BMW e23 732iA 11/1982 full set EBS from Moscow

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Well, we got to the final part of the story about the trip to the Retro-Minsk festival

Early Monday morning, having breakfast and collecting all our things, we started loading Hot Rod onto a trailer.





Nearly 11 o'clock we moved towards Moscow



The weather in Belarus, to be fair, was much better than in Moscow. It is warm, sunny, beautifully blooming meadows with some kind of agricultural culture.



Several photos "from wheels"





Russian goverment border



One of several stops





If I went to Minsk alone and only one stop was enough for me, then we stayed with voracious Americans much more often.



We arrived in Moscow, drove along the toll road.







They had a couple of races with a Chevrolet Chevell, but it's more just for fun, because 7.3 manual transmission versus 3.2 automatic transmission, in general, you can't really compete)))

The fuel consumption back and forth when measured at 1500 km was 10.3 l / 100 km
Decent indicator, as for me)))

[tig]

That is ALL very fantastic. It's really fun seeing all that 'Murican iron in Russia!

Thanks for sharing!

[WhiteJaguar]

That is ALL very fantastic. It's really fun seeing all that 'Murican iron in Russia!

Thanks for sharing!

Thank you ))

[WhiteJaguar]

22/05/2017

Retro Fest in Sokolniki park in Moscow

Russian car GAZ-24 Volga belongs to my friend car photographer Anastasia





BMW e23 vs BMW e21



Russian GAZ-21 Volga vs Cadillac cabriolet



Russian GAZ-20 Pobeda (Victory) and the last one is russian jeep GAZ-69



Russian IZh kombi with camping equipment for a big company of friends. Thailer calls "skif" - very rare in Russia.





Barkas B1000 from Germany



RAF Latvia



One of the most interesting for me military cars from that festival



As owner said - this is only one officially know Citroen SM in Russia



I like big american vans. May be I even buy one some day.



Buick



Mercedes-Benz w123 kombi



Little but very interesting Fiat



This Mercedes-Benz is still working in Russia. Owner likes it very much and does not want another car.



Replica of russian imperial car - Russobalt!



Very beautiful Ford!



My most favorite car typ - shooting brake!

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01/06/2017

When I had free time - made a new left front fiberglass fender for my car











Fender turned out, as always, of reference quality, fits perfectly in all gaps))

The right one was changed earlier.

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05/06/2017

Helped one of my friends.
His e12 was more that a year in undergroung parking so battery was low and I came to help start engine

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05/06/2017

One of my friends opened car wash and made some quest. Who wins - gets free wash

I had free time to take part in it and won ))







Frank likes when car is clean ))



My car is deeply covered with liquid glass so after rain it looks cool ))

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05/06/2017

My friend from city Mozdok came to Moscow to buy BMW 8-series e31.

He own also e23 and e30 and he is a really BMW-fan.



So, ofcourse I helped him.









For all his cars he makes registration numbers 762 as Kalashnikov caliber

His e23 with my rear skirt and side skirts







His e30 325ix with EVO3 aero kit

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13/07/2017

Hello friends! )))

Well, in addition to the amenities in the form of various festivals and exhibitions, there are also minor troubles that require attention, or standard routine and almost routine procedures.

In particular, on the way home from Minsk, the eyelet for attaching the sled on the passenger seat was broken. There is nothing terrible here, I knew that the eyes in this case were a weak point due to the fault of one of the previous owners, who digested them extremely poorly (apparently the sled was for another car earlier)

Before:





After:





Then finally changed last year's tires, which no longer hinted, but actually screamed about they needed to be replace ASAP

Before:



After:



When I was driving home I met this on the road - looks cool ))

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13/06/2017

After changing tyres I drived to another service where I repair my daily driver SUBARU Forester to make wheel alignment.

First of all prepared the rods on the lift and only then on the machine.





