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AndyRKett said:
I wouldn’t say there are obvious north south divides but we’ve just had a brand new fleet of electric buses paid for by the government around here, the old ones are not that old so probably got sold and sent off else where, they paid out about £1Bn for new trains a few years back and the old ones were sold off else where in the country also. It’s pretty obvious the divide is real and all the crap makes its way up north once we are done with it down here.

In london the average speed of those buses over their lifetime is probably only 2-3 mph they’re probably not as you say geared for your neck of the woods
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I know they tried electric busses in Edinburgh a wee while ago but they were not very successful because, due to the many hills, their batteries ran down too quickly. Not sure if they've tried again since then.
 
Pugglt Auld Jock said:
They seem to have extensive coverage in England and Wales but are conspicuously absent up here. Wonder why?
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Corporate policy not to deal with canny Scots!
 
Pugglt Auld Jock said:
I know they tried electric busses in Edinburgh a wee while ago but they were not very successful because, due to the many hills, their batteries ran down too quickly. Not sure if they've tried again since then.
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We’ve had some trials of other fuelled vehicles over the years we had some busses that ran on gas a while back.

The biggest issues we’ve had is when they first got them they had a few run out of electricity and break down which my mum told me about while in full outrage mode, but other wise they seem to now be going ok now that they have worked out how to use them.
 
Very pleased with myself today. Spent about 4 hours in the garden, first raking up dead leaves and then edging the lawn and cutting all the grass. I thought about cutting back some of the shrubs but was forced to stop because I'd filled the garden waste bin. No aches and/or pains and the hip is pretty much back to normal so finished up by doing an oil change on the mower and greasing the gear head on the strimmer - all my stuff is petrol powered. All very therapeutic and calming.
 
This car made me smile. Its a Fiat 500L pop s.

Problem is i'm not sure which engine it has. Its listed as 1.4L petrol.

Anyone know for certain?

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My daughter and her family are coming from Maine for Christmas via Amtrak, the poorly run US rail passenger service. I expect them to be at least five hours late.

What makes me smile is that I won't have to drive any further than the 2 miles to the local train depot. I'll still have to take the Metro train into Chicago to meet them and get them back out here to the sticks, but I won't have to put up with Chicago rush hour traffic in the F150.
 
AnthonyH said:
I believe the listing as 1.4 Petrol, so the options appear to be 8 valves (surely not in a heavy car), 16V, T-Jet and Turbo Multiair.
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It its a pop it’s the lowest spec so probably the 8v, definitely not a diesel and not a turbo or multiair from the looks of it, multiair says so on the engine cover.

Looks like a pretty stand 1.4 8V air box
 
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