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122 MARTINI FOR ME...
After the stunning Castrol-themed Toyotas caught my attention , I delved into the world of rally cars. I discussed this with Carl on...
Jan 162 min read
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121 CASTROL MY BEATING HEART...
I’m having a wobble! My head is being turned by awesome Castrol Oil-sponsored Toyota’s. For months, I have been unshakable in my desire...
Jan 152 min read
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120 TOYOTA GR8-NESS...
Picture this: Toyota's engineers walk into a bar and say, "What if we took our perfectly sensible GR86 and made it absolutely bonkers?" ...
Jan 142 min read
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119 GET ME SOME INSURANCE...
The mention of a Green Card in the last post had me scurrying around checking the details of my insurance policy to what I am and am not...
Jan 131 min read
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118 COVER ME GOOD...
So we have the cars maintained, serviced, and MOT'd, and everything looks good. But what happens if something goes wrong? Who can help...
Jan 122 min read
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117 THANK YOU SANTA...
Jolly ole Saint Nick has played a blinder this year; he emptied his sack and delivered some tools I would never have needed if we hadn't...
Jan 112 min read
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116 TESTING TIMES...
After gaining an understanding of car maintenance, I was made aware that there are home-use devices that can test battery health. ...
Jan 101 min read
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115 THE FULL MONTY...
After posting about the handy F.L.O.W.E.R. upkeep tips provided by The AA, I thought I’d check out what their full maintenance regime...
Jan 94 min read
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114 FLOWER POWER...
Before we leave, I hope all cars participating in the rally will have a thorough once-over from a trained mechanic. I know ours will,...
Jan 92 min read
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113 TO ELLAND ROAD AND BACK...
We had an eventful weekend a couple of weeks ago. First, there was an early dart from work, then a trip to Leeds in convoy with R&R in...
Jan 72 min read
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112 SMARTBORGHINI...
I stumbled across this on Facebook. A madman/genius (delete as applicable) has created a one-of-a-kind 'Smartborghini' built on a Smart...
Jan 61 min read
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111 SLAPPER RED STOPPERS...
You know that thing where you see something on eBay that you fancy but is too expensive, so you save the item to see if the price comes...
Jan 51 min read
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110 QR JIM LAD...
I've made a QR code for this website. It may seem a bit pointless to you reading this as you are, well, here, but it will be good to put...
Jan 41 min read
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109 NONESSENTIAL ESSENTIALS...
In addition to the kit the various members of the European Union demand we take with us on our journey, such as the mandatory safety and...
Jan 31 min read
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108 BIT OF A BIP...
As my last blog post mentioned, there are many toll roads in Europe and many ways to pay. My outlaws confirmed that they used the Bip&Go...
Jan 22 min read
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107 TAKING IT'S TOLL...
A thought occurred to me the other day: What is the score with toll roads in Europe? I've mentioned that certain countries employ tolls...
Jan 12 min read
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106 BADGE OF HONOUR FOR YOUR EMISSIONS...
Hot on the heels of finding out that we need to pay for ETIAS, it now seems the French want a few Euros from us, too. The Crit'Air...
Dec 30, 20242 min read
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105 I'LL PROTECT YOU FROM THE HOODED CLAW...
I'm writing this at Christmastime, and the Frankie Goes To Hollywood song 'The Power Of Love' is getting a fair bit of rotation (even...
Dec 29, 20242 min read
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104 NICE...
Nice, pronounced Nice, not nice, is a stunning city on the Med and the final destination for the Bust Rally. But what do we know about...
Dec 28, 20243 min read
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103 CIRCUIT DE MONACO...
You cannot travel 1,200 miles in a hot hatch to Monaco and not have a blast around one of the world's most famous Formula 1 tracks, right?...
Dec 27, 20242 min read
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