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This section covers all the Ws: who, where, why, what, when, and, erm, how.
A daily record of the plans made and the decisions taken.
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46 SHARKED IT...
The seller got back to me: The alloy wheels are mine! They are all paid for, and he is happy for them to be collected next week -...
Oct 9, 20242 min read
45 FROM TOPSHOP, WITH LOVE...
I've woken up a bit fuzzy after a brilliant night with old friends and a few too many Guinness. Still trying to get my bearings, I...
Oct 8, 20242 min read
44 LIKE A WHEEL WITHIN A WHEEL...
I was looking at wheels again today. I keep going back to the manky black ones that some idiot has attempted to 'pimp' by spraying them...
Oct 8, 20242 min read
43 SPIT SPOT...
The AA report came through this morning. As promised, it is comprehensive. Confirming what the engineer told me verbally, the work that...
Oct 7, 20242 min read
42 PLAYER TWO HAS ENTERED THE GAME...
This morning, Carl sent me a WhatsApp message with a car that he had found. There is nothing unusual about that; it happens every other...
Oct 7, 20242 min read
41 DOUBLE A RATING...
I organised for the AA to inspect the car at the dealership in Dorset. After a bit of messing around to find out when they would attend,...
Oct 6, 20242 min read
40 SUDDEN IMPACT...
I told Carl about getting an impact wrench to help when we spray the alloys. After a few seconds, he piped up that he already had one. ...
Oct 6, 20242 min read
39 RED, WHITE AND BLUE - A PLAYLIST...
It's the weekend. How about something fun? After a break from chasing down unicorn cars and perfect alloys, I made a playlist inspired...
Oct 6, 20241 min read
38 PLAYER THREE HAS REJOINED THE GAME...
The good news is that it looks like Richie and Rachel will be making the trip after all - YAAAS! The compromise is that they will make...
Oct 3, 20242 min read
37 TORQUE THE TORQUE...
We are potentially going to be painting 16 alloys, which is a lot of unscrewing and screwing of bolts, so I was thinking of investing in...
Oct 3, 20241 min read
36 A DIFFERENT STORY...
Another day, another great car popped up on Auto Trader. Okay, so it isn’t 100% perfect (it doesn’t have the right wheels, and there is...
Oct 2, 20242 min read
35 SPINNING AROUND...
I've been thinking about the mechanics of spraying the wheels, and unless I'm doing it outside, it might be tricky. The plan was to...
Oct 2, 20241 min read
34 ENTER THE UPSIDE DOWN...
I've just read something that has made me screw my face up with confusion. In Britain, road distances are shown from nearest to...
Oct 1, 20242 min read
33 CALL ME A KUGA...
After a few quiet drinks the other night, I was convinced Richie was not interested in completing the rally in an Abarth. It doesn't...
Oct 1, 20242 min read
32 TIME TO BOAST...
A friend at work recently went around Slovenia, which looked amazing. She put on loads of pictures and illustrated where she had...
Sep 30, 20241 min read
31 LESSONS LEARNT...
My attempt to buy an Abarth failed at the first hurdle, but it wasn't a waste of time; many positives came from that heroic failure. ...
Sep 30, 20241 min read
30 Version 2.0...
Over the last few weeks, I have made many changes to the website. I thought it would be a good time to document them, more for my own...
Sep 29, 20242 min read
29 SO CLOSE, AND YET...
After the umpteenth trawl on Auto Trader, I finally found the car of my holiday dreams. It was white, with less than 70,000 miles, and...
Sep 29, 20243 min read
28 HAPPY TALKIE, TALKIE, HAPPY TALK...
We have all seen Top Gear where the guys are dicking about, ripping the back out of each other via walkie-talkie as one or all of their...
Sep 28, 20242 min read
27 BLACK AND GOLD - A PLAYLIST...
It's the weekend. How about something fun? After a break from chasing down unicorn cars and perfect alloys, I made a playlist inspired...
Sep 28, 20241 min read
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