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Sentinel: Solving the A8's 'Storage Sink' Problem

April 2026 — on building a survival loop for a car that spends its summers in a greenhouse, and why ‘propping it up’ is an engineering challenge

Two snowboards, one Audi A8, no roof rack: the towball carrier solution

February 2022 — on not accepting that “luxury sedan” and “ski trip” are mutually exclusive The Audi A8 is not obviously a ski car. No roof rack options, no factory ski bag slot, seats that cost enough to make you nervous about wet gear.

My Porsche kept spitting out second gear — so I rebuilt the gearbox

November 2021 — on not ignoring what a gearbox is trying to tell you It starts subtle. You’re lifting off the throttle coming out of a fast corner, already in second, and the lever just… moves.