Mini wheels

After the mini's last MOT, i had an advisory for 2 tyres... The CooperS is fitted with run flat tyres which are noisy, follow ridges in the road (due to their sharp profile) and cost a fortune! Sooo, i looked at replacement wheels and got a full set of 4 wheels with standard tyres for £550! It was going to cost me just under £300 for 2 run flat tyres, and it will save me in the long run as standard tyres will cost less to replace when the time comes.. Plus, i reckon these ones look great! They're GP replicas... They got a bit grubby on this drive though! The photos were taken at the Ponderosa cafe on the Horseshoe Pass, Llangollen. It was a cold, wet day but still good fun chucking the mini around!

Our old 'banger'

Because our money tree appears to have died and things are pretty tight, we decided to sell Gemma's car and pay off the finance. The original plan then was for me to use my bike for work but it rains too much!! Instead, i've bought a 1995 BMW 320i coupe, just like my first ever BMW, which was a 318is coupe. I paid £620 for it after finding it on ebay! I thought it would have shot up to over £1000 when i saw it on there but i got a bid in at the last minute and won!

It's a bit rough around the edges but really nice for a 14 year old car... It drives really well and i have that straight six noise back at last :o)

Project TW125

I had Gemma's bike in pieces in the shed for ages but finally got around to re-building it and giving it a new paint job. I wish we could have kept it really, but had to sell it due to being hard up and having 3 bikes in the shed! Anyway, here are some pictures of the bike before, during and then after the transformation....

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During...






After...

Blimey... been a while since i updated this!

I've been pretty busy lately and have neglected my blog so thought it was time i added some more to it...

I've got a few pics to upload and a few stories to tell so watch this space!