The TPU UK Clubhouse

[phill]

I find the lack of people using indicators amazing.. Brand new 20 plate cars and they don't work... I swear they need to get that stuff looked at.. Could save their lives at some point....

 

[kurosagi01]

A lot of companies offer a trade in back policy on PCP car really provided you have not gone into "negative" equity or whatever with it but who knows.
Brand new cars from mainstream manufacturers are fugly as hell, people not indicating is just typical and its mostly common people that don't use them and also common people that are also speeding aswell in their diesel wagons.

 

[phill]

A lot of companies offer a trade in back policy on PCP car really provided you have not gone into "negative" equity or whatever with it but who knows.
Brand new cars from mainstream manufacturers are fugly as hell, people not indicating is just typical and its mostly common people that don't use them and also common people that are also speeding aswell in their diesel wagons.

Some of the crap that is out there I don't get at all.. When driving up and down the motorway with the Mrs's and taking the eldest to her Mum, I'm forever asking what the hell is that.. Some Kia or god knows what else.. I'm sorry, but that's just sooooooo not for me...

But I do love the fact the small engine cars (the Pug 1008/Fiat 500/Ford KA for examples) and they are belting it down the out side lanes in the motorways and I'm thinking.... If you needed to stop at that point, your brakes will probably melt due to the fact your doing 90+ and it's a shopping trolley... I can't understand it.. Then you get all the rep cars 320D's/A4 TDI's etc. etc. flying along as well.. I'm wondering how the heck these people manage to keep a clean licence with how they drive... And there's me with the odd blip to 80 or something and it would be my luck to get caught!! lol

 

[kurosagi01]

Hey hey don't insult the korean cars,though the only 2 cars I would own are the Kia Stinger and the Hyundai i30n lol.
Yep its always a tiny hatchback with small engines,vans and rep cars like you said are always flying on the motorway in outside lane and even in the controlled lanes around the M1 south I see them flying past me after going past the signs.
I have only ever gone past 80 once and that was to try catch up to a modified car up the M1 north few years ago but nowadays im always commuting on Motorway with the GF and I try to drive as safe as possible now but going at a decent pace like how I would normally drive.
I would still give it a full throttle in 3rd&4th gear though if permitted when exiting a slip road lol.

 

[phill]

They are not my thing, most look like a brick on wheels! Not a fan...

I do find it funny when you see the camera flashes when they fly by, I think to myself, oh your about to have a bad day lol As it's all based on what you earn rather than just £100.... Sucks!!

I think mine needs a good track day to give it a good rev through the ranges... Would do it wonders I'm sure

 

[kurosagi01]

Kia Stinger in yellow mmm

Hyundai i30n in the blue


I get scared everytime I see a flash even though I know i'm under the limit lol and that is scary really it is based on what you earn

 

[Splinterdog]

Since moving to Buenos Aires a few years ago, my attitude to driving and cars has changed significantly. I ride a motorbike doing courier work and the most noticeable aspect to driving here is the need to keep traffic moving, almost at any cost. Being a Brit, it was a revelation at first, especially since undertaking is encouraged, you don't appear to have right of way on roundabouts (the law says you have), drivers shoot out of turnings without looking. Cars, cyclists, skateboarders, rollerbladers etc often go down one way streets the wrong way, red lights are very often ignored, indicators are for pussies apparently and hazard lights are used for practically every single manoeuvre which requires psychic abilities to fathom.
It's actually very exciting and I love it.
One time, I pulled up at a set of lights on a ten lane avenue and noticed a cool looking bloke on a Harley a few yards away to my left and then a beautiful, shapely, long legged lady wearing the shortest skirt you could imagine, began to cross in front of us. Harley bloke casually rested his bike, strolled to the crossing, knelt down and declared his undying love for the lady, whilst holding his both hands together as if prayer.
All the cars honked their horns in praise and the rest of the pedestrians applauded him. The lady slowed a little, gave him a smile and stylishly moved on with a flick of her long dark hair.
When in Rome...

 

[kurosagi01]

Some of the comments they quoted on this article made me chuckle a little..like why would you travel outside of the UK in the middle of a pandemic?

