Monthly Archives: February 2018

Is this the Coolest Car ever made?

Posted on 19/02/2018 by amccarrepairs

Is this the Coolest Car ever made? A Russian car tuner has created what could quite easily be called the ‘coolest’ car in the world.  Quite literally, because the vehicle’s bodywork is crafted from six tons of the finest Siberian ice. The vehicle is intended as a frosty replica of the latest Mercedes G-Class, which was unveiled at the Detroit motor show last month. It’s not an exact copy, however – not only is it around three times as heavy, but it sits on a rather less sophisticated platform – taken from a Soviet-era UAZ jeep. The tuners built a frame which they added the ice blocks to, after cutting and shaping them with a chainsaw. The finished product is equipped with colourful LED lighting and was built in just two weeks by Siberian garage Garazh54. Click here to watch … Continue reading →

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Have you any interesting animal related car stories?

Posted on 11/02/2018 by amccarrepairs

Have you any interesting animal related car stories?  We have one to share with you. We recently had a Mazda 3 in with an engine management light on the dash. Diagnostics were carried out and the fault was traced to a hose in the engine that had been eaten by a mouse. This little mouse had been getting into the car and snuggling up in the warm area of the engine for his evening snooze and thought this hose was rather tasty! The damaged hose was replaced and the problem was resolved, or so we thought! 10 days or so later we got another call from the customer to say the problem had returned and  he could see that this very naughty mouse had returned and eaten the new hose we had replaced! Our customer set some traps for his … Continue reading →

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