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    Important you should note your words 'may' be due to it. I'm taking part in trials of the Moderna mRNA flu vaccine, just last week. I...
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    Well I've finally got heat again after two weeks of being half frozen through having no central heating. Oil filled rads and small fan...
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    johnb80 replied to the thread Electric vehicles.
    Yep, agreed. Our MG5, new in Sept 23 has a guaranteed minimum value of £16,500 at 4 years old and 24,000 miles. Clearly, especially as...
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    johnb80 reacted to MikeJhn's post in the thread Electric vehicles with Like Like.
    My dad had a Black Panther single cylinder 750cc I think it was, anyway he used to wind up the local boys with try to start it comments...
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    johnb80 replied to the thread Electric vehicles.
    Sounds about right
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    johnb80 replied to the thread Electric vehicles.
    Aye, engines kicking back could be painful, I had a Triumph Bonneville that had manual advance/retard on the magneto, you only ever...
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    johnb80 replied to the thread Electric vehicles.
    But Lons said 'in slow moving traffic' which suggests to me stop for a couple of seconds and then move off again.
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    johnb80 replied to the thread Electric vehicles.
    It absolutely does not.
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    johnb80 replied to the thread Electric vehicles.
    well the weather is a little warmer round here and I've always got my heated steering wheel if I'm driving :) The figures published...
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    johnb80 replied to the thread Electric vehicles.
    Totally agree and the fuelling will be in open loop and pollution during this time higher than when running closed loop.
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    johnb80 replied to the thread Electric vehicles.
    Yep he does and me too. I designed a PCB to install in my Touareg to permanently disable the damn thing. My Mercedes Sprinter at idle...
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    johnb80 reacted to Terry - Somerset's post in the thread Electric vehicles with Like Like.
    I dislike stop start. I usually switch it off at the start of a journey or when it first activates. If I forget, the trip computer at...
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    johnb80 replied to the thread Electric vehicles.
    Good for you, well done................... who cares ? :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:
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    johnb80 reacted to AJB Temple's post in the thread Electric vehicles with Like Like.
    Spot on. The EV pre-warms the battery, heats the seats, heats air con to temp, heats steering wheel, demists the mirrors and all...
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    johnb80 replied to the thread Electric vehicles.
    Nope, that doesnt happen, at home it's plugged in, if out and about makes hardly any difference. Consider the difference with ICE...
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