Coronavirus: Travellers react to Spain quarantine rules

Holidaymakers arriving to the UK from Spain and its islands must now self-isolate for 14 days.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Being locked down i suppose. People now want to get away from their home

 

[xman2007]

The used GPU market is stagnant AF, I am willing to pay upto £200+ but for that the best you can get is a few 1070's from ebay and the 580 is within 10%-15% of the 1070's in a lot of games now, I'm sorely tempted to buy a 5600 XT which will be a good 40% faster than my 580 as anything less performance wise isn't worth it right now imo but I will probably kick myself in a few months when RDNA2 drops and prices come down/new mid range cards appear

 

[Tatty_Two]

The used GPU market is stagnant AF, I am willing to pay upto £200+ but for that the best you can get is a few 1070's from ebay and the 580 is within 10%-15% of the 1070's in a lot of games now, I'm sorely tempted to buy a 5600 XT which will be a good 40% faster than my 580 as anything less performance wise isn't worth it right now imo but I will probably kick myself in a few months when RDNA2 drops and prices come down/new mid range cards appear

Damn I just put a Palit Gamerock OC GTX1070 on fleabay, I listed as "buy it now" for £175 and it went in 10 minutes.

 

[xman2007]

Damn I just put a Palit Gamerock OC GTX1070 on fleabay, I listed as "buy it now" for £175 and it went in 10 minutes.

yea, I seen a few around that price but there's not enough performance uplift from a 580 to justify the spend, I think the 5600 XT with the 14gbps vram bios is around 1080/2060/v64 performance wise but seems to be the better priced option out of those, even used on ebay, again I might kick myself when new cards come out in a couple of months though..

 

[basco]

there is always something better coming in the future.
buy what ya need now and no don't kick yourself.

 

[xman2007]

True but as ampere and rdna2 will be here in 2 months or so, there won't be more new Gpu's 2 months after that to think about as well as current cards prices which will also likely come down

But the itch is strong

 

[Tatty_Two]

yea, I seen a few around that price but there's not enough performance uplift from a 580 to justify the spend, I think the 5600 XT with the 14gbps vram bios is around 1080/2060/v64 performance wise but seems to be the better priced option out of those, even used on ebay, again I might kick myself when new cards come out in a couple of months though..

I get you, the 5600 will give you around 20% more than the 1070 and is really good value, I wanted a little more so my youngest daughter bought me the 2060 Super 8GB for my birthday....... win/win!

 

[xman2007]

I get you, the 5600 will give you around 20% more than the 1070 and is really good value, I wanted a little more so my youngest daughter bought me the 2060 Super 8GB for my birthday....... win/win!

Looks like the upgrade itch won as I listed my 580 on ebay and sold it for £90 (bought for £75 a few months ago) so browsing Ebuyer I found a open box/ex-display Sapphire Pulse 5600 XT for £267, total cost to me = £160, for 40% more performance (give or take) which is acceptable considering price of 1660 Ti (15% slower than 5600 XT) at £260-£300 new or RTX 2060 (Same performance give or take 2-3%) for £300+

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Damn its hot!!!

 

[dorsetknob]

Funny how they say Covid19 will not spread due to the summer heat
yet it happly thrives in meatbags with a temp of 98.6f (ish)
"just a thought "

 

[xman2007]

I decided against the pulse in the end as the warranty was only 90 days due to being an open box and got a xfx thicc ii Pro for 265 free delivery today from amazon

Damn its hot!!!

I just walked to homebase and back for this beauty, and it was totally worth it I'm not moving from in front of it

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I decided against the pulse in the end as the warranty was only 90 days due to being an open box and got a xfx thicc ii Pro for 265 free delivery today from amazon

I just walked to homebase and back for this beauty, and it was totally worth it I'm not moving from in front of it

I got myself one of these...

It can move a tonne of air but its not really helpful as the air is hot anyway, Its just shoving hot air from one side of the room to another. I got a portable AC unit but im gonna get some very angry looks from the bill payers if i have it on. My bill contribution isnt going to cut it

 

[Tatty_Two]

I have aircon in Lounge and Main bedroom but I spent 4 hours today painting my youngest daughters garden fence for her so I waz toasty. 35.5C here.

 

[xman2007]

I have aircon in Lounge and Main bedroom but I spent 4 hours today painting my youngest daughters garden fence for her so I waz toasty. 35.5C here.

Yea, I'm just down the road from you nr Bromsgrove and it was indeed toasty, I'm still sweating now but I'm getting ready to go out, nothing like queuing up to get into half full pubs that have no music or atmosphere and close at 12

 

[kurosagi01]

I bought a tower fan for myself in the last heatwave in June which helped a bit but it was way too humid,luckily I decided to keep my blinds+curtains shut to try block out excess heat and fan speed was set 1 this time round and it wasn't that bad.
Although getting in car was fun,the temp was reading 40C for shizz and giggles until I started moving it dropped down to about 35-37C.

 

[Splinterdog]

How many UK members currently have or are considering air conditioning? Either portable or a split fitted?
With summers seemingly getting hotter, surely it's something worth considering.

 

[kurosagi01]

My parents bought a portable air con years ago which helped when i was younger, I think its just matter for a lot of us whether its worth investing in one to be used at most 5 times a year.