Space Saver tyres have been around for a long time nowThey first came onto the market in the mid 70s. Australian car manufacturer, Holden, first introduced the space saver tyre in 2005. As stated by them, Removing the 20-30kg full-size spare from the equation allowed the Commodore to be tested at a... See More »
Procrastination sure has it's negative sideFor more than a month I have been delaying buying a new key holder clip. The clip held my car key, house key and letterbox key. The mechanism was dodgy, meaning the keys could come off without me manually manipulating said clip. I always clip the... See More »
Filled my car with petrolWent inside, got a self serve coffee as well, the attendant said something which I could not understand. I simply said, "I have no idea what you said" I did think I heard "fuel" Surely he was not asking if I was going to pay for the fuel as well with... See More »
My vehicle is in for a 45,000km service right now.Ready for my holiday down south at Mandurah. 10 days doing nothing apart from enjoying the tranquility of the Serpentine River and the critters. Service is costing $440, including air conditioner service plus complimentary wash and vacuum. Ready for... See More »
Today is Australia Day and I start my three week holidays todayHaving my car serviced on Monday ready for my trip to Mandurah where I will be staying for ten nights. Great not to have to awaken at 3.30am Mon to Fri every morning in preparation for work.
Gusman thinking it might be time to buy another car.I have a 2006 Mitsubishi Elantra. Purchased after I had my car crash and wrote off my Toyota Rav 4. Not sure what to get, but it will be second hand around the $10,000 mark
Time for a ServiceHave a mobile Mechanic coming to me tomorrow for a major service of my Sedan. Usually I leave it at their Auto Shop but thought it was time to do it in my Domain. Taking it to them, they have it for hours and I do not know what they really do. Did... See More »