Fucking Baka


Questions abound. 2019 was a real-life wreck. [qr] car-life suffered massively as a result. On my end, there is not much left to write about. My ZN6 is gone and terribly missed. Our XA40 RAV4, which was slightly more than an appliance, is also gone. Both decisions were forced by unplanned events. Being a “professional car enthusiast” for the last […]

Still Alive?


Well shit. Life has evolved to a point where nearly everything I post here should stay out of the public eye. Good thing I’ve never used “Google” as a character reference. This post comes to you courtesy of The Chemical Brothers, Co-op brand IPA, and old men who leave voicemails. I’ve had the pleasure of making a meager living for […]

I Get My Rage On With Wrenches



I’m entering my sixth year of owning the ZN6, and that is cause for celebration… and probably a reconsideration of what this car really is. I’ve never owned any car for this long. My panda AE86 coupe, which I bought and sold twice, and seems present in every single car life memory I possess… never spent this duration of time […]

Step Back and Look Again


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I make earnest attempts over and over again to escape or revise my 86 life, but it always finds a way to haunt me. When I awake in the middle of the night with cool calm feelings, it is generally because I’ve been turning wrenches on an engine with four shiny stacks on the passenger side, and tall swooping octopus legs […]

Finding My ハチロク Dreams



The Solo season is essentially over, it snowed yesterday and leaves are starting to turn. Winter is almost here, and I’m trying hard not to demonstrate the symptoms of being sick in the head. My FRS is ok, but I want another car: a real Subaru. When I owned this car, I acknowledged that it was the greatest car I […]

In Veneration Of…