Bottom line: everything was adjusted and set according to parameters, but all 3 rods were "sentenced" to be replaced in the near future ... ((

On the way home I met w140 Mercedes-Benz S-Klasse

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13/06/2017

A lot of attention over the past week has been paid to my beloved e23)))

In particular, I also changed the engine oil, oil filter, air filter.





Then I went to pick up the stickers for my festival.



The printing house was located on the territory of an old factory, which is now partly being demolished and reconstructed, so I took some interesting photos.

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13/06/2017

Have visited car festival "Autostrada Tula" in russian city Tula.





What do I want to say about the festival?
It is as always good!
But this year in my memory it was the BIGGEST AUTOSTRADA FESTIVAL THAT I SAW! It seems to me that there have never been so many cars before!













A sticker with an advertisement of my festival was glued on the spot.









My friends making funny pictures





On the way home, of course, there was already a traditional photo at the monument to the memory of the Great Patriotic War.









On the way home after festival

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Next day after car festival "Autostrada Tula" was a festival MCGP - Moscow Classic Grand Prix on MRW - Moscow Race Way.







Russian racing GAZ-24 Volga



I like VW T3 campers so much!















Cars and Girls ))







Russian Jaguar Club always have big and interestin exposition







Racing formulas from USSR



Russian ElCamino based on GAZ-24



Race

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25/06/2017



Went to the transport company to get some new stuff ))









New antenna for radio receiver! ))

And new BMW e23 catalogue for my collection ))

[WhiteJaguar]

25/06/2017

My friend Michail Voronovsky finally send me pictures from photoset he made in 2016 ))))))

Part 1

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Part 2 with beautiful girl

[tig]

Beautiful!

The girl is pretty too.

[WhiteJaguar]

Beautiful!

The girl is pretty too.

Thank you )))

[leadphut]

Great photos! It's good to see this thread continues. Thank you!

[WhiteJaguar]

16/07/2017

Elimination of minor flaws.

The first trifle that was eliminated is the gutter self-tapping plug that is missing on one side.



My friend gave me brand new original plugs))





Now beauty and order))



The next little thing that has long been annoying is the missing caps for the center hole of the discs. I was looking for originals or something similar to them for a long time, in the end I spat and picked up, let's say, a custom version)))





When I washed the car, the discs with these caps played beautifully in the sun - as if the caps should be like this))

Fixed the shortcomings of installing the front left inner decorative lining of the roof rack (windshield pillars). A piece of insulation was sticking out from below.



On top, she treacherously fell off, which is clearly visible in the frames of the news release.



As a result, I removed, corrected, installed over a new one - neatly and beautifully))



There was no decorative trim under the driver's side mirror. It has been in the glove compartment since the moment you bought the car - just one of those little things that takes a minute, but you always forget about it. In general - fixed)))





The plans include the elimination of a few more details. But that's all for now. Later I will take on their elimination, then I will write what exactly))

[WhiteJaguar]

18/07/2017

The BMW-Festival was held over the weekend, and therefore you can summarize it))

I left early in the morning to have time to wash the car.



And I already went to the festival in a clean car.



At the festival I was met by this charming piece of fur))



Further, in general, there will be no significant storytelling - see the photo. There were quite a few decent and interesting cars, but they hardly entered the top 20.





This car has my copy of Zender BMW e28 front spoiler.



Radio-controlled mini-BMWs))) I've never met so many of these toys in the body of BMW modells



M5 e39, M5 e34, M3 e36









Original Alpina e31



They call her ''Batmobile'' )))













This car has my copy of BMW e12 Kamei Front spoiler





This car has my copy of BMW e28 Alpina Front spoiler

And this is the end of part 1

Part 2 comming soon )))

[WhiteJaguar]

18/07/2017

PART 2







This car has my copy of BMW e12 BBS Front spoiler

BMW e31 club









In the evening, when the platform for drifting and demonstration races was released and everyone was allowed to go there, I took several photos in dynamics)) I liked it, the audience too)) Rare cars are still rock! )))





















Just before the closing ceremony, balloons flew over the festival site - it was very unexpected and beautiful))

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18/07/2017

Today I went to the installation of fog lights!

