This is why the folks who organize our local Cars and Coffee used the money raised from selling t-shirts to hire a police officer to hang out at the exit of the show in his cruiser to make sure everyone arrives and leaves in a responsible manner. After the first few tickets were handed out, people finally got the…

You want burble, crackle, and pop? Just delete the massive resonator off the supercharged R53 (2001-2006) generation of the Mini Cooper S. Not only will you shave off about 20lbs of excess exhaust weight, you’ll be welcomed by a wonderful cacophony such as what happened when I recently deleted the resonator off mine:

I just did a brake flush. My pads and rotors are fine. I don’t need any bodywork. My A/C is working well. Oil change is due in another month (I’ve got to replace a crank sensor seal before then, but that’s 2 hours and a $2 part). Belts are all good (I keep a close eye on my supercharger belt and serpentine belt).…

I actually loved the Avalon (especially the V6) when I used to be a salesman for a Toyota and Scion dealership.

I was the only one under 50 who did.

Little known fact:

If you move the radiator to the back, you can fit an Eaton M45 supercharger from an R53 Mini Cooper S and a turbocharger from an old Saab to a Justy and drive what sounds like a dentist drill.

Awesome, now let us forward directions to Waze. Google owns Waze anyway, so why isn’t this an option? Also, does this support custom routes? And when will custom routes become an option for Waze, dammit?

My R53 Mini Cooper S makes just under 170hp and just 0ver 160ftlb of torque. It feels plenty quick enough and easily falls into the sweet spot for me in terms of power.

However, I used to sell Scion FR-S’s quite frequently and you know what? The Cooper S, while slightly heavier, feels quicker than an FR-S even though…

I’ve never heard an impression of Mickey Mouse doing an impression of Jerry Seinfeld.

Until now.

My life is complete.

I’m so grateful for the lack of a Raid. Getting 6 friends together for a Raid has been a major pain in the ass and LFG sites don’t really help, as you wind up with immature players with no team chemistry or effective communication most of the time. Prison of Elders is PERFECT for players like myself who work long…

The Porsche CEO looks like the most stereotypical Porsche owner in the world.

This is somehow more depressing than expected.

Apparently apple hasn’t met my friends.

Easily one of my favorite movies of all time and the one that made me the biggest fan of Edgar Wright’s writing and editing style. I love the hyperbolic edits and corresponding sound mixing and the writing is tight, snappy, and meta-reverent in the very best possible way. I remember seeing this in theaters with a…

What do I want?

A job offer. :-P

It’s MY car and if I tinker with it and something goes wrong, it’s MY responsibility and I am liable for the results. This is what inspections are for. If I mess with my ECU and the car no longer passes emissions, it’s my responsibility to fix it.

This should be handled on a state level at the very most, or left to the…

There’s one of these sitting in my neighbor’s backyard under a ripped up car cover. No visible rust and it’s a manual. It’s obviously been sitting unused for a very long time. The neighbor is a little old lady, though I don’t know if the car was her’s originally or not.

I’m wondering how much I should offer her for it…

The nearest Subaru dealership to me requires credit checks to test drive the WRX, WRX STI, and BRZ.

We haven’t been back since they told us that. And we were there in the first place looking for a used Outback. A dealership with that sort of mentality isn’t the sort of dealership we want to deal with.

To give 1st-Generation New Mini’s a fair shake, they offered a “Chrono Package” which entirely too few people took advantage of. It removed the giant central speedometer and replaced it with a gauge cluster featuring functional analogue Oil Temp, Oil Pressure, Coolant Temp, and Fuel gauges. The speedometer was…

Yeah, I've done quite a lot of research on them and I definitely want to get one.

I want a WRX sportback. But I prefer the styling, lower insurance premiums, and lack of boy-racer image of the Saab.

I have made a vow that a Sabb 9-2x Aero will be part of my garage before I turn 30. I will find a way, dammit!