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.
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.
October 2020 — on the gap between “there’s an adapter for that” and “there’s no adapter for that”
Most modern cars have a standard double-DIN head unit slot.
August 2018 — on the difference between repairing a failure and fixing the root cause
The caravan door handle failed. We had it repaired. It failed again.
