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31 Oct 2023 6 minute read 0 comments Lawnmower
Recently the Mercedes has been behaving itself quite well, however this all ended recently when a new issue developed on Sunday, releasing the parking brake the release lever jammed sort of halfway out and the foot pedal would ratchet down, but not...
16 Oct 2023 5 minute read 0 comments Lawnmower
I was musing the other day about the cars I have owned since I passed my driving test in 2003, and what the optimum point in my motoring career had been. I tried to look at this relatively objectively - i.e. what would a normal person think was 'me d...
14 Oct 2023 1 minute read 1 comment Instinct747
Ferrari Now accepts Crypto One of the top luxury car brands Ferrari is now accepting various crypto currencies. Currently it is only open to US but plans are being made to extend it to the EU. This is now pushing crypto even closer to going mainstrea...
3 Oct 2023 3 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti
Your car is spying on you. Back in the day when was a young buck in my early 20s (sounds so ancient now), my car had two sockets in the middle console. One was the ashtray, and the other was for the cigarette lighter. Being a smoker at the time, both...
28 Sep 2023 3 minute read 0 comments VitalyTennant.com
Retirement is a time to enjoy the fruits of your labor and explore new hobbies and interests. One great way to do that is by investing in a vintage car. Investing in a vintage car can be a rewarding and profitable experience in retirement. If you ha...
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...
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...
8 Aug 2023 2 minute read 0 comments Lawnmower
A bit of a status update, the AC in the Daihatsu got regassed and hold pressure nicely, and is nice and cool while on the move. It loses cooling sat in traffic as I don't think it has a fan for the AC radiator thing but its not a massive hardship. I...
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...
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...
