Category Archives: Cars

Then there’s the other car…

Posted on July 21, 2008 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, … Continue reading →

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Detailing details

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Derek

This weekend was all about the cars. Since starting the search for our house last summer, car care has really been neglected. I really needed to catch up and get at least a coat of wax on my year-and-a-half-year-old WRX. … Continue reading →

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The good commercials never get aired

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Derek

Ok, so I’m no fan of Saturn vehicles. Here’s an example of a totally lame commercial they came out with: and here’s the version that would have been a real attention grabber: Find more videos like this on AdGabber Thanks … Continue reading →

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Using credit cards to ease the pain and save some money

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Derek

I have a good handle on my personal finances, and have no problem using credit cards and paying them off each month. In fact, it can be beneficial to do so. Those who are carrying a balance on their cards … Continue reading →

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What would Hitler drive?

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Derek
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Fraternity of STI

Posted on April 13, 2008 by Derek

I don’t have an STI, but my WRX is the SportWagon style that inspired the current generation hatchback STI. And my drive home everyday does go something like this:

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The Spy Hunter G8

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Derek

Pontiac made a commercial for the new G8 based on the old Spy Hunter game, one of my all time favorites. Nice!

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Eclipse gets tweaked, looses ghetto booty

Posted on February 2, 2008 by Derek

Autoblog has a preview of the 2009 Eclipse refresh. Finally gone is the big, monochrome ass that was resurrected with the 4G, which I thought was the biggest styling flaw of the current generation Eclipse. Instead, they’ve replaced it with … Continue reading →

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I’m calling Kissing Bridge

Posted on January 25, 2008 by Derek

I need to find out what the cost is of an 8 hour ticket to do this: I’ll even supply my own vehicle. I don’t think they have any rally edition Subarus in their rental shop.

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Keep right, part 2

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Derek

To my complete shock and utter disbelief, the driving habits of thousands of Western New Yorkers did not suddenly improve after my exposé of their faults. Perhaps they felt I was unfairly singling them out, that they had good reasons … Continue reading →

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