It appears that the most reliable two vehicles I own happen to be a
Mazda RX7 and a Mazda MX5. Which means I get to drive the RX7[1] to
Switzerland instead of the f.cking A8.
Which wouldn't be that bad if I didn't need something with more than 2

This week SWMBO and I have been mostly MOTing our cars.
Big Red Merc needed a tyre and the chip in the windscreen picked up on
the way home from buying it (doh) was big enough to require a
replacement. Fully comp insurance meant this wasn't too expensive. A

http://www.race-cars.com/carsales/other/1188483701/1188483701ss.htm
is this something else or what?, if I win the lottery on Saturday I think
I'll buy this then rent me a nice place near the Nurburgring and spend the
next year really learning to drive :-)

At work we have a quantity of 12v sealed lead acid batteries used for field
kit. Is charging them with a decent car battery charger a sane idea? Can
they all be parallelled up to one charger for a float charge? We're
currently experiencing the difficulties you'd expect - flat ...

Going for welding lessons....
I can already mig weld - but anyone can do that, it'slike painting the bits
together.
So, tomorrow I am going for a session with a tig welding guru.

The Passat was taken away on Wednesday, but I've been using the 156 for
a few weeks now anyway.
A few things I've noticed in that time.
Late TSparks are quite significantly modified over early cars. The

Bloke builds Countach replica in his basement.
http://forums.thecarlounge.com/zerothread?id=4080196

This week I'm going to look at this:
http://s326.photobucket.com/albums/k428/brookiwayne/?albumview=grid
Finished article piccies are at the end and there's some underside
shots interspersed.

Might be slightly out of your price range, and doesn't have LPG, but
it's got Goth charm...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330279735101&ru
Near you as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J-4p4BKxiQ
different i guess, i love the impala SS prefer the 60's one like the 64 but
the 90's saloon looks pretty sweet.
DON'T think a 5.7 V8 is a good replacement for my BMW though sadly

Timo, you helped me out a couple of years back regarding a security code for
a Ford stereo.
Any chance you could help me out again please ? :)
Cheers, Tony

This weekend I managed to pop a driveshaft out of the gearbox of my daily
driver, whilst changing the wishbones. Don't ask me how - if I knew, I'd
have not have pulled a driveshaft out, would I?
Not happy...

not bad millege, maybe a bit HFM but the lpg could make it a comfortable run
about. dunno what fords are like on 100k+ though
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/761964.htm

Personally, I can't abide sunroofs in cars, I'd much rather have AC and
headroom instead.
Just looked out of the window at the three cars in my sig and noticed a
recurring theme.