Chris Haining
@roadworkuk.bsky.social
Sub editor @WhatCar? (http://whatcar.com). Enjoys pop-up headlights, textured velour, wood interior trim and column stalks with just the right degree of resistance.
Fleet: 2003 BMW 540i, 1997 Rover 825Si, 2017 BMW i3 (hers)
Fleet: 2003 BMW 540i, 1997 Rover 825Si, 2017 BMW i3 (hers)
I'm about ready to move in now
November 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I'm about ready to move in now
Not much on TV tonight, so I started to design my dream mid-century house
November 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Not much on TV tonight, so I started to design my dream mid-century house
I regularly find myself whistling "Winning Run" from Super Hang-On. I kind of hope that one day somebody will recognise it and it'll be the beginning of a beautiful friendship
November 23, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I regularly find myself whistling "Winning Run" from Super Hang-On. I kind of hope that one day somebody will recognise it and it'll be the beginning of a beautiful friendship
Gotta love charity shops.
This will never, ever find a buyer
This will never, ever find a buyer
November 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Gotta love charity shops.
This will never, ever find a buyer
This will never, ever find a buyer
Did a crossword with my gran. Clue was "an overabundance". I thought excess, surplus, extravagance – too much of something. The answer turned out to be "plethora", which I think of as being "more than enough, but not too much". I've noticed before that computer-generated crosswords don't get nuance.
November 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Did a crossword with my gran. Clue was "an overabundance". I thought excess, surplus, extravagance – too much of something. The answer turned out to be "plethora", which I think of as being "more than enough, but not too much". I've noticed before that computer-generated crosswords don't get nuance.
The 1962 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud in 1985's View To A Kill was cast as a symbol of aristocracy and old-money values. If 2026 Bond smoked around in a 2003 Phantom, he'd look more like his pub was doing quite well or he'd sold a lot of hot tubs.
November 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The 1962 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud in 1985's View To A Kill was cast as a symbol of aristocracy and old-money values. If 2026 Bond smoked around in a 2003 Phantom, he'd look more like his pub was doing quite well or he'd sold a lot of hot tubs.
New Hyundai Nexo.
Cyberpunk design aesthetic really working well here IMO
Cyberpunk design aesthetic really working well here IMO
November 21, 2025 at 11:58 AM
New Hyundai Nexo.
Cyberpunk design aesthetic really working well here IMO
Cyberpunk design aesthetic really working well here IMO
Honestly what tf is wrong with these people?
November 19, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Honestly what tf is wrong with these people?
Honestly what tf is wrong with these people?
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Honestly what tf is wrong with these people?
Night night. See you next year.
November 18, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Night night. See you next year.
Definitely a traction control ON day today
November 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Definitely a traction control ON day today
No pics for proof, but today I saw a Redcorn scrap collection lorry carrying two cars: An Alfa Romeo MiTO and.... a mossy Type 4 Fiat Croma.
November 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
No pics for proof, but today I saw a Redcorn scrap collection lorry carrying two cars: An Alfa Romeo MiTO and.... a mossy Type 4 Fiat Croma.
BMWs.
Gotta collect 'em all
Gotta collect 'em all
November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
BMWs.
Gotta collect 'em all
Gotta collect 'em all
this whole first-person narrative SEO optimisation thing is sucking all my enjoyment out of a big chunk of the internet
November 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
this whole first-person narrative SEO optimisation thing is sucking all my enjoyment out of a big chunk of the internet
First fill-up for the i3.
Gotta love a nine-litre fuel tank!
Gotta love a nine-litre fuel tank!
November 3, 2025 at 8:28 AM
First fill-up for the i3.
Gotta love a nine-litre fuel tank!
Gotta love a nine-litre fuel tank!
Emotional day today.
Peugeot 306 (aka Donkey) is leaving us for a new life on the South coast with a very sympathetic new owner.
Nicola has owned it since she was 18 (... two decades ago). Life goes on, and the i3 has big shoes to fill.
Peugeot 306 (aka Donkey) is leaving us for a new life on the South coast with a very sympathetic new owner.
Nicola has owned it since she was 18 (... two decades ago). Life goes on, and the i3 has big shoes to fill.
November 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Emotional day today.
Peugeot 306 (aka Donkey) is leaving us for a new life on the South coast with a very sympathetic new owner.
Nicola has owned it since she was 18 (... two decades ago). Life goes on, and the i3 has big shoes to fill.
Peugeot 306 (aka Donkey) is leaving us for a new life on the South coast with a very sympathetic new owner.
Nicola has owned it since she was 18 (... two decades ago). Life goes on, and the i3 has big shoes to fill.
There is nothing I dislike about the BMW i3's dashboard
October 29, 2025 at 8:07 AM
There is nothing I dislike about the BMW i3's dashboard
Lidl of Cirencester delivered yesterday: extremely fit Alfa.
October 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Lidl of Cirencester delivered yesterday: extremely fit Alfa.
Your occasional reminder that the first-gen Volvo S40 was quite a good looking car.
Also virtually unique in having side marker lights in the UK.
Also virtually unique in having side marker lights in the UK.
October 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Your occasional reminder that the first-gen Volvo S40 was quite a good looking car.
Also virtually unique in having side marker lights in the UK.
Also virtually unique in having side marker lights in the UK.
White Whale Supra spotted locally:
October 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
White Whale Supra spotted locally:
I mean, seriously. These people.
October 19, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I mean, seriously. These people.
These people are amazing
October 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
These people are amazing
We have this base-spec BMW i4 loan car for the weekend, and it rounds off potholes with real dexterity.
Hooray for proper tyre sidewalls.
Hooray for proper tyre sidewalls.
October 18, 2025 at 10:39 AM
We have this base-spec BMW i4 loan car for the weekend, and it rounds off potholes with real dexterity.
Hooray for proper tyre sidewalls.
Hooray for proper tyre sidewalls.
Pains me to say it, but the Tesla Model Y's rear lights, with their indirect lighting, look terrific. Kinda wish they were on a different car.
October 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Pains me to say it, but the Tesla Model Y's rear lights, with their indirect lighting, look terrific. Kinda wish they were on a different car.
Somehow I didn't have a brochure for my wife's car. A shameful situation now resolved.
October 17, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Somehow I didn't have a brochure for my wife's car. A shameful situation now resolved.