I didn't have time for BMW-Fest, well, at least they had time for Young-Timer-Fest)))

BEFORE



AFTER

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22/07/2017

On this dent I held the 3rd annual All-Russian festival of classic cars "Young-Timer-Fest 2017"



To be honest, for me personally, as for the organizer of this whole event, July 21 and 22 passed in one breath and not even as one day, but as, probably, some quarter of an hour!

Already late in the evening after the festival at home, washing in front of the mirror in the bathroom, there came some awareness of what had happened over the past 2 days and an understanding of the globality of the last festival began to appear, from which, as they say, goosebumps ran, but the most important part was already over!

Let's sum up and see what happened in the end ))



On this day, at my festival, the competition of the II stage in Retro Slalom was held for the SternKlassik Cup 2017







I stand on the stage to the right. On the left is our host.



Many competitions and inter-club competitions have been held.



Russian ElCamino on a base of GAZ-24 Volga



Now, briefly about the statistics - we have collected 300 cars this year!
Yes, in spite of everything, even on the paid entrance because of which some predicted a failure for us, the festival has grown by 50 cars in comparison with last year!

I repeat, "we are not like that - this is how life is."
And if last year we managed to get a site for free, then this year, unfortunately, it did not work, but at least the price for us was made real and the festival remained in the center of the capital, which is very great!

Well, now for a little festival atmosphere! )))

[WhiteJaguar]

31/07/2017

Hello friends!

I did not have time to catch my breath from the past Young-Timer-Fest, and the car was already invited to the shooting of some new program about cars))

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01/08/2017

Hello friends!

For a long time I had the idea to take a photo of the car against the background of this painted wall, but earlier there was a go-kart track along it and it was difficult to drive to the wall. And now the karting has been removed somewhere and access is completely free, which I immediately used))



























Photo as always on the phone, incl. as it is - it is clear that it is not a masterpiece))

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04/08/2017

Hello friends!

Earlier I already mentioned that the car again got on the set, already the 2nd this year.

The plot at the time of the conclusion of the agreements was practically unknown to me - they say, just an overview. At that time I did not pin great hopes on this meeting and, frankly speaking, I believed that the probability of getting another low-quality product at the exit is very high...



However, it turned out on the spot that the review was conceived as very, very not trivial. Even then I realized that among all that Yu-Tubovskaya boredom, which we are used to seeing under the proud name "video review" or "test drive" - ​​this is a really fresh and interesting product!

And now - the video is ready!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQUYO_Jvduk

Personally, I wish this show good luck, if they can stay the same non-standard, then they really have every chance of success! )))

[WhiteJaguar]

11/08/2017


Hello friends!

Yesterday I was waiting for a meeting with one person near the Moscow Ring Road and my opponent was late, and "our hands are not for boredom" as you know, so quickly spotting a small location I decided to take some urban-style photos.

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16/08/2017

Hello friends!

Well, here's my report on my participation in the Faces & Laces festival in Gorky Park.

So we arrived on Friday evening.
What immediately caught my eye, as a person who participated in this festival more than once? Complete absence of traffic jams at the entrance! This year, the guys are just great - check-in and check-out worked with a bang! All cars were on the lists and none were detained at the checkpoint.

We settled down on the site, watched a little how the other participants drove in and dispersed to their homes.

This time our stand was not big - only 5 cars.









This BMW e28 has my copy of Front spoiler )))

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21/08/2017

Hello friends!

Those who follow my notes on other cars are aware that due to certain circumstances, for the last couple of months, I drive the e23 every day! From that, the mileage on the odometer began to increase at a very, very impressive pace, and not a trace remained of the former 81.700 km.

But I have no regrets))
I made the car for myself and for the pleasure of using it, which at the moment fully meets my expectations))
So, this post is more for reference, more detailed reports will be further in separate entries.

Now, as they say, let's get to the point.

