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How To Deal With Car Rust

18 Sep 2023 2 minute read 0 comments VitalyTennant.com

Rust is caused by oxidation of metal – primarily iron. Most cars are made of steel and so contain large amounts of iron. Although pretty resilient to corrosion, all cars will eventually experience rust if they are continuously exposed to moisture. Sa...

Did you know that EVs (Electric Vehicles) are over a hundred years old!

27 Feb 2023 1 minute read 0 comments sleepyjey

I've always thought that EVs are a revolution of the 21st century. So I was a little surprised that the foray into Electric Vehicles started in the 19th century! Did that surprise you too? To put things in perspective, the automotive car was launched...

2001 Mercedes - The Brake Noise

10 Jul 2023 1 minute read 1 comment Lawnmower

An actually mechanically compentent friend over today to see about replacing the rear handbrake shoes to try and banish The Noise(TM). The suspicion was that the friction material had parted company with the metal of the shoe and was rubbing the insi...

Let me go

23 May 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Ship Shard

Dreams to die for lovePoisoned by lies poisonThe rotting corpse of my faith is blindDevoured by the worm of deceitThe warmth that made me liveCarried away by the demon of contemptIt's time to kill the chimeraHow did you kill the trustlet me golet me...

2001 Mercedes C-Class - Exhausted!

5 Jul 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Lawnmower

The Mercedes MOT didn't go entirely to plan, with a FAIL awarded on two items. The first was the other front droplink. Last year the nearside one was an advisory and got changed, this year the offside one was a fail because the boot was ripped. These...

2001 Mercedes C-Class - "Bar and Grille"

24 Jul 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Lawnmower

I've (finally) ordered a new speaker grille for the passenger door to finally replace the one that broke when I was replacing the anti-bounce spring in the passenger door look about 3 years ago. The speaker grille arrove tonight so since it was sunny...

2004 Daihatsu Sirion - Further adventures in Brakes

4 Sep 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Lawnmower

Our constipated postal delivery finally arrove tonight, including my new slider bolts and the Irwin bolt removers from my brother, so having dispatched a few other tasks I went out to have a serious look at this rounded off slider bolt tonight. I'd...

Motion

19 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments newb0Xsir

The power of movementAsphalt and flowFeedback and rhymeFreeing your heavy woe Pressing petalsFeeding the machineIntensifying the feelingOf deserting the routine AccelerationFascinationLevitationExploration Lots of wordsTo describe the feelingFreeingB...

Auto Europe: Trusted Car Rental Broker for Over 60 Years

13 Mar 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Flying Blue Exites FBE

    Auto Europe has been in the car rental business for over 60 years. They provide car rental services in over 180 countries worldwide, with vehicles ranging from economy cars to luxury cars and everything in between. Auto Europe collaborates with...

2004 Daihatsu Sirion - Brakes and Suspension

31 Jul 2023 2 minute read 0 comments Lawnmower

When I was last working on the suspension, I noticed that the cotter pins that keep the lower suspension arms attached were falling apart, so I set to and ordered a box of assorted ones from eBay. The new cotter pins arrived and I tapped them in to r...