Acquired some old fashioned physical media. Good luck removing this from *insert streaming platform*

The local seagull population:

I've been regularly browsing eBay for Lotus/Honda stuff for the small car. A fusion of its Japanese roots & my Norfolk ones. A tenner well spent.

New work allows me to see the lunacy of parts pricing for certain brands. Sir and/or Madam requires new PLASTIC badging for their Discovery? Well, it comes in two halves and it'll cost you £80 for a Disco and Very will set you back £73.

I know there's a lot more important issues in the world right now but feck me, people with modern cars who sit with their foot welded to the brake pedal while stationary can get right in the sea. Handbrake or walk because you're too stupid to drive.

Being forced to decide between this or the Liberty Walk Autozam LB40

For the discerning Carpet Salesman, genuine Vauxhall clothes hanger because only OEM will do.

Knowing that they are currently supposed to be in hibernation, I recently got redressed and went outside past 10pm in the freezing cold to rescue a hedgehog that was sat outside on the path not moving. It was in fact a large pine cone.

One real New Year's resolution: Cut down on the diecast and LEGO because it's money which can be better used elsewhere and I'm 40. January 10th, it's going well.

Honda and by extension the folk at Mugen tickling all sorts of my buttons at Tokyo Auto Salon.

Anyone know what our favourite exterior modifier of Kei class vehicles, DAMD are up to at TAS this year?

Exciting, overnight parts from J̶a̶p̶a̶n̶ Australia!

Me: It's minus 5°c out there this morning, the local postie must be wearing trousers today. He has to be. Right? Postie:

I know it is only January 5th but ladies and gentlemen, the film of the year: youtu.be/vcrx14GZ_Io

Sir, are you classified as human? Er, negative, I'm a hot chocolate.

I am a fully grown man with fully grown man money. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Social Media rules dictate that I must share a picture to confirm that it is snowing. Now excuse me while I sit indoors drinking tea and play Fallout 4 all day.

Happy. Fecking. New Year.

I'll be fast asleep come midnight so to those of you that I met along the way in 2025, it was a pleasure and to those that I didn't there's always 2026. Happy New Year.

Period Clarion GS-822a's, The best way to listen to the Might Car Mods Kei to the City 2 soundtrack

Me: It might be cold but we've had consecutive dry days, I think I'll take the smol car out to stretch its leg. Also me: Forgets one of the local towns host a Boxing Day hunt and ends up having to drive thru an Everest of horse leavings.

I know a few of you have seen this already but something to view while your meat is a cooking. Marty has outdone himself this time youtu.be/1O54clC2gto

A Merry Christmas to all and to all.....:

Slightly earlier than usual but Hans Gruber has begun his ascent of Nakatomi Plaza and as we all know from Primary School science, what goes up must come back down again.

How I'm turning up to the Bluesky Christmas party:

He's not even been born yet and we're already preparing for his crucifixion and resurrection!

Oh come on, it has got to be a City!

Memories of Christmas 1995 when a 10 year old me was *furious* about Santa giving me a Sega Saturn and not the Sony PlayStation I requested. So furious I couldn't be stopped from playing Sega Rally to death.

Ho-Ho-Ho(nda)

Whenever anyone asks me anything about Christmas

Night to myself checklist: Curry ✅ Bottle of red wine ✅ The Running Man* ✅ *The proper Schwarzenegger cheese fest version

The soundtrack to Kei to the City 2 contains the tracks 'City Turbo' and 'Honda' Even though it's not a Kei car, I don't think I can contain my excitement over what they've bought.

I bought it for the artwork. Honest.

I'd *LOVE* to meet the person at Ford/Fiat responsible for the cabin filter location and access on the MK2 Ka then force them headfirst into the housing to see how they like it.

Seasonal upgrade:

The Rover Streetwise, the OG jacked up hatchback.

I am not a festive person, I have a strong dislike for this time of the year. Ho-ho-however.... Today is Christmas jumper day so 🤷

The return of the Fiesta on the same platform as the Renault 5 *BUT* it's a modern take on the styling of the MK4 because Renault doesn't want sales of the 5 affected.

Pros of getting old: Car insurance renewal reduction to below £250 for the year. Cons of getting old: Cranky regardless.

Neither the MX-5 nor the Mustang exist anymore, one is a massive shame and the other not much

Conducting yourself on social media, a visual guide:

Forgive me lord for I have committed the ultimate sin and didn't give the car a quick walk-around before the MOT. It now has its first fail in 10 years because of a blown brake light 🤦

Ha, after being shafted last week for reasons of 'fairness' there are no team orders that can benefit Piastri in his attempt to be WDC. www.racefans.net/2025/12/05/m...

First day at new workplace, a business that began life dealing in steam engines and now falls under the Stellantis umbrella but so far nobody has walked past to a techno beat going 'Yeah yeah' or muttered 'It'll do this all day'

Antony is currently winning at the maximum level

Not all are programmed equally.

I finally got my online print store up and running. Initially there are a number of prints available, covering motorsport, road cars, geeky stuff and nature. Soon much more will be added including t-shirts and mugs. Let me know what you'd like to see! mrjalco.myshopify.com

The sun be a shining and the roads are for the first time in ages, dry. Which is nice.

Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned: 1992 Renault 19 16v 1996 Renault Mégane Coupe 2.0 16v 2004 Renault Clio 182 1994 Mazda MX-5 1.6 1989 Ford Fiesta 1.1 Pop Plus