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@ameen is right. We need more information. Were you adjusting it or removing it and it broke? Or did the actual mirror assembly detach from the windscreen?

What are your favourite cars/engines in regards to sounds? I love the sound of an Escort with a Millington Diamond engine. Especially when you're up close in a forest and can hear one echoing from a mile away.

I think it's a good idea. It would give people a chance to share their advice and views on other topics. I love cars but lets face it, if you met someone in the real world and all they did was talk about cars, you would get fed up pretty quickly.

@Abdul Hanaan yes that's my point. If fines were directly related to salary, they would affect everyone equally. At present they only act as a deterrent to people with less money who can't afford to pay them.

I hate taxis. I wasn't long here and had to go to a place in downtown. I didn't know where it was so I got a taxi. It was only after I noticed that we had passed the same building twice that I figured out he was trying to run the meter up and screw me. Another time I had to go to a place in Al Quoz. I spoke to 5 different taxi drivers outside the metro station before I found one who was willing to take me to where I wanted to go. I was showing them the place on a map on my phone but they just replied I don't know it. It was right there on the map! Kinda reminds me of this,

I personally, would be quite happy for fines to be linked to salary. If a poor person knows he is going to get fined 1,000 dhs for a violation, he is going to be more careful than a rich person for whom 1,000 dhs may only be toilet paper.

Where/when are these auctions?

I don't know what it is about some people. They can be the nicest person in the world but as soon as they step into a car, the asshole switch flicks inside their brain. Honk honk honk get out of my way or I'll run you over peasant honk honk. Maybe their brains got fried by too much sun. I wonder how long it will be until RTA introduces black boxes similar to those used by some uk insurance companies, and uses them to fine drivers for erratic driving and traffic violations. These devices measure g forces and log incidents of hard acceleration and braking, swerving between lanes and hard cornering as well as where they went and what time they went there.

That's interesting about the cucumber. Motorists in the uk have recently been advised to carry watermelon in the car incase they get stuck in traffic for a long period of time. I don't know about that place sometimes, if it goes above 25 degrees Celsius, people start panicking like the end of the world is coming lol. I'd like to see how some of them do over here when it goes above 50. Everyone told me I'd get sick and die when I came here because of the heat but it's not so bad. Your body adjusts to it pretty quickly. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36885393

I would be up for a day karting but I'd pay my own way. I still want my share of the money to go to charity.

I really like the little 127. If you had one of those now with jap style arches and a set of wide, dished rims, you'd be the coolest kid in town.

I go through 6-8 litres in a hot garage most days. I dread to think what it was like for those guys stuck out in the desert. Horrible way to die. Do mobile phones not work when you go so far out?

I like the look of that. I like the 80% charge in 15 minutes too. I wonder how quickly that will kill the battery though.

I just received an email from Carnity stating that the top 20 posters with the most likes will receive money on August 31st. I would be very grateful if Carnity would donate my share to the Emirates Down's syndrome association. http://www.uaedsa.ae Thank you

The company that makes these taxis is called The London Taxi Company, formerly known as LTI. Chinese car manufacturer Geely also have the rights to build them. The model name of the one in the picture is the TX4. They all come with a slow, noisy 2.5 turbo Diesel engine. Famous for their small turning circle. I worked for an official franchised parts supplier for them for a while.

I'm surprised I haven't seen any of the badge snobs driving these round Dubai yet. Looks like a London Taxi doesn't it? Built on the same platform as Audi Q7/Porsche Cayenne/VW Touareg/Lamborghini Urus and running a VAG 6.0 WR12 48V engine. Also comes with the same V8 used in the Continental GT, Audi diesel V8 and plug in hybrid, again with the Continental GT engine although if you ask me, having a hybrid V8 kind of defeats the purpose of the hybrid technology. Top speed is 301 kph making it the worlds fastest production SUV.

What was your first car? Mine was a 1987 Vauxhall Cavalier Mk.2 with a 1.6 8v OHC engine same as the one in the pics. I got it when I was around 12 years old. It was previously my uncles car but the engine was rattly and smokey and the cops harassed him every time he went out on the road in it so he gave it to me to have a bit of fun with rather than scrap it. Looking back, it was a horrible thing held together with cable ties and tacks of weld but I had hours of fun racing it round a field beside my house.

I never heard of Hyundai Galloper before so I had to google it. Won't a lot of Mitsubishi Pajero parts fit these?

Is it just me or does it have a kind of GTR look about it? The American styling is still there but the looks are becoming more mainstream from what they originally were.

I had a P38 for a while too, the 2.5 TDi. Woefully underpowered but I felt like a pimp when I was driving it. I remember it was ruinously expensive to keep on the road when things started going wrong with it. I thought I got a good deal on a cheap Range Rover but cheap to buy doesn't always mean cheap to own. Also had a 300 TDi Discovery. The engine and gearbox would have lasted forever but the body was horribly rotten with rust. I welded the body to chassis mounts a couple of times but soon realized I was fighting a losing battle so scrapped it. Asides from the rust, the only trouble I ever had with it was the immobilizer but it's easy enough to bypass. Ive currently got a 2012 Range Rover in the shop for some work. Head gaskets shot and heads were a bit wonky. Real nightmare of a car to work at. I had to remove the injectors so I could get the rocker covers off to get the cams out and get the heads off. Injectors wouldn't come out so I ended up having to remove the engine and complete front of the car to get proper access with tools. It's the 5.0 Jaguar engine. It's made from chocolate and I wouldn't recommend one to anyone. The older BMW engined ones are a much better bet.

I remember seeing this when it was originally on Top Gear too. Can't wait to see Clarkson, Hammond and Mays new show when it comes out. New new Top Gear with Chris Evans was a total flop. @Derick This is what Range Rovers were built to do. Where I come from, you're just as likely to see one in a field as you are to see one on the road. People here just seem to see them as a status symbol though.

Does anyone play racing games and what games do you recommend for different consoles? I play Forza 4 a lot on Xbox 360. Great game with great dynamics and the handling of the cars are comparable to the real thing. I also play PGR 4 on 360. Also a good game but it's more arcade style and less of a simulator. Also playing Sports Car Challenge on iPhone. All based around VAG owned products. Good graphics for a phone game and a good way to pass the time at work when waiting for parts to arrive.

For free food and a sightseeing trip around Dubai, it sounds like a good deal. Free food is always the best. The only downside is that you have to admit that you're a grown man playing Pokemon.

If you do the crime you should do the time. I don't see why fines should be discounted on any occasion. They're supposed to act as a deterrent and if you know that your fine will only be half of what it should be, it doesn't really deter you much.

What's racist about it? Just to clarify, I'm not racist at all. I dislike all people in equal amounts.