This was similar to my experience when coming back from a long holiday. Except that the car was completely dead (no response from key fob presses). The alarm siren has it's own battery, but maybe there can also be enough residual power in the car battery to work low-amp items for a bit. The RAC...
Red 4200 followed behind me in Cheltenham for while last night. Gave him a mirror-wave, but he seemed not to notice the QP at all, even when alongside.
I don't think (correct me if I am wrong) there was any 'driving' change with the facelift. It was just cosmetic things like dashboard, lights, wing-mirrors and grille/grill.
Driving experience differences are, as you say, 4.2 / 4.7 S / 4.7 GT S. Plus DS / ZF and Skyhook.
It's a British trait, which the BBC is just embracing.
Years ago, I read that Italy have less deep recessions than the UK, attributed partly because while the UK media love to announce every job loss as the downturn starts (and the UK audience laps that up), the Italian media carries on with...
Well you asked the question!
Weather forecasting that far out is VERY imprecise, especially on timing. It the UK it is sometimes possible to meaningfully forecast things like, "It will be dry for a few days and then rainy for a bit." But the way the data analysis works gives a false sense of...