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Bu a lot of people NEVER use their brains. And the people who suffer from it are those they run into, because the very fact that they are…

And it is not only the uninsured party. Usually there is little hope of extracting much money from the sort of people who drive around…

This is right. Plenty of past posts on this very site where someone is shocked to discover that the CTP insurance they paid for to get…

This is commonsense. Either a full EV (far the cheapest to run with this sort of kilometrage) or a mild (non plugin) hybrid makes sense,…

Of course EVs have neither radiator nor head gasket. Point here is that overheating - due in this case to a burst hose - is what causes…

God you owe him honesty as well as love. OF COURSE you tell him you've rented it out - it is his house. "Dad, good news. I've found a way…

True, but then 6.7l/100k is not very fuel efficient for the Mahindra either. Crap aerodynamics and hence crap fuel economy and noise is,…

The discrepancy in the % of tax that is income tax is almost certainly due to the Treasury figures including STATE taxes while the pbo…

All resistive heaters (convection, panel, fans, oil filled, whatever) are 100% efficient - efficiency has nothing to with the type or the…

US sizes are exactly one full size larger than UK/Australian sizes; the only difference between them is where they start Size 0 from. So if…

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…