It wont come as a suprise to anyone who has been in the UK this month that the heavens have not been favourable to us recently. This has highlighteda common issue with new cars from premium brands to economy run arounds alike. 

Manafacturers in their bid to please consumers have increasingly added comfort and convenience to their vehicles giving consumers a greater feeling of value in the modern personal transport revolution, soon we will have greater automated self drive electric transport which everyone will benefit. Trouble is that these wheeled conveyances have a fatal flaw, they dont like moisture and hate submersion so this month has brought many avoidable disasters. The modern car has an achilles heel which is almost universally ignored, its called the scuttle drain, a small hole at the top of the bonnet which ferries water from the windscreen to the floor through a hole then a tube/void. The trouble with this sytem is; that when it becomes blocked the very thing which was avoided by engineers including this gutter, happen. The water get into places which it was never meant to discover, the upshot being that its not just damp inside but the failure of systems by virtue of being wet. Water and electricity rarely mix in a positive way, so unless you want a flod and a burnt out module which means big bills, spend a little time or ask your tech/mechanic to check and clear those scuttle drains 

 First post of the year, its not a long one just a cautionary tale. I get a few calls about cars with owners locked out and keys inside. During the frosty weather it is temping to leave the car running on those cold mornigs, while running back into the warmth of the home. BUT REMEMBER some cars lock after a few minutes whether running or not! So if your going to do it remember, your not insured for theft when doing this plus you can get locked out so have a spare key handy.

Not everything about my life is as sanitary as In would like, this RR not only sat in some mud on an industrial estate floating on the marshes in Kent but the RR was a victem to rodent damage who not only ate some wiring but wee'd and poo'd on everything. Luckily I carry industrial degreaser:(

   After a couple of weeks with very late finishes ;post 0130 some days I have decided to stop doing HGV and fleet vehicle due to the unsustainability of one person serving so many critical and time sensitive busnesses. Its been a tough decision but sometimes its best to narrow the service stream.

Busy week of trucks on building sites, sometimes Plant machinery repairs is more enjoyable because of the maintainence accessibilty of systems.

This week was a blast (again) BMW headaches and everyday driver car issues but one job topped my week and gave me a few boxes to sort into a running electrical system. Building a kit car is hard enough usin the right parts but taking on someone elses failed project is tough. Heartaches and overdrafts ahead. This project should reap good rewards for its owner as despite the loom being for an eighties Sierra and the engine being a ST170 with motorcycle carbs in place of a throttle body and missing a working TPS and VVT control wiring system it should produce north of 185 bhp when running which is not bad as the whole car will only weigh a little over 600kg when wet. One day down maybe one to go!