This franchise did a major evolution that caused a vast increase in watching pleasure. It started as a street racing movie. Then Justin Lin turned it into a action crime drama that showcased fast cars. Is it ludicrous (pun intended)? Oh hell yes. Is it fun? Again, oh hell yes. I never saw Tokyo Drift and F&F4,…

Yes the 8-speed auto will shift faster, make acceleration faster, and possibly everything just faster. But being able to control that amount of ungodsly amount of power with a clutch makes the drive oh so much more enjoyable. Yes please.

My wife joined up in 2009 so I opened an account with PenFed on the urging of my sister. My said sister works for an outfit in DC that coordinates all the credit unions in the country. So we opened the account and promptly forgot about it. Until recently. Well we cannot access the account because the login…

The ZDX has the big V6 with 300 HP, 6-speed automatic, and Acura's SH-AWD. You think the Crosstour can launch? That ZDX will surprise you. I had a Crosstour V6 4WD come in as a used car. I took it out because I wanted to compare it to the ZDX. The ZDX had more power, was faster, handled better, and was twice the…

Oh this is bullshit. Big time. I have voiced my concerns about this debacle before. But I still stood in the court of the manufacturers because I was involved in the repair process. But now the manufacturers need to drop the hammer down on Takata hard. Instead of inspecting inflaters to see what lot codes there…

Yes I am. And I am perfectly okay with that.

My daily drivers are that AWD TL and an Accord V6. Both are V6 6-speed manuals. My Accord is a top tier trim model; the only thing missing is navigation. It is the closest to a CL Type-S that I could find. But the clutch is so better in the Accord. Both are the mechanically self adjusting units that started on the CL,…

I joined Acura in 2002. Being a die hard Honda guy, I thought it would be great to work for a higher marque Honda. There was the Integra Type R, CL Type S 6-speed, RSX Type S... I then started to really dig the more refined TL 6-speed. When the recession hit, things went downhill pretty fast. But through that I…

I lived in Lima Ohio for a couple of years. There was a rock station (98.9 The Bear) I used to listen to all the time that was based in Ft. Wayne Indiana. Half of the year they were an hour behind. The rest of the year their times were the same. It drove me batty until I found out about that area of Indiana not…

$2.65 for 87 in Mobile, Alabama. Right now it is one of the only redeeming qualities of this shit hole.

Ok, I will freely admit this here. Growing up I watched so much British TV that I have picked up a RP accent of sorts. I say "process" with a long o. I say "zed" instead of "zee". Truth be told, I know how it happened. When I was in primary school I had made those pronunciations, and I was immediately told they…

My gods man, you are my idol in this. I read your blog and it makes me wanna jump back to my hometown and snatch up the DeLorean I found sitting in a guy's yard near the house I grew up in. Yeah. Seriously. I have pictures.

Pretty much every Honda/Acura V6 (actually, every one of them) uses a timing belt all the way to present day. The K-series inline fours use chains as well as some of the other fours. But every Honda sourced V6 has one. I know; they paid for my house and my 6-speed manual SH-AWD TL.

Considering the XJ chassis went from a decent off-roader to a novelty SUV on a FWD chassis, this is the last real bastion of 4WD capability. Yeah, they are gonna screw this up. Big time.

Also bear in mind that the Casa's de-icing system sucks balls. It never works right, if it ever works at all. And furthermore, they seem to break down a lot. All the time. My wife is an AET for the Casa, and she flies in them every single day. There have been more than plenty of occasions that the planes have…

I understand your concerns. When I was doing these, I had reservations. Unfortunately, as a technician my hands are tied. Pretty much everybody does not want to pay for a $600 airbag module if they do not have to. But if the recall tells me not to replace it, I could not.

As for "types like me", I would like you to…

The procedure for our recalls if to pull the airbag out. You go to Honda's website and put in model and serial numbers. Then you get a response back to replace or reinstall. You do not tear down the airbag at all.

Honda/Acura tech here. I have inspected countless airbags from these recalls. I have only needed to replace 1, ever. Do not get me wrong here. This situation is absurd. We have been Honda and Acura for years, and I am not crazy about the fact that there could be a shotgun pointed at my pregnant wife's face…

Live and in person, once. Way before Skyfall came out. Now it is just in a car collector magazine or when pops up on BBC America in Top Gear or Bond movie (Goldfinger all the way). She has noticed them quite often since we saw this movie.

"Go on, eject me. See if I care"

Any time my wife sees a DB5, that is the first thing that comes out of her mouth.