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Mark Blanchard

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Mark Blanchard last won the day on May 23 2023

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  • Birthday 08/09/1972

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  1. So the Government should be honest and say they won't meet their net zero target, scrap the ban on sales of combustion engines by 2035 and remove the draconian car tax on higher band pre 2017 cars (£750 per year this April).
  2. So today the Government has announced it is to make some new gas power stations to provide us with electricity. So the EV’s they are pushing us to use can run on fossil fuels. You couldn’t make it up! https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/12/rishi-sunak-new-gas-power-stations-blackout-risk-net-zero/
  3. That looks great fun. I've always loved XJS's since I was a kid, but it's difficult finding a good one. One day I'll buy one. Oh yes it will happen.
  4. Not bad for white goods.
  5. Wow, you've got a S300! That's the holy grail IMO. A very very special car indeed. Good luck with your hunt for an S350.
  6. Wow that's a horrendous sum! There I was feeling sorry for myself but not so bad now . So over there the only Lotus you can drive without being clobbered is an Elise? The Mustang manual is a truly horrendous thing. The gear change is short and notchy, the yanks are much better at autos. I haven't tried it in the V8 but the manual is enough to put you off driving the car.
  7. 100% agree. We are getting fed a whole lot of EV propaganda by the Government and media at the moment. Are they naive enough to think China / India and other developing nations are going to follow our lead. China are increasing their number of coal burning power stations (belching out huge amounts of C02 into the atmosphere) so they can make more "environmentally friend" EV's to sell to us. Total lunacy, you couldn't make it up. https://energyandcleanair.org/publication/chinas-new-coal-power-spree-continues-as-more-provinces-jump-on-the-bandwagon/#:~:text=Coal power continues to expand,previously shelved projects were revived.
  8. Yes agree, 3 V8s here. Net Zero can go and fcuk itself.
  9. I can't wait for 2050 when were are 100% Net Zero. I'm doing my bit, we've all got one common goal.
  10. 🤣 Yes school boy error. Car tax on the V8 is £700 so I thought I could do it on the cheap. So I’ve got 3 V8’s now. I’m off Greta’s Christmas card list.
  11. What ever you do, don't do what I did and get the Ecoboost Mustang, I thought I was being clever as it's cheaper to run as a daily. The engine is thrashy and absolute bollocks and the manual is notchy and vague. I've got rid of it after a week and bought this instead, a V8 auto. I'm poorer but much happier!
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