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The Imps did handle well - the running gear was specified by Mike Parkes who apart from being an F1 driver was also an engineer for Ferrari. He is the reason the car had a Coventry Climax alloy engine and not the 3 cylinder one originally envisaged. The mechanicals of this vehicle were streets ahead of the mini ... it's a pity the production was so bdad

Never had a problem driving all manner of cars for 58 years and in several countries... never REALISEd you had a problem. lots of people did that because they did it in VWs - wasn't needed

not needed! It was your driving.

Sounds like you had the clutches set up badly. The Imp used a diaphragm spring cutch and the Laycock original was actually the best but save cylinder problems etc may have spoiled it for you. Imp range could handle really well if the suspension was maintained. The VW habit of putting weight in the front was unnecessary and could actually impair the handling.

The government's own fiscal body, the OBR has stated that Brexit has reduced UK's GDP by 4%....which is on top of the problems facing the rest of Europe. on top of this the UK's ability to recovered is hampered by the damage Brexit has done to trade that no amount of deals around the world can replace. The Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) economic and fiscal outlook, published alongside the government’s autumn statement, forecast that Brexit “will result in the U.K.’s trade intensity being 15 per cent lower in the long run than if the U.K. had remained in the EU.” [OBR].

the Imp was. classic example of how the British motor industry collapsed. A really interesting design that was compromised engineering and then ruined by build quality. The car had a long run, but like most UK cars too long a run and very little development. The release was a cock up and the moving of production was a total shambles that resulted in the car being released before it was ready. The move to Scotland was political but the fact that it happened was down to Rootes management which like all auto industry management in the UK at the time was dominated by a blinkered class system attitude that lead to confrontation rather than cooperation and pride in product.

Says in the opening line where its from. All of the polls now show that a clear majority of people in the UK think Brexit was a mistake – mostly around 54% think it was a mistake and 32% think it was a good idea and the ret just don’t know (or can’t bring themselves to admit it)

If you look at this thread and the one on UK struggling, it is easy to understand why Will Self and others have pointed out that whilst not all Brexiteers are racists, all racists are Brexiteers

All of the polls now show that a clear majority of people in the UK think Brexit was a mistake – mostly around 54% think it was a mistake and 32% think it was a good idea and the ret just don’t know (or can’t bring themselves to admit it)

Brexiteer arguments re always so spurious and ill-informed - especially their claims re democracy - it simply is irrelevant - You can't accept Brexit anymore than you can vote the world is flat

Makes me think that somewhere there is an enormous police station with bungalows, swimming pools and a golf course with thousands of police all on "inactive duties"

Market forces don't exist in Thailand - schemes like this may be devised in murky rooms behind closed doors - contracts involve big money to contractors and graft and corruption flourish. Mega schemes around the world are particularly open to graft and corruption. They happen, not because there is a need but because it is a signal project and feeds the greed of contractors. This could happen and the island inhabitants will have little or no say in it.

so is this totally different from the episode in 2010 or the similar episode in 2017? etc etc.?

If anyone is in any doubt about the lies of Brexit take a;\ look at this article which outlines the lies from Boris to Sunak. https://boris-johnson-lies.com/ The only way to justify Brexit is to claim black is white and pigs can fly. We've gone form "sunlit uplands - to a disaster we will "get by - in. Dunkirk was a disaster we got by on, but Brexit is with us for years unless we see sense and start to rejoin ASAP - Sunak has already has Switzerland's agreement waved in his face.

Just the tip of the iceberg……. London School of economics has been doing research into the effects of Brexit on food prices – apparently Brexit added almost £6bn to UK food bills in the two years to the end of 2021, affecting poorest households the most, research has found. The cost of food imported from the EU shot up because of extra red tape, adding £210 to the average household food bills over 2020 and 2021, https://www.lse.ac.uk/News/Latest-news-from-LSE/2022/l-December-22/By-the-end-of-2021-Brexit-had-already-cost-UK-households-a-total-of-5.8-billion-in-higher-food-bills-%E2%80%93-new-LSE-research#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWe%20calculate%20that%20Brexit%20caused,%2C%20they%20are%20hit%20harder.%E2%80%9D

Before you go just read your answers and check you "visa" - no need to reply - I already know.

...what is your point? Do you think overstay is OK? Are you saying that ll this time you have been on overstay? PS - 20 years, and I pay taxes too.! It would seem that my status and possibly yours have nothing to do with overstay?

Let's face it overstayers are breaking the law - they think they are better than Thai people and above their laws, so what other laws are they prepared to break?.....Thailand simply doesn't need these people with their arrogant sense of entitlement -

So are you an overstayer? or are you just paying your way?

Overstayers don't have that, of course. Burmese immigrants are being exploited by Thai businesses as cheap labour etc Western overstyers are exploiting Thailand - they don't pay taxes etc and don't contribute to the Thai economy and often ther businesses are either baloney or taking work from Thai businesses.

THere is definitely a culture of "entitlement" in gyms and muay Thai gyms etc - not only could the customers be in trouble but I'd love to see the visas /permits for those "working" there - is the job even open to foreigners?

Illegal immigrants - they also upset the local economy and often end up being a load of healthcare etc. If you want to work or stay in Thailand do it legally. I wonder why some people are so "tolerant"?

What do you mean? - do you think this is not the case?

There are so many Brits and other foreigners on Samui without the right visas. Many seem to be working as dive instructors, in gyms or quack yoga or alternative therapy activities - about time they were cleared off the archipelago.

It's not those who will go anymore- it will be by plane to Surat or train or bus. Then people in the South will drive there. the airport on the island will probably close as it will no longer be required - Surat will take over. Samui / BKK line is the only profitable line for Bangkok air - so they will probably go out of business. Don't forge the old "island charm" will not be the attraction it will be a suburb full of quack hospitals and "wellness" clinics - totally different clientele