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Easing into parenthood.

I remember when my father purchased a station wagon to haul us kids around in. If I recall correctly, it was an early 80′s Buick Century, and GM was so amazingly awesome in those days that they didn’t offer windows that opened in the rear, somewhat forcing you to purchase A/C as an additional option. Yes, [...]

Thermostats, check engine lights, and double-jointed elves

Elves are apparently what you need in order to change the thermostat on a 2003 Jetta’s 1.8T engine. Double-jointed elves that are heavily into yoga. I’ve been getting a P2181 check engine light on the Jetta for a little while now and had already replaced the oft-failed temperature sensor – and had been enjoying less-than-stellar [...]

…jaw on the floor.

This, my friends, is what true stardom should mean: This is the multifaceted tale of Bill Caswell, a man who bought a crapcan off Craigslist to run against the $400,000-plus rally cars in a World Rally Championship race. It is a tale of a guy who had a welder, a bunch of credit cards, and [...]

Somewhat at a loss for words over SAAB’s demise.

At the hands of useless GM managers, no less. They took a perfectly good and loved brand, successful in it’s own right and innovator of things like, oh, turbocharging and numerous safety enhancements that have personally kept at least one of my family members from being injured in an accident… and they let it whither [...]