Category: Cars
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Fuel Injection
Memorial Day weekend over – back to the office, though I had to take an Uber to get there and back. After telling my roommate for the last four days…
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And again…
So, the injectors I ordered, that were scheduled to arrive today, then FedEx told me Thursday, then at 1pm Thursday decided that, no, it would be Friday – arrived. Well,…
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The cost of (horse)power
Back on June 17th, 2022, during the height of an unprecedented global pandemic, I hit a personal record at the gas station: $5.20 per gallon. Today I set a new…
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Automotive
Two things done on the Hellcat over the last few days; coil packs and catch can. For the coil packs I started with the hard ones first – the passenger…
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Technology
A couple of months ago the battery in my 2022 iPhone 14 Pro Max bit the dust, so I replaced it with the iPhone 17 ‘air’ – which is a…
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And I would drive 1000 miles…
Hit 32,000 miles on the way to the office this morning. 31,000 miles happened back on November 9th… So it took me about four months to put another thousand miles…
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People suck
I’ve done pretty good for myself over the years, and accordingly I managed to acquire a really nice car – it’s one of four hundred and fifty for its model…
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Where the rubber meets the road
Having recently replaced the fuel pumps on the Hellcat, I’m pretty sure the reduced fuel flow has been dramatically impacting the car since I bought it. With the new fuel…
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Breakfast on the house
During the week I normally eat breakfast at home before I head into the office, but today I decided to splurge and get something on the way in. I drive…
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Always One
One of the things Colorado is infamous for is its terrible highway interchanges. The most infamous of these would be the I-25 / I-70 interchange – lovingly called “The Mousetrap”.…
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Weekend Update
Friday afternoon, here at the office, my CFO came in and asked for a ride to pick up his Camaro from the shop – he had the front suspension redone,…
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Smiles Per Hour
Something I do to keep track of miles and maintenance over time is snap a photo of the odometer every thousand miles to timestamp it. I bought the car with…
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Hellcat costs
I got the Hellcat back from the dealership this afternoon – they swapped out the fuel pumps on it and that seems to have fixed the issue. Without the warranty…
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Sports Cars
My CFO came into the office today and asked if I could drive him over to the dealership to pick up his Lotus Emira – and being as my Hellcat…
