Recent content by mfennell

It's a VW-specific tool.

I have OBD 11 and VCDS but my car doesn't have the battery monitoring stuff. Shockingly, it looks like I can get an OEM battery from the dealer for $110!

That's where I am with my VW. 6yrs old and heading into winter. I'll be replacing the original battery next month.

Picked up a left over '24 Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello S yesterday in Richmond, VA. Flew down Friday night. 340 miles/6hrs back, staying off I95 until the last 100 miles or so. First adult bike. :)

A friend loaned them his Ford GT a few years ago. We got a private tour when he picked it up. Pretty awesome.

The end is near for the Surron-style bikes IMHO. I saw 5 of them in a little wooded area around the corner from my house. It has some trails and jumps made (I'm guessing) by BMW bikers back in the day. A friend's son updated them a little for MTB a few years back but got some static over it...

These two were parked at Foreign Cars of Monmouth this morning. They work on absolutely everything as far as I can tell. The Ferrari has been there for months. My friend Drew works there and told me a few painful things about them. The steering mechanism has some kind of subframe with a...

Installed wireless Android Auto/Carplay in the new-to-me '15 SLK250 for $138. The stereo in my lightly-optioned car uses an external NAV made by Becker that slides into a slot in the glove compartment. This device (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2ZBHZ6Y) replaces it and runs the factory screen. It...

My daughter is 16 and will be driving next year. My dad had a car he was tired of and needed room for another one. So this happened. '15 SLK250. We flew down on Friday, then spent 2 days driving back. Stopped at the insane Buc-ee's in SC ("this is the most American thing ever"), stayed at a...

Hah. "Yesterday" = "Sunday" when you post on Monday. Heard the NASA event was huge. 300 cars?

What were you doing at NJMP yesterday? I was at Thunderbolt with my Aprilia.

Last Sunday was Bimota day. One of my friends bought a db3, a bike best described as an acquired taste, which seemed reason enough to pul them all out for a few pics. Left to right: db2, db3, db4, sb6.

Exactly - my friends and I use our gravel bikes to string together bits of parks we'd never bother with on MTBs because the ride over would suck and XC MTBs are overkill once you get there.

I drive my wife's E30 occasionally. It is ridiculously small compared to anything modern. You really don't want to get hit in that thing.

Ah. The 'fun' part. :)