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Oh man, the ossified window tints trigger such PTSD for me... Every car I've pulled tint off has had the layer separation, even a 2007...

Sean, a great observation on your part. Most new transmissions are load sensing, plus grade sensing by a micro gyroscope. Today's cars...

Sean you'd love the musical chairs they play with dual cab utes: many are made in Thailand, and the general consensus seems to be that 2...

And more so....A Peugeot is a Toyota.... new Mitsubishi AX is a Renault ....Mercedes Smart Car Chinese ? Curiouser & curiouser...

Gone are the days of 2nd gear start 4 speed Mercedes Trans, even the 1st gear start Valve Bodys in the 280SLs Fast forward to Subaru's...

Great report... Not sure about both... I have an S124, so the Jaguar would be welcome ☺️

yes not many M117 engines would be getting this sort of maintenance.

Nice read(s), and good to serve as a reminder to those of us who never experienced these cars [even remotely close to] new. I couldn't...

A friend of mine wrote an article for my site about all the work he's done on his 1978 450SE. I thought it would also interest people...

Back in January, I went to drive my 560SEC. It was parked in the corner of my garage so I needed full lock to get the car out. I...

Did rear speakers last night too. https://www.classicjalopy.com/2023/11/w126-front-speakers/...

Good info. I think they sold wheels before that, but didn't make them themselves. My Aero I's were built for them by Oz Racing. I'm...

Not really sure where to put this: I actually sort of wanted to just make a thread out of a fairly productive email conversation I had...

I've always been more of a fan of the Series XJs, but I would take a late 4.0 liter or even better the rare XJ81 Daimler Double Six.

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