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Will Dron @wdron.bsky.social · 14h

The brilliance of Partridge is that there's a bit of him in all of us.

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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 18h

Important info if you bought a car, motorbike or campervan on finance from April 2007 to Nov 2024.

A snippet from the new ‘car finance mis-selling everything you need to know' Martin Lewis Podcast available on BBC Sounds www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/..., Apple, Spotify & all the usual pod players.

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Will Dron @wdron.bsky.social · 18h

Do you get annoyed when people get Bond wrong? Is the Rover Metro just a rebadged Mini Metro? Is your favourite Beatles album The Best of The Beatles? Do you have strong feelings about the pedestrianisation of Norwich City Centre? 😆

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Will Dron @wdron.bsky.social · 20h

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Milky Way - Red Car/Blue Car (original 1989 ad)

YouTube video by ZilogJones

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Will Dron @wdron.bsky.social · 22h

And three Milky Ways in a line.

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Will Dron @wdron.bsky.social · 1d

Another BL colour factoid: Jonathan Palmer's race helmet is painted in Tahiti Blue because that was the colour of a Morris Marina estate that my dad was driving when he helped get JP started in racing. Full story here, from 30 mins in: youtu.be/rG834ZVGa24?...

A celebration of the life of Tony Dron

YouTube video by Tony Dron channel

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Will Dron @wdron.bsky.social · 1d

And this is the typical contents of a facelifted L322 boot, I take it?

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Nick Gibbs @nickgibbs.bsky.social · 1d

Fenomeno you say? These guys are waiting for the ad director's call

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Will Dron @wdron.bsky.social · 1d

D-doo do do do, etc.

Will Dron @wdron.bsky.social · 1d

Just got up close with the Lamborghini Fenomeno, which means phenomenal in Italian, and freak in Spanish (according to Google, not Lamborghini). It's the Revuelto made more extreme, hinting at future design and tech. Just 30 being made, one of which Lambo keeps.

Lamborghini Fenomeno in London Berkeley Square Lamborghini dealership, front 3/4 view

Lamborghini Fenomeno in London Berkeley Square Lamborghini dealership, rear view

Lamborghini Fenomeno in London Berkeley Square Lamborghini dealership, interior

Lamborghini Fenomeno in London Berkeley Square Lamborghini dealership, rear close-up

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Will Dron @wdron.bsky.social · 2d

No casualties, according to the Telegram post (via Storyful). How did this bloke survive? www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC4E...

Dramatic Footage Shows Moment Train Smashes Into Truck

YouTube video by Storyful News & Weather

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Will Dron @wdron.bsky.social · 3d

Beautiful. www.evo.co.uk/opinion/2082...

When Performance Car magazine closed, two writers and a Subaru kept driving | Evo

Porter recounts the extraordinary day that led to the birth of evo

www.evo.co.uk

Will Dron @wdron.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you! I wish I had a better memory... would save me hours of research.

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Will Dron @wdron.bsky.social · 7d

I'm trying to place the side intake vents, though. Was that a trim, a variant, a special edition or aftermarket?

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Will Dron @wdron.bsky.social · 7d

I noticed Alan Partridge now drives a used Range Rover. Strong choice.

A Range Rover genius will be able to tell me which one exactly. L322?

Alan Partridge Range Rover from How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge), S1E2

Alan Partridge inside his Range Rover in How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge), S1E2

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Will Dron @wdron.bsky.social · 7d

Ah, the big 2-2. Congrats!

Also... ordering.

Will Dron @wdron.bsky.social · 8d

"Equally concerning was that G1 acts as a Trojan horse, secretly and continually sending data to servers in China every five minutes, without users knowing about it. The team also showed the G1's onboard computer could be repurposed for offensive operations."

Cool. techxplore.com/news/2025-09...

Security researchers say G1 humanoid robots are secretly sending information to China and can easily be hacked

Researchers have uncovered serious security flaws with the Unitree G1 humanoid robot, a machine that is already being used in laboratories and some police departments. They discovered that G1 can be u...

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Will Dron @wdron.bsky.social · 9d

This most ridiculous example of this, I found, was the Mercedes S Class, with a traffic light camera mounted inside the car that picked up the reflection of the screen on the windscreen and showed the feed on the screen. Infinite loop of stupidity.

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Will Dron @wdron.bsky.social · 9d

I like Audi's Concept C, with the extremely stripped-back cabin. Can we go that way, please, motor industry?

Andrew Clews @crackedwindscreen.bsky.social · 10d

I do wonder what it will take the industry to realise how stupid all this is.
I get why they are doing it, because they imagine there is a driverless future (hahahahaha, oh stop it, I need to breathe, etc etc).
Hopefully reality strikes soon. EuroNCAP penalties?

www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new...

Porsche goes BIG on screens inside new Cayenne | Autocar

Dashboard hosts three infotainment screens including a 14.9in display for passengers and a curved central unit

www.autocar.co.uk

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Will Dron @wdron.bsky.social · 9d

This cap is worrying. (Via The Times)

Photo from The Times of a meeting between John Thune and Chuck Schumer includes a red campaign cap in the Resolute desk that reads, "Trump 2028".

Will Dron @wdron.bsky.social · 10d

Another day at the grindstone.

Porsche 992.2 GT3 rear wing view at Dunsfold Aerodrome

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Will Dron @wdron.bsky.social · 19d

Strong words from the Lib Dem leader: Elon Musk is a 'criminal'.

"On his platform, there are examples of adverts pushing people on self-harm, on grooming, even selling videos showing paedophile acts, child sex abuse acts. I think he should be held to account."

www.thetimes.com/article/124f...

Ed Davey calls for arrest of ‘criminal’ Elon Musk for inciting violence

The leader of the Liberal Democrats said the Tesla chief executive should be held to account for his comments and lack of child protection on his platforms

www.thetimes.com

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Will Dron @wdron.bsky.social · 19d

But will local authorities listen? Bloody bureaucrats.

Sir Michael @sirmichael.bsky.social · Sep 10

I conducted a survey asking people to name the worst thing about modern society. To my surprise, absolutely none of them said that traffic lights are too boring. But I still went ahead and devised a solution to the problem anyway

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Will Dron @wdron.bsky.social · 21d

A remarkable document. youtu.be/jcPpgiK4-T8?...

1969: The Cost of BRITISH MOTORWAYS | Nationwide | Retro Transport | BBC Archive

YouTube video by BBC Archive

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Will Dron @wdron.bsky.social · 21d

Clearly a car-sharing scheme.

Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 24d

In Mario Kart World, NPCs will park their cars, exit them, and walk around. However, the game does not actually keep track who each car belongs to. As such, a different NPC than the owner may drive away with a car, seemingly stealing it.