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 […]
1976 Porsche 914/6
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. […]
Saving Private Mia: Stage One
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.
Canon EOS Elan IIe First Impressions: Autofocus? More like Automagic.
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.
“A Nice Morning Drive” – A Short Story By Richard S. Foster
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:
First Solo Road Trip: Introducing Maniacal Mia, and a Few Mini Reviews
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!
First Video Finally Up: My E46 One Shot
I originally shot the footage for this video a while ago using my iPhone 6S for the front footage and my GoPro Hero Session; while not the most ideal setup, the resulting footage is more than serviceable. I just need to get a polarizer for my iPhone and an ND […]
Paying More for Less – The Problem With New Technology
It’s funny; nothing my family owns technology wise could be considered “new” by any stretch of the word.
How to Afford a German Car on a Retail Salary
As the owner of not one, but two BMWs, it annoys me to no end to hear the same sob stories from my fellow students and coworkers: “German cars are expensive to buy.” “Aren’t parts super expensive?” “Don’t they break all the time?” “Japanese cars are more reliable.” “The labor […]