Archive for the 'Cars' Category

Go west, young man. Then south. Then north. Then east. Pay toll. Twice.

July 28, 2009 at 9:26 pm by Derek

I saw this bit of ridiculousness in the Buffalo News today:
The eastbound entrance ramp to the Thurway at Exit 49 (Depew-Lockport-Route 78) will be temporarily closed from 8 p.m. Wednesday until 6 a.m. Thursday, due to a maintenance project, the state Thruway Authority announced.
A signed detour route will be in place for motorists planning to [...]

Ken Block + Top Gear = Pure Awesome

July 7, 2009 at 5:30 pm by Derek

No additional description necessary.

More crazy Ken Block driving

June 2, 2009 at 5:30 pm by Derek

I love Subaru.

Ticket Cameras in Buffalo

May 16, 2009 at 7:20 pm by Derek

Ticket cameras. Politicians love them because it’s an easy sell to the safety advocates, and if you say you’re against them, then you must be a criminal. Now at least some Buffalo politicians, such as Mayor Brown, are on the red light camera bandwagon. However, the mayor may have played his hand [...]

Craziest car control… like… ever

May 14, 2009 at 6:45 pm by Derek

This is just sick.

Ford developing HAL 9000 nav system

March 11, 2009 at 9:38 pm by Derek

Yes, it’s true. According to Autoblog…
In the near future, Ford vehicles may fire back a retort if you get cheesed off enough to yell at the car. According to the details of a patent filing, Ford is working on an Emotive Advisory System (EAS) that simulates emotions when interacting with occupants, and may also [...]

I gotta get me one of deez!

January 2, 2009 at 6:00 pm by Derek

Ouch

December 5, 2008 at 1:28 pm by Derek

Courtesy of Mr. P

The sad part is, it’s actually not much different than this

November 30, 2008 at 9:43 pm by Derek

Then there’s the other car…

July 21, 2008 at 6:24 pm by Derek

Amanda’s 2003 Jetta GL 1.8T. I’m happy to say we sent the last payment today, so it’s now 100% owned by us and we’ve eliminated a loan! Always good to have one less negative on the balance sheet.
Interestingly enough, I decided to check KBB to see the value and it’s placed at $9895 [...]