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 of a new radio in my 2005 Tacoma this was a cakewalk. The stock stereo [...]
Tagged with: audio, cars, install, music, stereo
Posted under: Geek Stuff
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 65 mpg, the public isn’t going to care what it runs on. When it comes [...]
Tagged with: cars, mpg
Posted under: Life Stuff
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 added joy of renewing my drivers license and smogging the RSX for the first time [...]
Tagged with: bikes, cars, commute, personal finance
Posted under: Life Stuff
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 to present statistics supporting the conclusion that “Cell phone users tie up traffic” is laughable:
“In medium- [...]
Tagged with: cars, cell phone, government, traffic
Posted under: Political Stuff
The Tacoma’s stock receiver does not have an auxiliary input and there’s no way I was going down the FM transmitter route so it was time for a head unit upgrade. Here’s a quick look at my installation of an aftermarket stereo/radio/cd player and auxiliary input for an mp3 player, Ipod or any other audio [...]
Tagged with: audio, cars, gear, install, stereo, toyota tacoma
Posted under: Geek Stuff
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