Chris
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Chris
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Continually fixing but loving my 145 Boxer, MK1 Ka, M59 Partner ‘Escapade’, MK1 Kangoo Trekka, Type S Civic, R56 Cooper & Kadjar.
Let’s keep the Klaxon for when my Kangoo Trekka is listed for sale this week 😉.
April 25, 2026 at 7:23 PM
2/2

1 car out.
MK3 Ibiza came and went after a misfire that couldn’t be tracked or resolved.

Staying
Berlingo placed into storage until the Trekka is sold.
N12 R56 currently having a full timing chain replacement, with new guides, tensioner and service.

Both Minis will be at Rustival next week 🙂
April 7, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Prior repairs have help up well considering she been parked with water sitting in her footwell for over 18 months (dam sunroof drains)!

Complete replacement interior to go in next weekend after much precautionary rust prevention and treatment.
January 31, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Wait until she’s been stripped, fixed and reborn.

Work starts tomorrow ready for Rustival 4, not moved since Rustival 1.
January 27, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Thank you, certainly a small world chatting with Neil earlier. 🙂
January 27, 2026 at 8:13 PM
It’s horrific. Never used so much screen wash for such short miles
January 2, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Polished the bonnet on the Berlingo to see what impact it had, in short, none.

Going to military paint it in the Spring. Opting for Poppy red in gloss 🙂
December 30, 2025 at 12:46 PM
South Wales Air Museum at St Athan for their annual Christmas Fayre. 🙂
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 AM
It was a tough, but correct call.

If we hadn’t already rebuilt the engine this year and didn’t have big jobs coming up, rear axel and power steering system, we’d have rebuilt again. But just too much money and too much time has been spent already.
November 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
We suspect the high pressure fuel pump, but unsure.

We’ll only look so far as he’ll be sent off for scrap next week. We’re just taking all good quality, usable parts off for the replacement.
November 24, 2025 at 10:44 AM
After near 5 years with the last one, we couldn’t be without one.
This was a lovely Marketplace find over in Ilminster. Certainly bargains to be found.
November 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Lacquer peel is off the scale, but mechanicals and service history are next level.

Personally, I prefer the DW8 soundtrack too.
November 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM