Category Archives: Cars

Endless Preparation

Why does it always take so long to get ready for a trip? A million chores have to be completed in the 24 hours preceding departure. Audi didn’t manage to find the problem with the wing mirrors not folding in … Continue reading

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The Wait

Here I am again at Audi, waiting for summer and air-conditioning checks to be carried out in preparation for our trip. The fan in the car actually started growling after I made the appointment to have the airco checked over, … Continue reading

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Car Hacking

With our trip to the Baltics just around the corner, I was contemplating the many kilometres of driving ahead and this soon had me recalling our trip across central Europe in 2006. In particular, I clearly remember how our sat-nav … Continue reading

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Waiting Room

I’m blogging at the Audi dealer, while our car is fitted with a new starter relay. This will hopefully solve the problems we’ve had recently when starting the car. Outside, it’s rainy, the first rainy day we’ve had in a … Continue reading

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Car Flashing

Did you know you can reboot and reinstall a car? That’s what happened to ours today, when I took our trusty A6 Avant down to the Audi dealer to have its MMI (user interface to you and me) updated. The … Continue reading

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