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Mercedes 609DA42
It's been a long time coming but here is a post to present my own workvan, my trusty 1988 Mercedes-Benz 609DA42. Bought just before corona hit in 2020, it is a 609DA delivered new in France. For the French market, the DA means that it's a 3.5T van as opposed to the...
BMW e39 6-speed swap. Part 2.
Thank you for joining me again on this second part of the 6-speed gearbox swap on my BMW e39 Touring. If you haven’t read the first part and the introduction of the vehicle, I invite you to read it here and here. Replaced shifter seal on GS6-37BZ I haven’t spoken too...
BMW e39 6-speed gearbox swap. Part 1.
This blog post will stand on its own as a testimony of the gearbox swap I did on my BMW e39 5 Series Touring but, if you want to learn more about the car itself, I invite you to read my previous blog post where I introduced it. This article is technical by nature,...
Vehicle introduction : 2000 BMW e39 523i Touring
I am someone who doesn't really like to talk about myself, but I understand that my customers or just visitors of this website might like to know more about me. I thought I could talk to you about my car, and by doing so you might get to know more about me and at...
1972 Mercedes 508D collision repair
I met Julien Navarre through the Mercedes 508D fan page on facebook. We were both in Bordeaux at the same time so we decided to meet up. My girlfriend and I were in our 608D, but Julien’s 1972 Mercedes-Benz 508D was in the garage for repairs. He told me that earlier...
1974 Mercedes-Benz L608D SWB company car?
At the end of 2016, the girlfriend and I decided to get a van. We wanted to travel through Europe and try to work on the road at the same time. We sat at the table and looked at our budget (max 7000€), sorted our needs and looked at possible candidates. We both only...
That dreaded question: what’s your favourite car?
My answer to that dreaded question that every car-enthusiast gets asked by the non-initiated.
A bit about me
From colourful scribbles to welding machines: how I got where I am today
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