Yes, the car crossed the line in the first 100,000 km



It happened on Thursday, August 17, on the way to Yaroslavl, where I went with a friend to inspect the e34 of interest to him, which ultimately disappointed us and we left back.

In the meantime, here is a photo of my authorship.



Then there was a trip to the Autostrada festival in the city of Kaluga on August 19 (there will also be a separate entry with photos)



After Kaluga, a night photoset in Moscow.



And yesterday I went to Tver to try to shoot at the Raek estate, but, unfortunately, I didn't manage to get to the estate itself.



But it was not for nothing that the car traveled so many kilometers - as a result, they made a photoset near the sand pit. It turned out interesting. Later there will be a separate trip report with photos.





Later I will talk about the moments of daily operation and current problems that appeared in the process. There were not many problems, some of them have already been eliminated, some are being eliminated, something is awaiting the arrival of spare parts. I will also tell you more in a separate post very soon.

[WhiteJaguar]

24/08/2017

We left Moscow at 15 o'clock, at about 19 we were already in Yaroslavl.
The road on the highway is good, in Yaroslavl itself it is so-so ...
There was no time to carefully examine the local sights, but in general the city is beautiful and there is something to see!
The purpose of the visit, as I said earlier, was to inspect some E34, but the car was very disappointing.
Before leaving back, we walked a little in some local amusement park.



They also took some photos on the river bank and moved back to Moscow.









We were already in Moscow at half past midnight.
Consumption was about 11l / 100km, but this is not only a highway, but also a mixed cycle - about 1/3 of the tank was rolled around Moscow before.

[WhiteJaguar]

25/08/2017

Hello friends! ))

I continue to describe the past weekend, and now it’s the turn to go to Kaluga for the Autostrada festival.
Earlier I said that getting to this festival was a matter of principle for me, because for a number of reasons, all my past attempts have constantly failed. But this year, at last, the "stars came together", and the "cards went" as it should, and now I'm going to the Highway! ))

Having met in the morning, we set off.



































Some beautiful shots from the way back)))







What can I say in the end?
I really liked it! It turned out to be an extremely pleasant and sincere festival.
Not at all like Tula, despite the fact that the organizers are the same.
It seems to me that Tula is a more status and respectable automotive event.
And Kaluga is more reminiscent of the early, not yet defiled Autoexotics only, unlike the AE, there was, of course, no abundance of drunken cattle - everyone behaved appropriately pleasantly and friendly.
In general - I will come again, which I wish everyone! )))

[WhiteJaguar]

31/08/2017

Hello friends!

Continuing the story))) So, after Kaluga, we got the idea to go somewhere and take cool photos of my car. No sooner said than done! Found some nice places in the center of Moscow.

[WhiteJaguar]

This is where the events of summer 2017 end and I think we can finish the stories for today.
I look forward to your comments and promise to continue soon.
In 2017, there were many more interesting events and meetings!

[WhiteJaguar]

01/09/2017

Hi friends!

Spontaneous trips are the best trips!
I do not stop getting clear confirmation))

That my first trip to Karelia, which was organized according to the principle: "And we went on a weekend to Karelia on vacation!" - a friend called me on Thursday at lunchtime in the summer of about 2008, if not confusing.
And on Thursday evening, I ask the director for a vacation, and on Friday, right from work, we get into a jeep and leave in the direction "To Murmansk" for 10 or 12 days - I don't remember exactly)))

Similarly, the idea of ​​this trip arose.



During conversations, it turned out that a long time ago we had common thoughts with parkupino to visit some ancient cities of Russia, including those that are part of the "Golden Ring" and most of all there is a desire to visit Vladimir.
Well, no sooner said than done!
There is a car, there is gasoline, so what's the deal?
Yes, for nothing - we choose a date, and here the May holidays are nearby - it means we have rushed!






















Spontaneous trips are good for everyone!
Firstly, there is no time frame, and secondly, there is a clear route.
There is only a reasonable time limit from the category: "tomorrow to work" and the final point where you should get, and how you get there is completely irrelevant.

