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  1. None of this comes as any surprise to me and has been going on for donkeys years. Even when I had company cars, I became so mistrustful of main dealers I would deliberately secretly mark service items that should have been changed (filters, spark plugs etc) but then weren’t, and the buggers still charged for them. I also had brake pads that seemed to grow from one service to the next. They’d be 60% worn at one service then only 50% worn at the next one, despite doing another 20,000 miles! I fell out with that many main dealers, I’m surprised I wasn’t blacklisted. 😂
  2. Well you know, a few short years ago, that would have been me saying those words. I fear that I’ve just reached the point where I’m really no longer interested. Never thought I’d ever say that as cars, and Lotus in particular, have been a special love of mine for probably the last 63 years. I guess part of it is I just don’t like the way cars are going, with overly heavy electric cars and too many distraction toys in the abominable touch screen. I know the Evora probably represents the last of the previous analogue breed that I loved so much, nevertheless, with all the potholes and increasingly anti car legislations I just don’t feel I can enjoy it like I used to. I know this isn’t the right thread for this and I only brought it up because of the window regulator. So, grog, I’m away in S.America right now but I will message you when I’m back home in early March. 👍
  3. An email follow up earlier reminded me about this problem and that I was going to try and get my old regulator inspected. My apologies that I’ve done nothing about it but for various reasons, I haven’t even logged onto the forum. I haven’t even sat in my Evora since last October and, to be honest, I think I will be getting rid of it as I just don’t have the enthusiasm any longer. I’ve had a Lotus in my life on and off since the late 60’s and permanently since the early 90’s, so it will be a bit of a wrench for me, a dyed in the wool Lotus man! Anyhow, I’m only saying this now as I won’t be continuing with problem solving the window regulator. I still have it in the garage so if anybody wants to take this over, I’ll happily package it up and send on to them.
  4. My apologies for keep replying to this but I’ve only just thought of one last point and that is I used hard nylon washers which also came from RS Components.
  5. That link above is just the example that came up on Google since I’m not currently in the U.K. You can get a good range of sizes from many U.K. suppliers. I think mine came from RS Components. Being aero grade they are very strong and won’t cause galvanic corrosion in the Rivnuts as they are not dissimilar metals. Just a note on fitting new Rivnuts too is to use Loctite around the shoulders when installing them. This keeps them nice and tight in the sheet metal.
  6. On my previous Exige and Elise before that, I used aeronautical grade anodised aluminium alloy Allen socket head screws similar to these:- https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256803866354163.html?src=google&aff_fcid=18471d14ccf744c783809afbc7560b00-1704704614373-07269-UneMJZVf&aff_fsk=UneMJZVf&aff_platform=aaf&sk=UneMJZVf&aff_trace_key=18471d14ccf744c783809afbc7560b00-1704704614373-07269-UneMJZVf&terminal_id=b5163e8072914614ad7727fe38684d6d&afSmartRedirect=y&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa4itemAdapt A smear of graphite grease when fitting et voila, never a problem with them seizing in the Rivnut bushes.
  7. That's brought back memories. We used to stay a lot on Longboat Key just down from Anna Maria and the Beach Bar on AM was an oft visited watering hole for us. Always good food and plenty of life there. One of our most entertaining US trips was a week at a Dude Ranch outside Tucson (think City Slickers). I'd only ever ridden a horse, badly, once before and my wife and son never had but still, for some godforsaken reason, we decided it was a great way to spend a week. You'd be paired up with a suitable steed at the beginning of the week and ride the same one every day where possible. I've always been highly distrustful of horses and the fact they can actually think for themselves but I have to admit it was a real hoot! We didn't need to mess about with saddling up or suchlike as that was all done for us and the horses then 'valet parked' for us whenever we dismounted. Had some great rides up into the mountains, eating breakfast served from a chuck wagon and then riding off into the wilderness, dried river beds and more mountain scenery. Some horses could get a bit frisky but by the end of the week we were all able to handle them pretty well. We loved the whole experience.
  8. Don't know if they still do, but all Tesla's used to use auxiliary switches and stalks supplied by Mercedes Benz. I recall test driving a Model S which I noticed had the same switchgear as my E Class I had at the time. I guess going away from these means 1 less bought in item for Tesla.
