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The Dreaded MOT
I thought I might regale my MOT experiences this year, as I think it shows how overconfidence and impatience can make your life go for the worse! On Monday 25th with a week left on the existing MOT, I took the old … Continue reading
Where the Magic Happens
Some of you reading this (or maybe there’s only you) might be wondering, where does this guy do all the work on his FTO? I might be revealing too much here, it’s an usual situation but it works, and proves … Continue reading
Running on Empty
You know there are some songs that are just great driving songs but at the same time seem so poignant? Well Jackson Browne’s Running on Empty is one that’s resonates with me right now. So when i hear that intro … Continue reading
Bloody vandals!
I guess I’ve been lucky up to now with the FTO considering the places I’ve left it parked, so imagine my surprise when I returned to it at the end of the day to find it had been vandalised in … Continue reading
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Nice Arse
Well I’ve always liked the look of the Toyota GT86 It’s a great looking car and similar in spec to the FTO, well maybe not entirely but when I parked next to one, I kinda stepped back and thought…hmm that’s … Continue reading
Hit a deer
Great news! After my run in with a deer the other week, I have found a new front bumper and brackets. After a plea on the FTO owner’s club forum Creation contacted me to say he has one and in … Continue reading
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It’s called High Voltage Electrickery
We all appreciate that the impulses that makes our hearts beat is electrical in nature, and in part the heart beating in your car is no different, So it’s no surprise that sometimes it gets broken, and often it’s because … Continue reading
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Logging Data from the FTO’s ECU
I’ve been trying for a while to write a program that will allow me to capture data via the OBD2 port on my FTO, with little success. There’s a huge amount of useful but fragmented information out there on the … Continue reading
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Why I do it
Driving the car is a parody of my life, with the road being the flow of time, which carries me along. The car itself is an expression of what I want to fill this life with and take along with … Continue reading
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Good things come to those…
Finally after one year, or maybe that should be after only one year, I’ve got the car how i want it… more or less. My pledge to myself when i bought it was to get the ride comfortable and precise, … Continue reading
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