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I really, really hope the Republicans get absolutely destroyed in the mid-terms. It'll never happen but I really want to see Abdul El-Sayed as the next president - he's literally the opposite of Trump.

Cracking motor. Love the interior!

Definitely go for AliExpress over PCM. I fitted an AliExpress to ny Boxster and it was brilliant. One of my mates paid £1300 for the PCM upgrade and even he agreed that it was a nice unit.

Noticed a worrying knocking noise which seemed to be coming from the bottom of the engine when the 928 was idling in gear. I was properly shitting myself as this is an indication of the dreaded thrust bearing failure that can occur with later automatic 928s. I have the flex plate checked and tension ...

The Caddy was delivered about a week ago to replace the dead Berlingo.

It seemed too decent to immediately hand over to our mid-engineer, so I drove it for a couple of days.
Nice place to be. VW interface is better than the last time I tried it, but still more of a hassle than it needs to be for ...

They're all going to quietly disappear into private collections never to be seen again until one occasionally pops up at auction with a reserve of £10,000,000. I bet none of them ever reach 10,000 miles on the clock.

Found a small puddle of power steering fluid on my garage floor. I assumed it was one of the hoses going to the reservoir that needed nipping up, but no - it's leaking from the rack. Looking at £400 for a refurb and 4 hours labour.

Trump's going to call the mid-terms illegal in some way, use the insurrection act and carry on and fuck what the electorate say.

I drove an MP4-12C there about 10 years ago. I've been meaning to take the 928 up there for a top speed run - might need to get my skates on

I approve of your OBD2 lock!

There's been much talk online about the reduction in Reform and other Far Right supporting posts since Ukraine's strikes on Yandex data centres. How true this is, I'm not sure but it certainly feels like it.

I've had the most irritating hatch squeak on the 928 for ages and it's been driving me mad. Tried replacing the hatch seal, silicon spraying potentially contacting parts. Finally fixed it by winding the two adjustable rubber bump stops out a turn or so. Hatch is slightly harder to close now but the ...

So I did insure the 928 with Locktons. £30K agreed value, European breakdown cover, free track day insurance for PCGB events (specifically excluding the Nurburgring), I can drive anyone else's car fully comp with their permission, anyone can drive the 928 fully comp with my permission and strangely ...

Changed the diff oil in the 928 yesterday. I'd been getting a slight moan at anything over 50mph and rear wheel bearings are absolutely solid plus, directional changes made no difference to the noise. Looking at the oil I drained out, it could well have been the oil it left the factory with. There ...

928 passed its final MOT with flying colours. Not a single advisory.

What is it about Spanish Grands Prix? Barcelona was always a snooze-fest and now this?

That’s handy - I guess based on the age of the car - but most modern cars seem to default to -40C if the external sensor fails and therefore won’t ever blow cold. At least it’s usable while you’re fault finding.


There's micro switches at either end of the temperature slider that will override ...

So, I've just spent the last few days sorting the comb flap actuator. What a mega ballache, although now I reckon I could do it again in less than half the time.

Firstly I pulled out the centre console - the glove compartment has to come out too.
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928 booked in for its final MOT in a couple of weeks. Got some time off next week to go through a few jobs :

Pull the centre console and replace the diaphragm in the comb flap actuator.
Replace the blower motor (requires me removing the bonnet)
Replace the engine bay fuel hoses (3 of)
Replace the ...

I've only got one more MOT left on the 928 which is next month, after that it's exempt.

This is not the 80 year old that starred in Home Alone 2 that we wanted the Grim Reaper to take.

RIP.