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Sooooooooo You came home with a 6.3, plus two Rovers, and no motor bike? 🤣 What was the bike you went to purchase?

Dear all. During my Titanic studies, I stumbled across this chap Jarrod Owen’s videos. This one on the RMS Titanic is extremely good, so I thought I would share. Regarding Titanic and other ships like her, these were (and still are) the largest moving (and non moving) objects made by man, and...

Gents, A little video you may find interesting.

I love pretty much all and any new technology. However this seems to be over complicated, for not a whole lot of gain, except in the emission side. Considering cam less electronic valve actuators (like modern F1) have been around for a while, It seems to me with so much time and money...

No, I don’t click the link :unsure:

Dear ladies and gents. Have a very happy Christmas Day tomorrow. If driving anywhere stay safe, and watch the roads. Let’s hope 2021 is better to all of us. Stay healthy, happy and safe everyone. Patrick.

Gents, After arriving at the Hertz desk at Tullamarine early Monday morning, I expected the usual run of the mill cars. My status allows me 2 levels of upgrade, and at Tullamarine they have a small roped off area where I can pick any car that takes my fancy. I’ve had a couple of Audi, and...

Gents, I am currently conducting training with new staff at our Tamworth dealership. Tamworth is in its 3rd year of drought, and is very serious indeed. So many farmers are selling up, and I heard last night at dinner that some farmers are paying up to $1800 a day for water & feed for their...

Gents, When Volvo split car and truck business many years ago Volvo truck started a long association with Nissan, which we all now use as company cars. Over the last 6 months, we have started to have Volvo cars filtering back in to the Volvo Truck group. The President & CEO has Volvo XC90...

Gents, A work mate is wanting to buy one of these cars which is currently on Car Sales. The below comments concern me. Completed major transmission overhaul (Sept 2017) and major engine overhaul (Sept 2018) with All NEW MOT device, fuel pressure regulator and wiring harness and new battery...

Gents, Not sure if you already subscribe to John Mellor's Go Auto News, but he does a monthly Design & Tech edition. Please see link...

Since I am Benzless, and I have finished the Audi. I needed another 70’s conveyance to keep my hands and mind active when I am not traveling with work. This girls Malvern Star Dragstar was given to my wife Leanne for her 8th birthday by her mum and dad in 1972 Stripped and ready for work...

Gents, In reply to a question Benzboy asked a while ago on my W220 thread, I now do not have a Mercedes Benz in my garage :( A person came to look at my W220 when I had finished it, after he saw the ad. When he arrived, he looked at the W220, and was quite happy with it. However when he saw...

For sale gents. These are the original rims from my 560SEL Tyres are just legal. $400 I can deliver free.

Gents, A little while ago Styria commented on a “Car Of The Week” thread about the misalignment and poor quality of the glove box on a later model car a W220 or C215 or later if memory serves me correctly. My W220 was suffering the same issue, of a sagged left hand side of the glove box lid...

Gents, Here is the data card for a car I purchased on the weekend. All looks pretty standard, but can someone let me know what the "FW Limousine" means? Also the "VL front axle half left" "VR front axle half right" are also a mystery.

Gents, Can someone please let me know when my front electric fan should come on? I drove it during the super hot 40 degree days here a couple of weeks ago with the air on, and she started to get over the normal operating temp she always sits at, this is ok, lots of bumper to bumper traffic...

One of Volvo Group workers owns this car and apparently it hasn’t been cleaned in 10 years. The DP told him to park it out on the road in future as it brings the shiny new dealership down :eek:

Gents, A couple of questions please to get my 560 fully up to spec. Did all Australian delivered 560’s have a fire extinguisher fitted? The below pic seems to show 2 stainless screws, however there does not seem to be any witness marks for a fire extinguisher bracket. I really don’t want to...