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Extreme video shooting (I was hit by a car while shooting for a TV show)

12 Jul 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Ship Shard

  I was hit by a car while shooting for a TV show. Dedicated to all videographers! Extreme video shooting.During the filming of the transfer, the driver of the car decided that it would look very impressive if he drove through the operator:-)))BE VI...

Daihatsu Sirion - MOT issue rectification - dissassembly pt. 1

11 Jul 2022 3 minute read 1 comment Lawnmower

The benefit of having more cars in the household than driving licence holders is that repairs can be undertaken at leisure. Following the MOT fail, there was quite a bit of work to do on the Daihatsu. Pics of the problem areas: I'm set to, trying...

Here's the VW Phaeton 2 that never happened

8 Jul 2022 1 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted

After two decades, the most underrated car in the world is ready to make a comeback. Except, it's not. I don't know why but Volkswagen decided to torture us by releasing never-seen-before pictures of the second-gen VW Phaeton that never happened....

Skoda Fabia - Door lock module replacement

5 Jul 2022 5 minute read 0 comments Lawnmower

I had a crack at replacing the front passenger door lock module over the last few days and have been comprehensively thwarted. There ought to be a grub screw holding the door handle to the door skin, it is vital that this is undone NO MORE THAN THIRT...

Formula 1 Returns to Las Vegas

2 Jul 2022 4 minute read 0 comments MintDice.com

Car racing has been one of the most popular sports for many fans over the years. From NASCAR to Formula 1, people around the world have enjoyed the fast-moving vehicles that are typically decked out with sponsorship and ownership decals. For the fir...

Daihatsu Sirion - MOT time...

28 Jun 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Lawnmower

Thats the Sirion out of action for a while then. I asked the MOT place to sort out tightening the suspension arm ball joint nut right up and threadlock it, since I've retightened it twice now, clearly incorrectly. I also asked them to replace the...

New car on fleet - Skoda Fabia

17 Jun 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Lawnmower

With the demise of the Daewoo Lacetti a few months ago, I've been looking out for a replacement which is a bit more sturdy and capacious than the Daihatsu for transporting the family about. We still have the Mercedes, but a 3rd car is always useful!...

Shopping around for that second car...

7 Jun 2022 4 minute read 0 comments bengy

Unsplash     Unsplash   When we first arrived in Australia, we had a few weeks of looking around on the second hand car market to find a decent family car that was pretty low maintenance to run and fairly economical, with lowish mileage and n...

The Golden Age of NASCAR

3 Jun 2022 7 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"Lots of drivers can drive fast, but very few drivers can race."  Richard Petty   When I was a kid, my brother, my dad, and I went to all the NASCAR races.  It was in the days when the only track that wasn't in the South was in Michigan.  Maybe that...

If you're an early crypto adopter, this might be the car for you

26 May 2022 1 minute read 2 comments LeftFooted

The biggest problem with writing about cars these days is everything has been said. Every analogy has been used. And we ran out of metaphors. Automakers aren't helping because they've become dull. Even when they create fun vehicles. Mind you, there...