Ouch!!!stephen_usher wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2026 11:14 am Have an electric parking brake motor fault on your Hyundai?
That'll be £5K please... Part, £25, fitting £100, £4900 to reset the flag in the car's firmware. (I joke not.)
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It helps build a picture where our "good traffic" is coming from..
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It helps build a picture where our "good traffic" is coming from..
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The future with AI
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Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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Same here.JezC wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2026 11:37 am The original post reminded me of Talkie Toaster in Red Dwarf...
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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There won't be enough popcorn to go around.
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Re: The future with AI
And this is progress?stephen_usher wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2026 11:14 am Have an electric parking brake motor fault on your Hyundai?
That'll be £5K please... Part, £25, fitting £100, £4900 to reset the flag in the car's firmware. (I joke not.)
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Yep, Its my understanding that we peaked in the 80s-90s.Darklord wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2026 5:51 pmAnd this is progress?stephen_usher wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2026 11:14 am Have an electric parking brake motor fault on your Hyundai?
That'll be £5K please... Part, £25, fitting £100, £4900 to reset the flag in the car's firmware. (I joke not.)![]()
Im not really into retro computers, its just these are the only ones that will work offline and without updates!
I use a phrase for fancy looking shiny modern stuff.. 'chrome plated pigeon poo'.
Re: The future with AI
We need open source cars.... 
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Some manufacturers are more open to letting the less qualified mechanics repair cars.
e.g. Suzuki and IIRC Toyota. (I would be better off opening a direct account with Suzuki ATM