  9. Have to admit, I’d have put my natural OCD tendency to one side and whooped with joy if the toe rags had been frazzled to a crisp during that operation! I appreciate it wouldn’t have been switched on although you can but hope.🤔 Back in the 90’s the factory we were in then was sited next door to a company that made huge substation transformers. During one weekend their factory was broken into and tonnes of copper nicked. Trouble was the scrotes then broke into my yard and nicked our 10t truck so they could transport the copper away. 🤬 I’d have been quite happy if the copper they took was connected to a 3ph supply at the time. Fun fact:- Opposite my factory was a foundry that made metal castings (usually bronze) for works of sculpture. It was they who made the large hands holding the sabres for Saddam Hussein’s ‘Victory Arch’ that can still be seen arching over a road in Baghdad. Allegedly the hands and forearms were based on a mould taken from Saddam’s and scaled up for the finished work. That has absolutely nothing to do with anything but it just popped into my head as I was remembering the ‘Coppergate’ incident. 😁
  10. As somebody who spent the last 35 years of his working life in the metalworking business, can I just point out what a shoddy bloody job those guys made of angle grinding the posts down. No attempt made to cut them off squarely nor to clean up the burrs afterwards. That’s just a shite job that deeply offends my OCD and they should be ashamed of themselves. Truly shocking and if nothing else, the perpetrators need to be prosecuted just for that. I mean, who leaves a cut metal post looking like that eh? 🤦🤬😤😉😂
  11. Everyone to their own indeed but it does amuse me just how wrong you are with your views of life on a cruise ship. I think you must have watched ‘Carry on Cruising’ many years ago and assume it is still very much like that. It really isn’t! Like all holiday destinations, there are a whole range of ships catering for a very wide range of tastes, from the banal to the sophisticated and everywhere in between. Pick the right one and, shock, horror, it is actually possible to enjoy yourself!😉😁
  12. I agree with you as it happens. There are ships to suit all tastes and that one clearly is more suited to the ‘hard of thinking’ ASDA types. We tend to go for the smaller ships, mainly around 800 passengers but occasionally up to 1800, depending upon the itinerary. One rule we always abide by is if the ship has large water slides, kids clubs and garish colours, avoid it like the plague. To answer @williamtherebel, although we have used many different cruise lines, I don’t know Paramount Cruises I’m afraid. They appear to be a travel company that uses a range of cruise lines, so difficult to comment further without knowing the ship they will use for a particular cruise. Forget the ‘dressed to the nines in evening suits attending the Captains table’. That really doesn’t happen any longer and although one or two cruise lines still have a formal night or two during a cruise, it is rare and way more casual/relaxed on the majority of ships. As @drdoom said, if you treat it as a moving hotel where you can unpack at the start, it is a great way of seeing a lot of destinations in a relatively short period, with minimum hassle. Most of the travelling is done at night whilst you’re asleep, allowing you to wake up in a new port. I appreciate it isn’t for everybody but I’m done with action and adventure holidays now. These days I prefer a more gentle approach where I can visit interesting places, enjoy local dishes and culture, experience some great food and wines on board, relax and have conversations with people who’ve had an interesting life. We have seen pretty much most of the world by cruise ship over the last 10 years Personally, I’m done with the hassle of flying and airports so for me, a comfortable ship really is the only way to do it now.
  13. Your loss! 😉😆
  14. It honestly matters not one iota to me what your views are regarding me, cruising or those who do cruise. Certainly no offence taken and we’re all entitled to our opinion, no matter how wrong it is!😁 As for me fitting your stereotype:- Over dressed? Nope, never been known. Fake tan? Mine’s all real Over teeth whitened? Wouldn’t dream of such a pointless practice. Road kill mutton dressed as lamb? I think Mrs S should answer that one - before landing a right hander. Wannabe snob? No wannabe about it, I am a snob! Hyacinth? See the answer before last!😂 To be fair, you could possibly have levelled all those accusations, apart from teeth whitening maybe, at the typical cruiser of the 70’s and 80’s and those descriptions probably fitted my own parents, who loved cruising in that period. Todays average cruiser, however, is a completely different and, dare I say, more sophisticated animal, nothing like your stereotypes. The odd thing about being around ‘people’ in the context of a cruise ship is that you can interact with them as much or as little as you’d like. You can be the life and soul of a party chatting to anybody who will listen or you can be a curmudgeonly miserable old git sitting on your own all the time and the truth of it is - nobody else on board would give a stuff. Like I said earlier, I once held similar views, probably based upon my parents but trust me, things have moved on considerably and now bear no resemblance to those days. As you’ve said, “quite possibly all fiction, as I have never “done” a cruise.” Yes it is, but no need to let mere facts get in the way!😁🚢🥂
  15. Don’t knock it ‘til you’ve tried it. I used to think the same but here we are a mere 24 cruises later. 😁
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