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Eurocarparts sell a Streetwise Code Reader that will read AND clear codes for £27. https://www.eurocarparts.com/p/streetwize-obdii-fault-code-reader-lcd-screen-548775301

Unless it fails by falling apart the only other reason I can think of is 'to change it because the engine is out for some other reason and it would be silly not to'. It's such a MAJOR JOB on the Evora. The 400 had a significantly uprated clutch compared to earlier models which is why Hanger 111 fitted one to my LE. Needs 400 flywheel, friction plate & diaphragm along with release bearing but only marginally more expensive than inferior LE clutch. Trivia compared to labour costs of getting the power unit out! A chap selling an S took me for a ride in his and said his clutch had been replaced after 12k miles. He was using the clutch as a footrest and didn't seem to hear his clutch slipping after each gearchange - I let that one 'pass me by' as it was on 28k. I also found the lower ratio gears not to my liking, wanting a GT to get me to the south of France, not a trackday sprinter.

Mine was, if it wasn't slipping I wouldn't have changed it. What other reason is there? .. out of balance?

Hard to beat the rear view of a Launch Edition Evora, so nicely rounded ..🤣

Hanger 111 had my Launch Edition for 36 hours of labour fitting an Evora 400 flywheel & clutch assembly, though there were a few hours doing some extra stuff, some of which should have been done Free of Charge when with previous owners - heatproof shrouding and water sealing mods as per Hethel's bulletins. They also replaced the rear crankshaft oil seal costing £95, which wasn't leaking but had done 53,800 miles, and we didn't want the engine out again just for that! (Something to bear in mind?) Also, Hanger 111 have a technique for hanging the Power Steering Pump and reservoir out of the way to save disconnecting and refilling. My parts bill (including VAT) was £1283, which was 40% of the total. There's a lot to be saved by doing it yourself but you'll need a big garage and some assistance with removing and replacing the rear clamshell from what I observed at Hanger111. I've got some photos in my phone of the work in progress that I can post if you're interested.

I got two emails in last few days... One to do with UK Price Cap reducing from £2,500 to £2,074 for "typical house using 2,900 kWh p.a. & paying by DD". (I'm about twice those units!). The other was from EDF re a property I own in south of France, but am restricted in using since Brexshit. EDF states Monthly Fixed Charge is 11.93€ and kWh 0.18€. So that's 143.16€ p.a Fixed Charge, 522€ for 2,900 kWh, total annual cost 665.16€. At today's exchange rate that's about £647. So the French pay £647 for what we've paid £2,500, now reducing to £2,074 and we are supposed to be pleased about it! Why are UK customers being ripped off, WTF is Ofgem doing?

I was on my way to Hethel cross-country, new speed-limit introduced during lockdown but 'SatNav guidance' was based on old limit .... 🤬

I got sent one from a photographer hiding in a hedge .. didn't think they were supposed to do that.

In 2015, I had reason to shift a lot of funds from my UK Bank to my French (Credit Agricole) Bank account after I'd opened it with a nominal amount. I took a lot of 500 euro notes and found the French petrol stations don't take them either. Paying them into my CA Bank, each one was inspected very carefully.. I was told that the best forgers usually go for copies of the 500€ and very few Europeans have ever seen them .. very strange ..

Hope it's 1000Mb (megabits) .. 1000mb (millibits) isn't worth having, it's only 1 bit 😜

I hope you mean "in parallel" ! In series the voltages summate and 24V will ZAP a lot of the electronic components ...

Don't wort about IHT, you can't pay it as you have to be dead for it to be due - it's on your estate. Just make sure you spend everything above £375,000 before you kick the bucket. If a house is involved that limit rises to £500,000. IHT is 40% so just start spending to ensure none is due, just think "it's only costing 60% and the Taxman is paying the other 40%" 🤪

Get one! Stops all the grills filling with snow and can be quickly removed to go play in the snow to find out how the Yoko' Winter Tyres and traction control behave. (Answer - Very Good but not really suited to deep snow because of ground clearance. That's a Mini All4 alongside in front of a Subaru Forester 2.5XTN - now that's 'the real deal' for deep snow in the Alps.)

It will probably achieve that in summer ... 😜 .. Watch out for "marketing men's bullshit"! 25°C may be acceptable for space heating but water at 25°C feels far from "hot" for a shower or bath! We've all got heat pumps in fridges and freezers that transfer heat from inside and discharge it into the room, it's not new technology but from a Thermo-dynamics viewpoint can only be called "low grade energy". Ground source heat pumps transfer heat from ground (obviously!) and discharge it into the dwelling but during prolonged use in extreme conditions, such as the winter of 1962/63*, it can create a "perma-frost" in the ground surrounding the heat collectors, severely reducing it's efficiency when most needed. "Don't put all your eggs in one basket" is a useful moto. * In Hertfordshire, where I lived, it snowed (a couple of ft) on Boxing Day night into 27th, and remained below 0°C till early March '63 whilst dumping several ft of more snow in Jan & Feb. The bad new is 'global warming' is predicted to cause more extreme weather at both ends of the scale...