PetrolBlog
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PetrolBlog is the unashamedly unfashionable car blog, championing the rare, the obscure, the mundane, and then forgotten. With one foot in the 80s and the other in the 90s, PetrolBlog will occasionally wander a little off-piste, in search of gems from the 60s and 70s, and identify the new cars that might be PB heroes of the future.
PetrolBlog
1M ago
I have a love-hate relationship with Japanese cars, but adoration is always the strongest emotion. I love the reliability, simplicity and the aftermarket support ..read more
PetrolBlog
1M ago
Listen to a dull man stood alongside the A30 and on a railway station platform saying a fond farewell to a much-loved car. Contains tips of the hat to Kurt, Simon and Garfunkel ..read more
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2M ago
‘Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.’ Not my words, etc, but the words of Ferris Bueller after an unofficial break from school. A day off, if you will ..read more
PetrolBlog
2M ago
'Welcome. The vehicle computer is now checking systems for you.' I haven't had time to create a waffly video this week, so here are some words from the Safrane's Air Attack Warning Man ..read more
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2M ago
A long overdue 'shoutout' for the phase one Speedline alloys on the PetrolBlog Safrane 2.5. Contains 10 minutes of waffle broken up by Kooper digging a hole ..read more
PetrolBlog
2M ago
This is the first time I've written anything for a website that isn’t my own and my first real attempt at blogging. I thought I’d start with a short article on a car I owned and modified on the cheap and in record time ..read more
PetrolBlog
3M ago
With a tap of the beret to @Yorrickster, here's a very quick video of the Renault Safrane instrument panel self-test procedure. It's strangely hypnotic. To enter the diagnostic mode, press and hold both the ADAC stalk button and the button below ..read more
PetrolBlog
3M ago
Of all the reviews I've read in evo magazine, it's perhaps telling that the one I remember most is for the Daewoo Kalos Blue. Even taking into account the fact that the mag felt a little more 'everyman' back in 2003, seeing a Daewoo on ..read more
PetrolBlog
3M ago
Scalextric has announced its new product range for spring 2024, which includes everything from a Batmobile to a New York City Checker taxi. There's also a Puma race set, although don't get too excited, because it's the modern WRC car and not the ..read more
PetrolBlog
3M ago
This video contains footage of Kooper the dog, a tram in Rotterdam and an unopened can of lager in a Welsh stream. As if there wasn't enough rubbish on YouTube already ..read more