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Oo, here at Planetauto we do love a good pickup! 😁 Modern ones are more lifestyle vehicles now, meaning plenty of safety, comfort and tech, and this new hybrid one from BYD is awesome! Ben and I got to

Finally, I managed to swap out the passenger-side CV joint. Work has kept me from tackling it myself or even getting it to a shop, but first thing this morning, I cleared my schedule and took it over to

ESPAÑOL ​No hay nada como recibir una buena sorpresa motera a distancia. Hoy un amigo me envió esta increíble fotografía desde Francia, capturando una hermosa motocicleta deportiva roja estacionada justo

This is the Grenadier - Jim Ratcliffe's vision made real. When Land Rover decided to retire the well loved Defender, Ratcliffe wanted to buy the rights and continue to produce them. Funnily enough, JLR

I'm still working through the issues that have popped up after leaving the car sitting for three months. A few days ago, I shared how I worked on the brake system. This time around, I had to deal with

The Twingo has returned - and now, it's fully electric. Huzzah... Unlike another well known manufacturer, Renault have not re-used a well beloved name of a retro model and used it on a new EV that looks

Today I had to tackle another issue with the car after sitting idle for three months. The brakes started acting up; I had to pump the pedal repeatedly to get any decent stopping power, otherwise the pedal

Hello, Hive community. Today I want to share with you a great photograph sent to me by a good friend of mine who lives in Paris. Knowing how passionate I am about the world of two wheels, he didn't hesitate

This is the EV4 - Kia's latest all electric vehicle. Interestingly, it's NOT an SUV... This electric hatchback has oodles of space, some nifty features, and a pretty decent range. Join us as we take a

I finally built up the courage to tear down the engine on my Chery X1 myself after it sat parked in my garage for two and a half years. Days kept passing without me doing a thing, always making the excuse

This is the new UT from AION, and it's their second model for the UK! As Supermini's go, it's definitely on the large size, and as it's fully electric, it doesn't lack for room on the inside :) Ben and

After finally getting my car started after three months of troubleshooting, I found that several components had degraded simply from sitting idle for so long. That is pretty typical, so the plan now is

Doesn't this just look like a Kei Car? Well that's because it's based on one! Huzzah! 😋 We saw the prototype at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2025, when it was still called the N-One. Honda have changed

I finally managed to start my car after nearly 3 months of troubleshooting why it wouldn't fire up. After checking sensors, wiring, engine compression, and mechanical timing, I ended up checking the oil

This is the EV2, Kia's latest fully electric SUV, and yes - it's a mini, mini EV9...cute, eh? Ben and I were invited to attend the UK launch a few days ago, and road tripped down to Welwyn Garden City

A photo of the car I took a while back. I got to work tackling a plastic repair project on my father's 1982 C3 Corvette gauge console. Decades of heat and age had left the housing cracked, broken, and

With so many new car manufacturers popping up in the UK now, it can be hard to keep track, especially when another one comes along! Such is the case with this new hybrid SUV, the Starray. It's definitely

I went back to try starting my car again. After analyzing and going over everything I've done, I figured that if the camshaft had actually shifted and a piston ended up hitting one of the valves, that

When is a RAV4 not just a RAV4? When a Gazoo Racing Team has had it! Seriously though, those GR experts have taken this popular family SUV, and tweaked the chassis, so it handles more like its on rails

Since June 20th I have been working on my car and I still cannot get it to start. Although nobody is participating like before in Hive Motors, I keep sharing my process because I had never experienced