After growing weary of the local radio affiliates blasting ads for a 3rd party car extended warranty on repairs, and being skeptical of their pitch, i decided finally to scratch the surface of what they do with my fingernail ( Read more... )

For anyone keeping track, to date I've had a few modifications to my car ( Read more... )

The Detroit auto show is going on right now, Chevy is enjoying raves of the new Sonic small car being competitive in the market. The Volt gets a clean bill of health from the federal safety inspections, and GM managed to take back #1 seller of cars in the world title from Toyota last year ( Read more... )

update and pic for the_boyfriend. (and anyone else interested)

Volkswagen Diesel rabbit minitruck with camper.


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My dad is fixing up a Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel truck to sell.

Engine is sound, he's currently fixing an electrical issue with the radio (Kenwood).

Its basically a rabbit with the back seat replaced with a truckbed and complete camper top.

Car is a stickshift.

any interest in high MPG light pickup?

You know what ( Read more... )

Late con reports...well, having two cons back 2 back, and a rather crumby laptop that was dying throughout the trip kinda choked off any attempts to keep a journal log to refer to later during the cons.

Leading up to the first con, MTAC, I had some car trouble. Just what I needed before I drove to Nashville... ( car drama... )

Holy crap.

Buick beat Lexus for #1 in quality dependability study by JD powers. Its not the stupid 'initial quality' study, either. This is a 3 year dependability study.

Bailouts are getting finished up for the Auto industry. Lets ignore the horrible and blatant 2 pillar political engine at work here for a moment, tho (i'll save that for a Tuesday Views soapbox ( Read more... )

I put my 100,000th mile on my car last Sunday around 2045. If I remember my geology, I've driven around the world 4 times in my car ( Read more... )