Tag Archives: cars

New Car – VW Jetta Sportwagen TDI

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Andrew

We were outgrowing Sarah’s Acura RSX and really wanted a four door car; it isn’t fun cramming friends in the back of little coupe. It was about 8 years old and coming up on 90k miles which was starting to … Continue reading →

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Acura RSX Stereo Upgrade – Aftermarket Head Unit Install with Auxiliary input for iPod/MP3 player

Posted on May 2, 2009 by Andrew

A couple of the buttons on our Acura RSX’s stock radio were dying and I wanted an auxiliary input to plug in an iPod or other MP3 player so it was time for a replacement stereo. Compared to the install … Continue reading →

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The rest of the world uses diesel, why can’t we?

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Andrew

The 65 mpg Ford the U.S. can’t have So Ford is complaining that they can’t bring a good fuel efficient car to the US because of the barrier diesel presents. You know what, if you advertise a car that gets … Continue reading →

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Expensive Car Month

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Andrew

July is a huge reminder about just how much money we spend on automobile transportation. The planets seem to align when insurance and registration for both of us come in at about the same time. This year I got the … Continue reading →

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Stupid Traffic/Cellphone Study

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Andrew

Cell phone users tie up traffic: study I hate bad journalism and when journalists write about anything remotely scientific they sound like friggin idiots. Case in point this remarkably dumb article trying to summarize a remarkably dumb study. The attempt … Continue reading →

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