Thank you all for your very positive feedback on my original post.
If I'd known the facts about container ship emissions as pointed out by bishbosh10 I could have used it as the final knockout punch (metaphorically speaking).

As for his comments about green cars. Harsh!

I'd have asked her to wait where she was whilst I went home and fetched the V10!

Bloody ecomentalists 2005 E60 M5
2006 L322 4.2 SC
2020 Tesla Model S Long Range
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2004 L322 4.4 Vogue, 2019 NP300 Navara, 2016 NP300 Navara, 2002 L322 4.4 HSE, 2006 (MY07) L322 S/C ,2001 330Ci Sport Track Car, 2005 650i Coupe, 2001 P38 Vogue, 2003 530i Sport Touring, 1999 P38 4.6 HSE, 2002 E39 M5, 1995 300zx TT Slicktop, 1997 M3 Evo, 1992 300zx TT Targa, 1998 323i Coupe

Thanks for trying to put a bit of balance in her life. It’s very tempting to give a load of stick, but it’s better to educate and convert

I have a family, eat meat, drive a supercharged V8, buy other cars frequently and therefore contribute to global warming massively. Yet not once did anyone thank me for the heatwave last summer.

I'd like to put my bit in.
Vogue spot on mate.
Cheeky (Girly bits)

RupertRR wrote:

As for his comments about green cars. Harsh!

I actually like green cars but SWMBO was watching and she doesn't.......... I know where my bread is buttered!  Bish.

2005 110 TD5 CSW
2011 TDV8 Vogue SE (gone)

Only just joined the forum but had to come in here and say hello to the OP. I did a massive double take when I looked at your post because:

I'm called Rupert
I live in Baldock
Had a TVR since 2009

(Don't have a FFRR yet though)

I’m being accosted as we speak by the tree huggers. Forum in FT today discussing JLR story

My throw away line is, I planted 5000 trees , my carbon footprint is a minus .... Filters are in fact so good that in certain circumstances, when the ambient air is already polluted, a diesel car will tend to extract more particles from the air than it emits. Emissions Analytics worked with........etc etc

He who dies with the most toys wins...

bishbosh10 wrote:

RupertRR wrote:

As for his comments about green cars. Harsh!

I actually like green cars but SWMBO was watching and she doesn't.......... I know where my bread is buttered!

Bishbosh, you may know where your bread is buttered BUT do you know what side?

+1 for green....cars, not environmentalists !

Since I only do between 4000 & 5000 miles per annum,I tell people that I am actually helping to save the planet by keeping my vehicle out of the hands of someone who would do 10000 miles + . Previous cars:
S-Max 2007-2013 (only diesel I've had, good car but expensive when diesely bits go wrong, so what's the point?)
Galaxy 2001-2007
Mondeo Estate 1997-2001
Sierra Estate 1993-1997
Uno Turbo 1987 -1993
Fiesta 1984 - 1987
Fiat 127 1982 - 1984

I am very efficient, I have 15 liters in 4 cars.... most people would need 10.

I also don’t use a drop of diesel ! 2011 Stornaway Grey 5.0SC Autobiography

Well, since I’ve sold my 6.9 litre V8 Trans Am my supply of carbon credits has increased massively, so I’ll happily lend them temporarily to anyone who wants to win an argument with an eco loon.  2006MY 4.2 SC
BMW R1250 GSA Rallye TE
Triumph Tiger 1050 (sold)
1979 Pontiac Trans Am (sold)

Rosco wrote:

Bishbosh, you may know where your bread is buttered BUT do you know what side?

Yeah, the side that lands face down on the carpet!

Mike

I’d probably have gone on a less amicable tack more along the lines of what the f**k has it got to do with you?, then ask her if she’s so wants help being less uptight the hospital is that way to go and get the stick removed.

Hottest winter on record and guess what, not an ounce of appreciation of our efforts towards global warming