸ‘ 261 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 3

Isn’t this just going splendidly?

Clearly Bibi and The Orange One are tied at the hip and both equally insecure, impetuous and downright stupid.

Neither have read history.

Both have a vengeance.

PPPPPP. The 6 Ps. Pure basics of anything. If you don’t understand, Google it.

Fucking morons.

05.03.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have been known to rule out car choices based purely on the faff of cleaning the wheels (something that I endure as often as twice a year!)

05.03.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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05.03.2026 20:05 πŸ‘ 4643 πŸ” 1037 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 18

Ha! Kids! πŸ˜‚

My first mobile was Ford branded (and I’ve forgotten who actually made it) with a pull up arial. You couldn’t save contacts, just dial numbers. But the BEST phone was the Nokia 6310i. Nothing before or since has come close.

05.03.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nail/Head

05.03.2026 08:24 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Refreshing. Not just the vista, the dog had just attempted to chase the ducks and found herself rather out of her depth in the water.

Utter moron.

04.03.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I did not know that β€œPet Hates Toys” were a thing. But this is genius.

04.03.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Tried adding water to whisky once.

Was a waste of a perfectly decent nip.

04.03.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed. Theres a lot of meh options. The satin grey wrap, however, looks very excellent, Apline-esque (whose choices are also pretty limited)

04.03.2026 09:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Indeed. Why I deleted my account.

But anyway, I think everyone who isn’t a flag-shagging, X-posting, Trump/Farage arse-licker think that the R5 is a wonderful, wonderful car.

I want one. But I’m also torn because I was a R4 with the opening roof.

04.03.2026 09:37 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Last night I was intimidated by a group of specially trained attack chickens.

04.03.2026 09:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Cardle Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.

I pay almost zero attention to their modern stuff.

Cardle 4/5

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04.03.2026 07:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This worked out really well for the Americans when they armed the Afghans against the Russians, didn’t it?

What do they say about doing the same thing and expecting a different outcome? πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

03.03.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The strategic prowess of President Trump Commander in Chief will likely be described in many colourful 4-letter words when I refuel my van tomorrow.

Hint. Probably won’t be focused on words such as spur or bone.

03.03.2026 19:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of entertainers Little and Large. Large’s face has been blanked out and a question mark placed over it.

A photo of entertainers Little and Large. Large’s face has been blanked out and a question mark placed over it.

this photo leaves little to the imagination

03.03.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 1412 πŸ” 221 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 2
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Loving the evening light.

03.03.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Cardle Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.

Pick your decade

Cardle 1/5

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03.03.2026 07:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t think he understands how big the land mass of Iran is.

Slow clap.

02.03.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If you don’t understand history (or logistics) then this is a perfectly reasonable stance.

Yeah sure, let’s open up 2 front lines in polar opposite directions. We’ll be *fine* (in Ross Gellar style)

02.03.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0