Having examined Vladimir rather quickly and having made these shots, we were getting ready to go home, but ... the clock was about 16 o'clock. And then a gorgeous thought arises:

- There are already traffic jams in Moscow, right?
- Right
- So why are we going to stand in them - let's go somewhere else!

And so we go to the city of Gus-Khrustalny, but on the way we google sights, and there it turns out and there is practically nothing to see ...

But when did this stop true adventurers? True - never! )))
We google further and see - Moore!
Well, Moore - so Moore!
Forward!

To be continued…

[WhiteJaguar]

Before leaving Vladimir, we went in search of a suitable spot for a small picnic, because I already wanted to eat and these shots were taken there





Further, such an interesting point was discovered.



Again about the delights of spontaneous trips not burdened with time frames - on the way we saw some interesting path and turned to exploration, where they promptly took such pictures





At the end of the path, they found an excellent clearing and, of course, immediately captured it too.







And now, finally, we arrive in Murom







There was little filming in the city itself, because it was already beginning to get dark, but on the river bank they took excellent pictures







Before leaving, we managed to check in at this monastery



And already at the end we met very cute cats on the fence of one of the house plots. There were 3 cats in total, but the coolest and most sociable of them in the frames





And my memories of this pleasant trip will be warmed up for a long time by this video clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaOcNjcuUeA&t=235s

Thanks to Anastasia for pushing me to this wonderful trip, as well as for the excellent company, wonderful photos and a very soulful video clip.
My concern was reduced to simple - hold the steering wheel, press the pedal> _ <! )))
Well, one more thing: move the car here, turn it over there, a little closer, a little further, again not so)))
In general, it was fun - I really liked it)))

[WhiteJaguar]

05/09/2017

Hi friends!

Well, like that - you are driving yourself, you are driving, you are not bothering anyone, when suddenly ...



We urgently dump to the side of the road, open the hood, and there ...







The belt of the generator, and therefore also the one that drives the pump, tells you "goodbye"

It's good that everything happened not far from home.
He let the car cool down and quietly, but very quickly got home.

And there, by a lucky coincidence, I had a couple of spare new belts "lying around")





Now it's a completely different matter - now beauty and everything works again)))

And, I almost forgot, while Subaru Forester is expecting not a cheap "capital", I here bought myself for a while such a miracle from the land of the rising sun









And this photo is called: "I love my neighbors")))



All 4 cars belonged to me that time )))

[WhiteJaguar]

07/09/2017

Hi friends!

Well, I finally found some time to write a report on the autumn Retro-Fest.

Well, there were not so many cars as in the spring, but our own stand finally shot both the quantity and quality of cars. Yes, some styles are not for everyone, but all projects were of high quality and interesting





















Our team ))

[WhiteJaguar]

14/09/2017

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19/09/2017

Big Trip: Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod - Sarov - Moscow (part 1)


Hello friends!

For a long time I was going on this trip and finally was going to visit the closed city of Sarov, and also drop by to see Nizhny Novgorod before that. On Friday night my friend and I set off towards Nizhny Novgorod. The start was scheduled for 23:00, incl. there were no special traffic jams on our way, neither in Balashikha, nor in Lakinsk. We stood for a while in the area of ​​the new road construction and then more than half of the traffic jam went around some kind of forest path. And the road that runs from Murom to Nizhny is generally beautiful - empty and of very high quality. At night, you can safely move up to 180 km / h there - there are practically no cameras or settlements there. In 160-180 km / h mode, the car demonstrated surprisingly pleasant fuel consumption - 13 l / 100 km



By itself, Nizhny Novgorod made a very different impression. Apart from the city center, of course, there is practically nothing to see. The contrast of multi-storey buildings and crumbling huts hurts the eye. It immediately became clear why it was in Nizhny Novgorod that "Zhmurki" (russian kriminal movie about 90th years) was filmed - because they can be filmed there even today ...





If you concentrate on the pluses, the main embankment is still very beautiful and worth it to drive and see with your own eyes!



















