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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. Not violently. Just a gentle migration toward neutral. You push it back. You wonder if you imagined it.
Android head unit in a Boxster 986: when the adapter doesn't exist, make it
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. You can buy an Android head unit for €150, an adapter plate for €20, and have navigation, Bluetooth, and a reversing camera in an afternoon. The aftermarket has been doing this since 2010.