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A Somewhat Biased Review of the 1989 Toyota Supra
The E46’s Achilles (Motorsports) Heel
How To Do Your First Track Day
1976 Porsche 914/6
(Real) Cars with (Fictional) Stories: 1987 Trabant 601

“A Brief Introduction to Photography”

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Paying More for Less – The Problem With New Technology

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First Video Finally Up: My E46 One Shot

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How I Shoot Macro Photographs

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I Broke The Website. Whoops.

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DUCO Sports Style Sunglasses review

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How to Afford a German Car on a Retail Salary

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The Best First Car: The BMW E46 325i

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A Somewhat Biased Review of the 1989 Toyota Supra

On January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 By dmc861

This is sort of a played-out concept: a random person on the internet does a review of their own car, driven by some sort of overzealous fantasy of launching a YouTube channel into a fabulous hundred-thousand-subscriber empire. I mean, that worked for some people: David Patterson, Mr. Regular, that guy […]

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The E46’s Achilles (Motorsports) Heel

On October 20, 2018October 20, 2018 By Parker Shirazi

A while ago, I wrote about how the E46 325i is the best first car for the budding petrolhead. For the most part, I still stand by my statement; it really is a fantastic one that does it all car. However, its heart has one big, potentially fatal (for your […]

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How To Do Your First Track Day

On October 16, 2018October 17, 2018 By Parker Shirazi

Your one stop shop on everything you need to hit the track.

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1976 Porsche 914/6

On July 21, 2018 By Parker Shirazi

The Plaques “1970 914/6” – “In the late 1960s, the long-standing relationship between Porsche and Volkswagen leads to the design of the VW-Porsche 914 – a sporty yet affordable car. In addition to the four-cylinder version for VW, a six-cylinder version of this handy mid-engine car is built for Porsche. […]

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(Real) Cars with (Fictional) Stories: 1987 Trabant 601

On July 5, 2018July 5, 2018 By Parker Shirazi

The year is 1960, and after waiting a long five years you finally get your Trabant 601. It’s quite a luxury; most East Germans like you who live in Berlin don’t even get a motorcycle and are expected to use public transit.

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Saving Private Mia: Stage One

On June 7, 2018 By Parker Shirazi

On May 28th, I decided to go on a drive with Mia without checking the dipstick in a while. Suffice to say, she was short on oil, and a short while later her BP4W decided it had enough, and started to knock.

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Canon EOS Elan IIe First Impressions: Autofocus? More like Automagic.

On May 26, 2018 By Parker Shirazi

The EOS 50/50e (Elan II/Elan IIe, respectively in North America) is an advanced amateur SLR introduced in 1995 and discontinued in 2000. Compared to its EOS 10 predecessor, the new camera adds Eye Controlled Autofocus on the “e” model and a few other things.

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“A Nice Morning Drive” – A Short Story By Richard S. Foster

On May 15, 2018May 15, 2018 By Parker Shirazi

A Nice Morning Drive is a short story originally published in the November 1973 edition of Road & Track – in which the author, Richard S. Foster, wrote about a future that in many ways has actually come to pass. Hit the jump for the full text of the story:

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First Solo Road Trip: Introducing Maniacal Mia, and a Few Mini Reviews

On May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 By Parker Shirazi

This was originally published sometime in June of 2017 on my old site before I decided to use WordPress exclusively – what follows is completely unedited from the original. I’ll have to give a more in depth review of the car soon. But for now, enjoy!

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Useful Buttons That You Might Not Be Using: The DoF Preview Button

On May 8, 2018April 12, 2019 By Parker Shirazi

If you’re shooting landscapes, macros, portraits, or anything else where depth of field matters, do you check what the resulting depth of field will look like? If not, you’re missing out big time. Hit the jump to learn of a better way.

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