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2 Sep 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Lawnmower
I would like to sincerely apologise to the residents of my local town for what happened on Thursday evening As I left my Tai Chi class, feeling very relaxed and at one with the universe, the exhaust on the Daihatsu sort of disassembled itself a bit....
19 Aug 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Lawnmower
I knew the tyres on the Lexus were a bit iffy, they were 5 years old and nearly worn to the tread markers on the back. The fronts had some tread left but were budget brands. The front tyres were Sunny 'Sport Macro' and the rears were Jinyu Gallopro....
6 Aug 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Lawnmower
Bit of a challenge with the Sirion which might become a major challenge. Driving back from meeting friends earlier this year and a stone flicked up and cracked the windscreen which was mildly annoying. I held off bothering to get it replaced, waiting...
29 Jul 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Lawnmower
The exhaust bits arrived in the week, and today the assembly paste showed up so I decided to crack on. There was an element of 'hope for the best' with all of this, with the silencer I ordered being a lot bigger I had to make an educated* guess on di...
22 Jul 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Lawnmower
I had a day off work today so made use of some tinkering time. First job was replacing the rear inner light lens. One of the previous owners has reversed into something I think, there is some scuffing on the bumper, a very small ding in the metal qua...
15 Jul 2024 4 minute read 4 comments Lawnmower
The last documented service on the Lexus was in January 2023, mileage unknown but probably about 5k miles ago. As usual for me, I want to get a few things done on the car to get it up to my standards* - so since its been a nice couple of days I set t...
8 Jul 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Lawnmower
This is going to be a bit drawn out, warning! About 18 months ago I had a custom stainless exhaust made for the Sirion which is well made, but a little bit loud. The first iteration had no silencing whatsoever and while it sounded amazing, it was als...
1 Jul 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Lawnmower
So I've had the Lexus for a week and a half and have had some time to get to know it better. Headline is that its comfortably the best car I've ever owned! Its well built, comfortable - especially at motorway speeds, and literally everything works. I...
24 Jun 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Lawnmower
Car change time! I've been toying with the idea of replacing the Mercedes for a while, helped* along by work pointing out that its not ideal for client visits and my wife who isn't overly keen on the lacquer peel. My usual reply that either party was...
13 Jun 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Lawnmower
With the MoT on the Mercedes scheduled for the end of the month, a fly landed in the ointment last weekend. I opened up the boot to hoover it out following a tip run and was greeted with the sound of something metallic falling off inside the bootlid....
