Merry Christmas! You know it's a kiwi xmas when I gotta break out my homemade electric fly deterrent 😀🪰🌲

The rules at petrol stations are getting oppressive!

Who wore it better, the Rivian or '60s luggage? 😀

"I'll never buy an electric car because I drive 800+ miles every day, uphill both ways, and I NEVER stop"

Looks like getting a bird might offer returns on the investment.; handy to get the Allegro project moving. 😀

Rare footage of me leaping into my final working week of 2025:

Sometimes subtitles aren't needed to get a good telling off. 😄

It's 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗱 vs 𝗕𝗬𝗗 vs 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗹 🔋⛽ After 2 weeks of effort the ute showdown video is LIVE! I tested these three plug-in hybrid utes to find which is better, faster, stronger, cheaper and more. Only one can win, so grab your popcorn and place your bets! Click: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmWH...

When Americans get stopped by the New Zealand police 😃

Fascinating how two seemingly haphazard lines of pigs merge effortlessly and seamlessly, just like Auckland drivers don't.

Me, when it's four minutes past potato'clock.

Heh

Crikey. Maybe science 𝘩𝘢𝘴 gone too far after all.

Me sliding into my weekday like the smooth pro that I am: 😎

Oops. Perhaps leave all that 'performance' stuff to electric cars, hey chaps? 😀

Nah, I'm good

Well, that clears things up.

FINALLY!

Heaps of hotels are doing the whole 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘥-𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 thing, supposedly to let in light, but I wonder if it's actually done to make normal people book two rooms instead? It's easy profit!

Okay

Here's something interesting: an "Avita 12" luxury electric sedan from China. One thing I like about Chinese cars is that so many are designed to prioritise tech and extreme comfort like American cars used to. Seems to work too judging by that cup of water on the wingcam.

Love that even the 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭 has a bloody oil leak. 😄 I really need to get back in the garage to continue the EV conversion project - just need spare time!

Carparks in NZ used to be so colourful.

And I'll WIN.

Wonder what it could be. 34...99?

This is a neat function in the Zeekr X which is handy for communicating with pedestrians. The only downside is that it appears to reverse puberty.

Freaking LOVE being able to adjust the air con without looking, thinking or interrupting the tunes. When I come to power this will be in EVERY car. 😁

Rare pic of me on Friday night at 5pm vs 11pm 🍺😄

Look, I'm not a qualified earthologist, but still... 🤨

🥲

Uh... Okay?

Here's something I've never seen before: the Zeekr X has a battery charge indicator on the B pillar. Fascinating.

When HR tries to solve a crisis:

Excellent news: the Zeekr X dash has been designed to hold the latest publication of the Austin Allegro magazine. Makes sense as both have quartic steering wheels. Wait... does this mean the Allegro was ahead of its time?! 😄

I'm producing so much solar power on my old house that I get paid to pump it back into the grid. Even with constant EV charging & air con etc, my power bill is -$15. 😁 I only wish I got solar sooner. If you've been thinking about it, do it. Get some quotes & get a 1% loan. It's worth it, long-term.

Feels like half of kiwi small businesses just ghost customers these days. I want to book a service for a car repair and the phone calls, emails and online web forms result in... nothing. Days later, lots of follow up messages and emails... but nothing.

I was just driving next to this ute on the motorway and its combustion engine exploded, spraying oil & coolant all over my (freshly detailed!) Zeekr X. 😒

I've driven a lot of cars this year but there's something about this new Zeekr X that's different. I feel good driving it but I need to identify exactly why. It's not the Yamaha stereo nor is it the 3.8 second 0-100 time. It's just got 'X factor' (or "Jenna Say Kwa" as the French say). 🥖

Imagine getting pulled over and 47 constables surround your car. 😅

It's taken a week but recording's complete for the plug-in ute showdown between the Ford Ranger PHEV, the BYD Shark 6, and the GWM Cannon Alpha Ultra. I'm starting the narration now & video editing begins tomorrow. No idea which ute's gonna win so I recorded three verdicts to be safe! 😁

𝚜𝚖ö𝚕 vs 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐊𝐄𝐑

Just spotted this self aware Prius driver 😄

What a sunny start to the week. Happy Monday everyone. One more day of filming in this ultimate PHEV ute showdown then we can start tallying up the winner.

Heh

Tyre be like: ♫ 𝑀𝒶𝓀𝒾𝓃' 𝓂𝓎 𝓌𝒶𝓎 𝒹𝑜𝓌𝓃𝓉𝑜𝓌𝓃 ♬

DuoLingo don't play around.

I'm no cerealolgist, but I'm not sure if iridium offers the same benefits as iron.

Oh GOD yes, I just hit the trifecta: in the convertible on a sunny day, parallel parked perfectly into a tight spot in one move with a group of onlookers on the footpath watching. It looked straight out of a movie. Also makes a nice change from me backing into a rubbish bin to impromptu applause.

Sometimes my old Tesla slow charger doesn't work with some vehicles so I did some rearranging (and removed the aerial) to get this beast in the garage. Now using my Evnex 7 kw charger with solar diversion active. Not many Ford Rangers in NZ currently charging off the sun! 😁

Heh