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Cause maybe in the last 5 or so years some folks have tried it out and got some interesting experience to share.

There are some old, closed discussions on this, and I wonder if there is any new information or experience a few years later. Looking at their website they don't seem to be social media nerds or marketing wizards (which is not necessarily a bad thing), so there is not much (actually almost...

Never really cared about brands. When I was young it was - whatever is available, that I can afford - so my first car was a 1971 Toyota Celica ST, just because my neighbor sold it to me for 300 bucks. After that it was VW, Honda, Lada, Audi, Citroen, Alfa-Romeo, Renault, Mercedes, Chrysler...

I think we can agree on one thing - if engineers where given free hand to develop the most reliable and efficient (mileage) engine possible, instead of working around government restrictions (emissions requirements etc.) we would get way different engines. I can't remember one emission...

About a year ago I shot a film about a guy who is hand forging/blacksmithing iron pans. They are amazing and non sticky, once they are seasoned - similar to cast iron ware. Love the bacon and eggs I get out of them. And yeah - I use butter or lard.

I also still have some of this stuff sitting around in my Garage as deco. Mostly NOS unopened 30s-50s.

The locked stuff I see is mostly quite a few years old, and looking at them - they seem to be locked just because they are old. This one for example: https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/anyone-ever-use-a-fish-carburetor.214177/#post-3314494 I would be happy to answer that question (as my...

The problem with this is, that they buried those patents online: https://patents.google.com/patent/US1997497A/en

Since my personal taste of music pretty much ends in the late 1950s and we don't have any "special interest" stations over here, it's mostly my own collection of music, via Bluetooth from my phone. Typical 1940s big band, western swing, blue grass, 50s rhythm & blues, doo-wop etc. - also some...

Mostly from air, but you also can have condensation in the tank, that contaminates the fuel (or contaminated fuel in the first place, but I guess that's really rare). Water and fuel usually don't mix - so the water is sitting at the bottom of your tank, unless you have Ethanol in the fuel..

That's strange. I use brake cleaner to find vacuum leaks, when I don't have a gas torch at hand - while the engine is running of course. Never had a fire, and I do this since donkey's years. Frank

Usually the only problem is the rocker panels, and some spots at the fenders, the rest is pretty much bullet proof. Also - as I understand it - it spend most of his live in a German garage. From the pictures, it doesn't look terrible at all, maybe even the first pain.

Actually surprisingly cheap, you would pay at least twice as much over here. And yes, the 200D is no race car, it was known as "Farmer Mercedes", cause a lot of farmers drove it on cheap subsidized diesel they got for their tractors. And for the record, they still driving around on our...

I don't know, but I know that an V6 Explorer can go over 100000 without ever changing oil (just topping) or filter. Frank

Well - I do. My 2002 Explorer is at about 250000 now, and till it falls apart beyond any reasonable repair, I see no reason why I would burn money on an other daily driver - why should I? I'm looking forward to drive it for at least an other 5 years, if not more. By the way, my other cars are...

My engine (2002 Ford V6) doesn't see much more than 2500 rpm most of the time. I usually drive like my own grandpa and I get about the same mileage for the buck out of E20, cause the ignition advance compensates for it (basically higher octan), especially at cruising speeds. So yeah, not a...

Yeah, I also wondered. Like your wife's Jeep, my 2002 Explorer hasn't seen an oil change since 100K - but it looks nothing like that. Frank

Well - depending on how "modern" your car is, it will phone home. Last time I got my car repaired, I got a loaner from the repair shop. I was quite shocked to learn, that they could not only track my position from their computer, they also know the speed, how hard I brake/accelerate, mileage...

It depends on what type of antifreeze you are using, but yeah, in this case it probably was the bio diesel.