Zelandeth Sulanast
@zelandeth.bsky.social
Communism meets capitalism. What better car to take to Costco than the Trabant?
Yes I know I also have a huge Volvo estate, don't bring logic into this...
Yes I know I also have a huge Volvo estate, don't bring logic into this...
October 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Communism meets capitalism. What better car to take to Costco than the Trabant?
Yes I know I also have a huge Volvo estate, don't bring logic into this...
Yes I know I also have a huge Volvo estate, don't bring logic into this...
Life's far too serious, so to lighten the mood, here's a picture of a Bentley parked next to a Trabant.
Not a combination you're likely to stumble across too often.
Not a combination you're likely to stumble across too often.
May 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Life's far too serious, so to lighten the mood, here's a picture of a Bentley parked next to a Trabant.
Not a combination you're likely to stumble across too often.
Not a combination you're likely to stumble across too often.
Random thing which is annoying me today.
Why in Windows can I not customise system keyboard shortcuts? I do not have a Windows key not media shortcut keys. I do however have a whole bunch of function keys which spend 99.9% of the time doing nothing. Just let me use them!
Why in Windows can I not customise system keyboard shortcuts? I do not have a Windows key not media shortcut keys. I do however have a whole bunch of function keys which spend 99.9% of the time doing nothing. Just let me use them!
April 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Random thing which is annoying me today.
Why in Windows can I not customise system keyboard shortcuts? I do not have a Windows key not media shortcut keys. I do however have a whole bunch of function keys which spend 99.9% of the time doing nothing. Just let me use them!
Why in Windows can I not customise system keyboard shortcuts? I do not have a Windows key not media shortcut keys. I do however have a whole bunch of function keys which spend 99.9% of the time doing nothing. Just let me use them!
After far too long parked under a tree next to my driveway waiting for me to get a replacement engine installed, my Trabant is back on the road.
Now I just need to scrub off 9 months of tree gunk...Won't that be fun.
Now I just need to scrub off 9 months of tree gunk...Won't that be fun.
February 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
After far too long parked under a tree next to my driveway waiting for me to get a replacement engine installed, my Trabant is back on the road.
Now I just need to scrub off 9 months of tree gunk...Won't that be fun.
Now I just need to scrub off 9 months of tree gunk...Won't that be fun.
Looks like the Trabant will be back in action soon. New engine is mostly built up now. Just need to time the ignition side, fit the clutch then it should be ready to go back in the car.
February 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Looks like the Trabant will be back in action soon. New engine is mostly built up now. Just need to time the ignition side, fit the clutch then it should be ready to go back in the car.
Yep! Hoping to cover more miles this year. Feel bad she barely saw daylight last year.
February 19, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Yep! Hoping to cover more miles this year. Feel bad she barely saw daylight last year.
Yep. This was my example. Fitted by a garage, date code on the hose less than a year old. Supposedly correctly rated according to the markings, it had just turned to mush.
That was a good "Wait, what's that hissing noise?" moment. Especially as I'd been on the A5 five minutes before.
That was a good "Wait, what's that hissing noise?" moment. Especially as I'd been on the A5 five minutes before.
December 5, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Yep. This was my example. Fitted by a garage, date code on the hose less than a year old. Supposedly correctly rated according to the markings, it had just turned to mush.
That was a good "Wait, what's that hissing noise?" moment. Especially as I'd been on the A5 five minutes before.
That was a good "Wait, what's that hissing noise?" moment. Especially as I'd been on the A5 five minutes before.
Yep, they are evil. I finally ran out of patience with consumer grade tat five years or so back and bought a second hand enterprise grade one from before HP's quality went down the pan. Best £150 I've ever spent on computer hardware I reckon. When I need it, It Just Works.
November 26, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Yep, they are evil. I finally ran out of patience with consumer grade tat five years or so back and bought a second hand enterprise grade one from before HP's quality went down the pan. Best £150 I've ever spent on computer hardware I reckon. When I need it, It Just Works.
I am officially in the market for a replacement engine for my Trabant. Or if it's cheap enough, a good core to rebuild. This one has damage to basically everything aside from the external components.
Anyone in the UK got one available they'd be willing to part with?
Anyone in the UK got one available they'd be willing to part with?
June 20, 2024 at 8:19 PM
I am officially in the market for a replacement engine for my Trabant. Or if it's cheap enough, a good core to rebuild. This one has damage to basically everything aside from the external components.
Anyone in the UK got one available they'd be willing to part with?
Anyone in the UK got one available they'd be willing to part with?
Well I think I can pretty comprehensively say that I have found the cause of the loss of compression on cylinder number 1.
Just waiting for a new pair of head gaskets (I'll do both cylinders while I'm in here anyway) to turn up then we should be back up and running.
Just waiting for a new pair of head gaskets (I'll do both cylinders while I'm in here anyway) to turn up then we should be back up and running.
February 16, 2024 at 1:28 AM
Well I think I can pretty comprehensively say that I have found the cause of the loss of compression on cylinder number 1.
Just waiting for a new pair of head gaskets (I'll do both cylinders while I'm in here anyway) to turn up then we should be back up and running.
Just waiting for a new pair of head gaskets (I'll do both cylinders while I'm in here anyway) to turn up then we should be back up and running.