All Bases Covered : NOAH car-cover

This came home with us after our short trip to Honolulu last week.

I ordered it via http://www.carcoverworld.com/ and checked it in on our way back to Singapore.



Today's on-off wet weather gave me an opportunity to try it out.

yeah, it may be just another outdoor car cover but after using the cheap stuff you get off-the-rack, it was pretty cool to have a fitted, model-specific wrap for the 190E, especially one that can be used rain or shine (given the vagaries of Singapore's temperamental weather) .

A little bit more info about the NOAH fabric here:
http://www.autogeek.net/noah.html

Some wrinkles on the back, but otherwise fits like a glove; there's even some 'give' in front for the three-pointed star.



Next to it is the Fiat Cinquecento (also wrapped in NOAH)

Brake-dancing : Brembo Rotors

Well, i've been shopping around for spares for the car and it's surprisingly NOT as arduous as one might imagine.

a quick check on www.brembo.com threw up the model code i needed for the front rotors, which happily enough, were in stock.

Price was tasty too and plenty friendly on the wallet, a big surprise considering these are Brembo items.

Keen Blade : Bosch Twin

One of the more endearing characteristics of the 190E has to be its single arm wiper blade.

when we first took over the car, the sweep action wasn't as smooth as we've have expected.

it wasn't until last week that i decided to buy a replacement blade... and inadvertently found out that the one that was on the car was a little too long.

it's all good now, and the sweep action has never been slicker.