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25 Jan 2022 10 minute read 0 comments Lawnmower
In the last few weeks both my wife and I have noticed occasional stutter/misfire under gentle acceleration. The first time this happened to me I was driving along a 40mph bit of road and had the headlights on, wipers on and radio on. I quickly turned...
17 Jan 2022 2 minute read 0 comments Lawnmower
What an age we live in eh? I ordered the rear ARB from a seller in Malaysia on 1st October, and it arrived here, beautifully packaged on the 7th October for under £120. The best any UK based sellers could do was £180 and a 6 month (!) wait. Top marks...
10 Jan 2022 11 minute read 0 comments Lawnmower
Since I have owned the Sirion, the clutch has been in a bit of a bad way. The bit point is almost at the top of the pedal travel and from cold you have to be careful moving off from standstill or you can provoke some serious clutch judder. I need to...
3 Jan 2022 9 minute read 0 comments Lawnmower
I Spent some time over several evenings recently working to replace the bushes and suspension arms on my diminutive Daihatsu. To get the ball rolling, I set to with penetrating oil and a socket, more in hope than anything, to see if I could get any m...
2 Jan 2022 1 minute read 3 comments LeftFooted
If you ordered a Tesla and/or if you own Tesla stock, you'll be happy to know that the American automaker exceeded expectations, by a significant margin, with a grand total of 308,600 vehicles delivered in Q4 2021. That's 71% more than Q4 2020. Back...
20 Dec 2021 2 minute read 0 comments Lawnmower
The second half of the welding job went as well as the first, with my friend able to cut out the rot and let in new metal in the rear chassis legs. The larger of the two sections was done in 2 parts, first the lower section, then the inner chassis le...
15 Dec 2021 1 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted
Mercedes is expanding the EQ line-up with yet another saloon/coupe/whatever, dubbed the Vision EQXX, which is going to be revelaed at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on January 3, 2022. They've also released one teaser image...
13 Dec 2021 1 minute read 1 comment LeftFooted
Porsche has been on a shopping spree, investing in a bunch of companies mostly in the tech sector. This is their latest addition, a start-up called 1Komma5. Based out of Hamburg, Germany, 1Komma5 wants to operate in the energy sector by providing de...
13 Dec 2021 2 minute read 0 comments Lawnmower
Today, a friend who is something of a master welder and fabricator extraordinaire came over to assist with the dubious metalwork of the Daihatsu. Not only is he a gentleman of distinction, he's also a dab hand with the grinder and MIG welder. While I...
13 Dec 2021 1 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted
As it turns out, gamers were right. They’ve been right all along. A digital, virtual reality is coming, a metaverse where we can do things, buy things, see things. Whatever else we may think of it, it’s relevant, and it’s also a huge market, with pot...
