This Hippo is VERY tastefully set up. Exactly what my wife wants for hers.

OK, maybe I was doing it wrong all these years. Did it on Hippo at least five times since purchase, on L322 twice, on my wife's Jaguar MANY times (don't remember how many), at least 4 times on W220, and several times on Cessna 210. These are just most recent "hard resets" I've done. NEVER had...

I started driving when disc brakes were not invented yet. Dealt with MANY drum brakes over the years. The only way to find out whether you need to replace them, is to take the drum off. When the drum is off, you'll see how much "meat" is left on the shoes. A little sandpaper action on the inside...

That's a fact. I was driving my 06 L322 yesterday, and next to me was a dark green (MINT condition) older Range Rover (not sure what year), and I thought it looks better than mine. Not condition wise (mine is mint too), but it had a STYLE! The older I get, the more i lean toward old stuff...

I don't want to steal the thread, but I was "young and dumb, and full of cum", riding CZ175 (single cyl 2 stroke) that you can either fill with gas and a 2 stroke oil in the special reservoir (and it would mix it for you), or you could buy "premix" at the station that the attendant would dial in...

NOFERGODSSAKE! Disconnect the negative cable off the battery. Leave positive connected. Place the negative cable on the top of the positive cable (guess what,...it WON'T reach!! OMG what to do!? I use a long screwdriver to make "the bridge" from the neg clamp to the STILL ATTACHED positive...

This IS funny, I don't care who you are! Kinda like ..."a friend of mine suffers from ED, doc what is he to do?" As far as ABS light,......I never drove any other Hippo but my wife's 02. I never even sat in one. THIS one gets all the lights on the dash on, with key in "1", and after start the...

OK, I misunderstood, I thought you left the barrels in place, and just sprayed them like that. You should be good to go. Clear the codes (do the hard reset,......disconnecting the neg side of the battery, and crossing the cable with positive). This will wipe out memory. Drive and observe. If the...

Funny you mention Evoque. First of all, wife and I are not poor, and we can buy ANY car (or anything else) we want. Her girlfriend just bought the Evoque, and they had a lunch together the other day, when her girlfrend asked her why she is driving an "old LR", and why she doesn't go and buy a...

You need to get the barrels OUT of the brackets. Open them, spray the insides AND outside, let dry. Open the "L shape box", pull the relays, and spray the cleaner directly onto the relay contacts (both,....contacts on the relay itself, and the "receiving" contacts in the box). I also pulled all...

In my case, the amber HDC was on all the time. F4 would come only while driving (with the appropriate "thud" when the tranny goes to 4th gear). When I zip tied the barrels, F4 would appear as soon as the gear was sellected (but not before). I don't know if your HDC light works or not (it could...

Last post as a US military attache in Belgrade.

You can't really blame them for trying to "upsell" you, on a freebie visit. It's their bread and butter (more butter).

Small world. Born in Bemidji (very close to I.F.), grew up in Twin Cities/Munich/Belgrade (Pop was a diplomat).

No, the one before this one was a "trophy" I imported from Germany. She'll be 37 this year (I shipped her back while still under warranty!). I am moving to Continental Divide in the Spring (maybe sooner). Right on the old Lewis and Clark trail. And I'm no stranger to the cold (originally from MN).

I opened the barrels, and generously sprayed both sides. Cleaner dries out quickly. Reconnect, and drive. It got "better" after the first try (F4 and HDC would not appear right away). After that, it seemed like it's "ambient temperature" related. Wife would drive it in the cool morning to work...

Throwing what away! The car? It's a machine,...old, tired, machine. It WILL have issues (new machines do too!). It's just a matter of finding the problem, and correcting it. When it comes to ANY machinery, there is nothing impossible to fix. And this machine is not out to get you, doesn't have...

Is this something specific to UK Hippos? My ABS (and all other lights except the seat belt of course) go out immediately after the engine starts (even if stationary). SRS warning is usually caused by overly vigorous vaccuming under the seats (plugs get separated), but not the ABS. ABS warning...

As you stand in front of the car, look down on the right side of the engine, between the radiator, and the tranny block (down low). You can also follow the looms from the fuse box, and you'll find them. There are two barrel connectors in their brackets. Be carefull getting them out of the...

I don't like it! I retired TWICE. First time in 1995 from the military (I was 40 at the time, and bored to DEATH after I took the uniform off!), second retirement was in 2010 from business, and I took couple of years off (both times), traveled, and lived in different parts of the world for...