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Manuals are cheaper in small cars for a reason - no-one sane wants them in city traffic however much fun they can be on a twisty mountain…

In fact the open evap cooler ducts are likely to be FAR the biggest source of heat loss. While they are open most of the hot air coming out…

Japan's population is shrinking. That's why they have a lot of empty houses and why property prices have been falling for 30 years. Our…

No, though his parents were. Stopping people bludging off their parents' hard earned is a good argument for inheritance taxes.

But the point is the Census does not ask WHY the home is unoccupied that night. Anybody who is on holiday, on a business trip, visiting…

Joka's advice is the best here. And hang in there lady - in just a few years time you'll be able to look in admiration at the two wonderful…

Forget top speed as a measure. Electric motors are 100% torque at zero revs so acceleration off the lights is far faster than any…

So its smoke point is somewhere between butter (150C) and canola oil (230C), depending on how much butter is in it.

"The Big Short" is a great movie.

Way OT, but that is purest crap. 5000 jobs@$368B= $740M PER JOB! And that is $368B we won't be spending on drones, amphibious capability,…

And worldwide ever cheaper and better EVs are already a major cause of faster depreciation in ICE cars too as people buy fewer of them. The…

Where do people get this crap from? Quote me the section of the Australian Constitution that says this - you can't.

No, I would have given up the coffin nails instead. Which is exactly the point of the heavy tax.

It is a me issue. Dude for your own mental health LET IT GO. If you find that hard, go to a psychologist and get some CBT exercises to help…

The trouble with the "take it to court" strategy is that the other side collects money from the uninsured for a living. They will have had…

Yes, but the arguments are about two things: - is the other guy on the hook for the excess (noting insurance is not too fussed about this…

This is why you get comprehensive. Because the other guy knows they can screw you, no doubt to the point of outright lying, because you…

Na. IME Karens come in all ages and genders.

But that is just the OP not understanding how these things work. He should have said "billed", not "quoted". No insurance company is going…

They could, but they don't. For one thing they don't know how long it will take - you may have to wait for parts, the repairer could be…

It IS a bill already, not a quote. The work has been done. Certainly he can ask for it to itemized. Though if the insurance company wanted…

But his car is ALREADY repaired and he did not have to pay a cent! He even got a free hire car while waiting for it to be repaired…

Not really - the work is still fully guaranteed by the insurance company. Sure there's some dodgy panel beaters around but their dodginess…

But your friend was the one with insurance. OP's grandpa does not get a say in whether the person whose car he damaged goes through…

It is not a quote but a BILL for work already done. OP has got it wrong.

And how is he supposed to get those quotes when he has no access to the car he damaged and anyway the damage has already been repaired? You…

The point is that by the time grandpa gets it it is no longer a quote but a bill, for work actually done (which work will include a hire…

They can't cancel once the claim is paid out. And even if they could, why on earth would they? Their car is fixed, the repairer paid by the…

But almost certainly a large chunk of the $12,500 bill is not for the repair at all, but for the rental of a replacement car while waiting…

Or get Chinese. They are technologically way ahead of the established brands and arguably ahead of Tesla too. Design and build quality is…