By now you will have discovered that garage men frequently don't know what they're doing, and to compound the problem their time is money. I was discussing this with someone and we both concluded that most mechanics will have left school with few qualifications, have done things the way they were ta...

The technology you can buy now for very little outlay is amazing.

Your ship will come in. It amazes me how cars can hide so much rot and still feel quite solid and safe when driving. There must be so much safety margin even in unitary construction. Things can only get better now, although it's quite a shock seeing the car you once drove intact stripped right back,...

The guys are really forging ahead with my Minor. Last time they asked me if I wanted new sills, as the ones on the car were the 'wrong' ones, although they looked solid. I reasoned I might as well have it done now and I'm glad I did as it was pretty bad under the home-made sills. They were made from...

Where are the crusty bits on your allegro squire? Mine has been in a shed under a cover for 18 months and I'm worried what I'll find when I finally take the cover off. The fronts of the wings were bubbling already and the door bottoms were getting crunchy. Door bottoms can go but aren't a known wea...

That scamming bastard has unfortunately been plaguing eBay for some time with their blanket listings. A couple of them drew me in until I read the description.

Today I was held up for nearly 4 hours on the M62 west because some cunt decided to have a collision. As soon as I joined at J21 I knew I was done for. So, if you find any gen on the incident do let me know if the numbfuck responsible is dead. Also fuck the road agencies and the police for stopping ...

Philistines.

I am not buying it because 1. I have no more space, and 2. I don't like the colour green on cars.

It's Earl Grey, actually.