Of course, we took a few shots near the Kremlin of Nizhny Novgorod.









Below is an exposition of ramming guns - also quite interesting.



To be continued…

[WhiteJaguar]

Hello friends!

I continue to talk about that trip.

Local landmark - "Chkalovskaya Staircase"





Let's go further - up.



Monument to Chkalov.
Commander of the crew of the plane that made the first non-stop flight across the North Pole from Moscow to America (Vancouver, Washington) in 1937.





The tug is pushing 2 barges at once - a very impressive sight



Compare the same tug with several rather big tourist ships.



A few more views of the Kremlin and the river.





And here is such a retro car we met.







After walking around Nizhniy Novgorod, we went the next day to Sarov. Sarov is a closed city, known as the nuclear center of Russia, to get into this city only after obtaining a special permit. Yes, in Russia there are still cities that can be entered only with special permission from the state security service.







And then home to Moscow in a day.



While driving home, we “played” an hour at the navigator - we were in Moscow at 22 o'clock already.

Great views of the evening road.



A very beautiful new cable-stayed bridge in the Murom region, I have not traveled on it before - a very interesting design)))

[WhiteJaguar]

25/09/2017

Hello friends!

I met an interesting person - Vlada Maybach (vladamaybach) - you may find her in Insragram

We talked and suggested to take pictures of my car at the point that I had looked after for a long time and wanted to visit again, since my Karelian expeditions in the past on my Subaru Forester. This point is located in the Tver region and is called, if briefly "Rajok", and if completely, the Znamenskoye-Rajok Estate. Brief information is here, but in general I recommend to google the question - a very interesting and beautiful place!

Met early in the morning and hit the road





I really like this photo - it's a pity only the video recorder wire spoils it a little ...



We sail on "cruising" 80 km/h))





In general, the main purpose of the trip was to agree on the terrain and drive directly to the main mansion, but, to my great regret, due to certain legal difficulties with the status of the estate in view of its transition from the balance of one owner to the balance of another, the security regime there was noticeably tougher and it was not it turned out ...

So the closest we could get to by car is this front gate of the complex, but not the estate itself.



And then we went on foot, it was not in vain that we went!



And here is the main gate of the estate - some kind of beauty)))







The most remarkable thing in the architecture of this manor ensemble is its enfilade complex!





Main house





Unfortunately, now the estate is in a state of almost complete ruin ...



As we managed to find out from some local hard workers, or security guards, the complex is now being transferred to the balance of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and should be revived soon, which is very happy for me personally)))

Having examined what was possible, we decided to look in the vicinity for some more successful places for filming the car itself - after all, it was not just that we were driving. Consequently - we need to look for a frame!

We were very lucky and the search took minimal time! The weather was favorable - it was warm and sunny, not a cloud in the sky. And since we were in the most remote place, one of the topics of the photo session was the Russian field!











To be continued…

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After taking a few shots in the field, we discovered a small sand pit nearby, which also became an excellent backdrop for our photoset.









The shark hid)))

































Here is such an interesting series of pictures!
I am very pleased with the result - there is something to remember and something to see)))

[WhiteJaguar]

05/10/2017

So the 2017 season has come to an end and it ended with a beautiful, bright and interesting closing ceremony with a lot of pleasant, fun and interesting communication, as well as sports and the roar of classic engines!



As part of our closing of the season, we held the final 3rd stage of the retroslalom competition!









Now some pictures from the exhibition area.





















According to the information that I was given after summing up, more than 50 cars arrived from my club throughout the day! For me, this is very happy and pleasant news. Of course, there were not 300+ cars, as at my festival, but the weather was not as positive as in summer, so I consider this indicator to be very, very successful! A personal thank you to everyone who came!







Yes, of course, I would very much like to add a photo of my car, but unfortunately, the previously planned things did not let me go to this holiday, which I organized, no matter how funny it may sound))

So I put another 1500+ km on the odometer, but that's a completely different story ...)))