grumbly skymobile

the skymobile's been kinda grumbly as of late. i haven't been testing her limits recently...i've been trying to stay within the 2500rpm line cuz the petrol prices have gone up.

but while we haven't been zipping around all that much, we've been going further than usual on a full tank...a full 500km in fact (ok lah, i lose to all you toyota corollas out there, but i still love my skymobile)...and i've been enjoying the scenery a lot more these days too. hehe.

i guess speed isn't all it's propped up to be...technique is important too, huh? but don't you dare cut into my lane and try anything funny...i'm fierce but the skymobile will tear you up in an instant...ask the taxi driver just now. be forewarned. roar!!!



haha. cheers. =)

angel eyes

i told skymobile that i'd give her a surprise for our first month anniversary...

so being the forgetful idiot that i am, the 14th of april came and passed...last saturday to be exact. so in order to make up to skymobile, not only did i bring her for a spa package at zen auto in kaki bukit, but i also gave her some new eyeliner as a form of apology...

skymobile was so happy after the treatment that her eyes lit up brighter than ever...



fyi, the process is called "getting angel eyes for your bmw"...check with your local spas for more details.



she sounds much better after the spa too...she was kinda coughing before, but now, i can hear the purr back in her voice again. =)))

ok...now i have to save up for our second month anniversary present already...sigh...some chics are just damn high maintenance lah. but i seriously don't mind spending on this one...cuz at least she'll get me places. hehe.

cheers. =)

damn starter

the sun was out...



the skies were blue...



the birds were chirping...



what better day to wash the skymobile?

so moby drives down to the open air car wash area in his estate, takes out all the necessary equipment (pail, cloth, leather cleaner) and proceeds to bathe the skymobile to the best of his ability.

when he finishes an hour and a half later, he lets out a little sigh of content, puts the key into the engine and...and...and nothing. the skymobile would not start. 45 minutes and two phone calls later, the automobile association of singapore's mechanic comes down:



he promptly informs moby that the starter on the skymobile is spoilt. the mechanic manages to restart the car by knocking a bit here and there, but he advises moby to change the starter asap. =|


the skymobile is not feeling well

sigh...oh well. this is part and parcel of any relationship. i just hope she gets better soon for starters...

same direction

last saturday, i went to emril's place to pick up some spare parts for the skymobile that he graciously passed to me.

given that the em-mobile and the skymobile were most probably from the same shipment of cars back in november 1992, it was a joyous moment when the two were reunited after 15 years apart...


em-mobile & skymobile


skymobile & em-mobile

just look at them beaming at each other...haha.

anyway, in my first move to stamp my mark on the skymobile, i decided to change her steering wheel (which cost me $300 btw):



hopefully now we'll be moving in the same direction. cheers. =)

introducing...the skymobile

as promised, here's the skymobile:



she's called the skymobile cuz she's similar to the em-mobile, but more subtle. she's prettier on the inside, and definitely not as noisy. there are areas to be improved, but of course the em-mobile will show the way.

actually they were supposed to meet on saturday, but em-mobile decided to ditch her to watch formula one racing. the first of many setbacks, but i'm sure that the skymobile will come back in the end!

the skymobile has arrived. cheers. =)