China doesn’t really do junk yards. When the car reaches the end of its life- usually around 15 years (after that it becomes difficult to keep it registered) it just gets crushed and recycled. However, there the farther you go away from the big cities the less struck they are on keeping old cars off the road. Next…

Now that’s got me thinking, those Jeep’s were manufactured in under license in China until 2000 or so and are still often seen on the streets. (Side note, I did love driving them, manual trans, manual steering and nothing at all superfluous about them.) sadly, I didn’t take a photo of the info bar last time I went to…

I though it was a pretty even comparison. My Z4 was over 10 years old at the time, had over 100,000 miles and on the original clutch and my car is also the base 2.5L with about 188HP from the factory. From my research the Miata has about 158 who’ve given their power to weight seems to be pretty close  

Miata changed my mind about Miatas. Having heard so much hype and praise for them made me think that they were the best thing ever, then in around 2015 I was visiting a relative during Christmas holiday. They knew I loved cars and really wanted me to experience their new Miata they bought that summer. Even though it…

I’m not a hardcore gamer or really into whats new and flashy. I have an Xbox one and I am typing this on my 2011 Mac book Pro. Anyway, I bought Cyberpunk knowing that there may be errors, but in the month or so I have been playing it, its not nearly as bad as others made it seem. Then again, maybe I have low…

Yeah, back when I was young and more poor all I had to rely on for transportation was my sport bike with summer tires. The one time it really snowed, it was ridiculous trying to get any amount of grip and I nearly tipped it a few times trying to get down the street before I gave up, parked the bike and hailed a cab to…

I would argue that #4 被碰我！ translates to “don’t bump into me”, better than don’t hit me.

I miss my motorcycle for that reason. The city I live in is too full of traffic to really enjoy an aimless drive. I haven’t been on one in a few years because even on the back roads or mountain roads not far from where I am there is slow traffic and I haven’t been able to enjoy that feel for a few years now. My…

This is a story I always love to share. So grab some chips and a drink because I tend to be long winded and put in a lot of small details.

I have been very good behind the wheel of my cars. However, when I was quite a bit younger I was very irresponsible on my motorcycles. This all was outside of the US where things are a bit more relaxed too.

I always feel like I need to put in a good word for my local Firestone shop. I have the lifetime alignment for my car (which I plan to keep for a lifetime) and have fully adjustable coil over suspension on it so I like to mess with the settings every year before track day/ autocross season starts. Also the people…

We still have one at my parents house. It was my grandpa’s I think. I’m not sure there is any more oil in it because I would put it on everything that moved when I was young. 

The app is called Fuelly. I use the free version with no problems. It keeps my maintenance records, reminders and fuel consumption all in one place and you can add multiple vehicles. I like that feature as I work overseas and have a summer car in the states. It also lets me change between MPG and L/100km which works…

I’m very obsessed with my car looking as clean and new as possible. I was washing it every weekend before I moved, including the engine bay (the vents on the carbon fiber hood let in a lot of dust as well as extracting the heat). I have a decent power washer and has a nice space in front of my house to do it. Waxed…

Hold on, you thing that recording gas mileage is absurd but taillight fetishized is normal? Well I have a fixation on both (also I need my cars to be symmetrical so I rebadge them and make sure that they come with dual exhaust pipes) so who am I to judge?

I just observed a similar situation while driving on the toll road this morning. A Model X was driving in the breakdown lane, honked at and swerved around a car that was actually broken down. I assumed maybe the driver was in a rush to make the exit or whatever, but he skipped past the exit and continued on his way in…

I love this writing style! I have felt that way many times myself in my travels as well. I tried Amtrack a few times because I like trains, however, I have realized that they are slower and more expensive than renting a car on a one way trip.

My SO and I were watching SNL and she said she would like me to surprise her with a car. She even specifically mentioned she’d prefer a classic muscle car. She is a keeper for sure! Unfortunately, when I said I’d get one with a manual transmission (which she knows how to use) she gave me look...

I don’t recall what year it was, but it was probably the early 90’s my uncle who worked in a car dealership got tickets to a NASCAR race at MIS. The track isn’t far from where I grew up, maybe 45min drive but my parents didn’t care much about cars. That was the first and only NASCAR race I saw, the noise and smell are…

I actually would have liked to keep the key because it is hilariously large but a different drunk coworker snatched it from me and took it bar hopping that night and I never got it back. He would sometime retell me the tragic end to the key to annoy me.