Warms the heart for Christmas

Besides gardening, one of my other loves is all things automotive/mechanical, and in recent years was drawn to some interesting videos from a mechanic based in New York. He is, in my opinion, the best mechanic on YouTube and genuinely cares about doing a job right the first time around without ripping his customers off - - if you haven't seen his videos and are interested in this sort of stuff, I would highly recommend watching some of his videos (all very family friendly).

However, he has excelled himself here, and whether you are into cars/mechanics or not, these videos are a great watch for all. Get a cuppa, and enjoy:

Part 1 -





Part 2 -

 

I can't claim to be brilliant at it, but used to enjoy trying - I have a bit of a lean toward Jags, and my last big-ish car project was a '96 XJ6 that needed rewired from the back seats back, most of the dash, and it also had all the suspension and bushes replaced.

They are often misunderstood too - parts are not all that different in price to other cars.

What are you going to use your dish for? Surely a bit of overkill for Sky Movies

 

Small world! My first Jag was an X-Type 2.5V6:






This was the one that needed all the work:



It was running like a Rolex when I had to sell it (very long story!)

And a fairly new family member (only had it weeks):