I got a speeding ticket today.

Went to a Midas to get the Jetta’s oil changed (I had not done so since pulling it out of some dude’s backyard in Muncie). Turns out, oil shops don’t like when a car has no jack point left to jack from.

A cool summary of the capstone project I worked on to finish out my BS Electrical Engineering.

Mmm... Smells like.... reliability.

...Japanese.

these were 99c each! Tastes like tacos tbh. 

VW made what was essentially a Mk1 Golf up to 2010 in South Africa. You all know this, I’m sure. However, they also made the same in 1994. And being that 1994 is about a decade younger than any Mk1 that’s in America by birth, it would almost make sense to import one. Let’s hit the web, shall we?

I am now a moped owner. 

Hot sauce recommendations!

Yes, you read that right. I don’t like wagons. I think they’re dumb. I’ll be turning in my Jalop card, don’t worry. But first, let me explain to you why I think they are bad.

Easy enough, but rust gave me a bit of pushback. I did sparkplugs last week and I pulled one to see how it looked, and it was a little crusty. I checked the gap (pregapped NKGs) and they were decently car out of spec, a bit far for my taste. So I got some NKG Iridiums ($7 a plug... ouch) that I’ll put in maybe…

...In preparation for other, more janky pursuits. Expect some good Content from me in the next month or so. I priced it at $1200, $1000 if a buyer brings their own wheels. Oppo discount applies but like... you really gotta want this.

Rusty $500 Mk2? Be still my heart!

Hey Oppo, last week my 1996 Golf was misfiring a bit and gave me a code for misfire on 1, so I figured I’d change spark plugs. I did plugs and wires (had to wait for a special tool and new wires to come in the mail, thanks VW for making cylinder 2 and 3 wires so hard to install) and tried to crank, and... nothing.