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  • Exhausted

    Exhausted

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    The final piece of my vehicular mod-list was completed today; I think I’m done for the foreseeable future now. Today that last item was completed. I took the car over…

  • Chryslerpunk

    Chryslerpunk

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    Back in the 80’s cars were very analog; carburetors and chokes and points and manual steering and mechanical everything including the windows. Back then the Lamborghini Countach, the space-age dream…

  • Tags and Title

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    So the notice regarding the county having my title work done came in a few weeks back, so I set up an appointment at the DMV to get my old…

  • Drive

    Drive

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    This morning I decided I would top off the gas tank and go for a drive… The route was an old favorite; up Deer Creek Canyon to High Grade Road,…

  • Dash Cam

    Dash Cam

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    Given how bad the ‘imports’ are these days – and by import I mean someone from out of state who decided Colorado is the place to be – a dash…

  • Tint

    Tint

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    Just got the 300 back from the tint shop, and they did an amazing job. Xpel 15% ceramic tint all the way around. From inside it’s a bit like wearing…

  • Thirsty

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    Been a couple of days now with the 300, and just passed 100 miles – and had the first trip to the gas station… One quarter of a tank of…

  • Drive

    Drive

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    Yesterday I decided to play hooky from work and go for a drive… My year old Nissan only has about 2000 miles on it, and with gas being “cheap” at…

  • Sign of the Times

    Sign of the Times

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    Another week, another trip to the gas station… Gas is up to $4.80 a gallon now. On Thursday I had to drive across town to the dealership for the yearly…

  • Sign of the Times

    Sign of the Times

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    Back on March 25th I snapped a photo of this pump, where I paid $5 for one and a quarter gallons of gas. Today it was $10 for two and…

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    Drive

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    Having nothing better to do, and being tired of staring at the walls, today I decided to move some funds around and go for a drive… The route was simple;…

  • Sign of the Times

    Sign of the Times

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    I’ve taken to topping off the gas tank in the car every week just because it feels less expensive to spend smaller amounts more often… I know it’s not, but…

  • Cars

    Cars

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    I’ve had a lot of cars over the years; in fact, I’ve been accused of changing cars like some people change pants… It all started with a friend of the…

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    Update…

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    Here we are, the day before the Thanksgiving holiday. It’s a 4-day weekend for me starting tomorrow, so I might actually get a chance to muck about with the new…

  • Less Vespa

    Less Vespa

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    Today I sold the Vespa that I purchased back in March. It was a fun little experiment; I more or less purchased the thing to see if being on two…

  • Update

    Update

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    In accordance with my “10 Year Plan” I started in 2016, I traded in my 2016 370Z “Nismo” on a 2018 Murano “Midnight Edition” on Friday. It looks like this:…

  • Midweek Z…

    Midweek Z…

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    Busy couple of weeks – here’s a picture of the Z to appologise.

  • Nismo…

    Nismo…

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    Midlife crisis complete. I just picked up a 2016 Nissan 370Z Nismo with the tech package — in magnetic black. The Abarth will have to live outside for a while…

  • World’s Fastest Go-cart…

    World’s Fastest Go-cart…

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    Last night I traded my Chrysler 300-S in for something smaller, faster, and more economical; A 2013 Fiat 500 Abarth…

  • Jeep Swap…

    Jeep Swap…

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    The Rubicon was nice, but I think I want something a bit less rocks, rivers, and pinecones — and maybe something that’s just a nice place to ‘be’ while in…