Recent content by leeloo

So I went and di a drive test. The J150 is great. Ride seemed a bit more firm than the 120, but ok. Better than the Hilux for sure. The Cabin interior was great. Price was a little higher than my math, but acceptable. Than comes the bad news. If I order it tomorrow it might come in...

I had 92 BMW 5 series, the m50 petrol engine..by the standard of the time it was chuck full of electrics and electronics. One of the first models with a throttle by wire for example in big numbers. Bought it second hand, it was 13 years old at the time I got it . Kept it for 6 years...

Electronics in vehicles are not a new thing anymore., why people are so scared of them is beyond me. They showed up since the 90, it has been 3 decades. Also it depends who makes them. Good electronics are even a plus, helps you get to the problem straight away. Of course if you had a...

So I did not do anything notable lately, waiting for the bloody restrictions to be lifted. In the mean time I moved again, just a small 25 km hop, but in another country nevertheless, Luxembourg. to be close to the school for the kid. The main reason I got the Hilux was for tax reasons...

I ordered some rock sliders from Rival, not sure why they are so expensive for Hilux, Front Runner use to make them as well, more reasonable priced but I spoke with a guy there, they had complaints about the fitting, it was complicated and they stop selling them , they are working on a redesign...

while some folks might be happy with the life of an AGM under the bonnet, if you open a manufacturer sheet of any AGM, over 40 celsius the life drops from 7-10 years to 4.. maybe less, depending of the severity of the temp.. You might save you current battery by connecting it to a smart 4...

with this cheap fuel to bad you can't go anywhere with all the borders closed... In Luxembourg diesel is 0.90 Euro/l...

Thank you. I wish they still had the 3.0, had it on the landcruiser, or at least 2.8..that is present on the Hilux on other markets. Thank for the suggestion with the console, I will look in to that. When I made my choice of canopy I saw a a good quality fiberglass one was close enough...

Some friends from Romania were supposed to join me on my still planned trip in Morocco in the beginning of april. They called last night to tell me becouse they will cross Germany, when they will be back they will be quarantined for 14 days minimum.. so they will not come. On the other...

I received the neoprene tubes I ordered. This neoprene tubes are a very good solution, good protection but it is also very easy to have access to fix or add things, since they close with Velcro. before : After Basically I am ready to go, to bad the weather still sucks... :(

If one dies or has a short or something it will drain the other too.