Monthly Archives: February 2013


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I’m getting lots of emails recently about buying things off Yahoo Auctions Japan, and they are starting to tax my patience and time.  I can’t advise you much better on condition of a particular item based on a written description much better than Babelfish, nor can I recommend an importer, but I can help you search and navigate.  If you […]

Search Terms For Finding Wheels On Yahoo Auction


The wheel search isn’t going so well. So much so, that I’ve almost decided to go with boring Enkei RP01’s again. They’re good light, strong, affordable wheels but it’s pretty hard to love any car that sits on an ordinary five spoke. It’s also pretty hard to find an upgrade for my Speedlines that isn’t already on the Subaru down […]

探している



I’ve been car shopping. Having gone back to the Scion dealership and spent a little more time with ZN6, I’ve decided that’s not where I’m going. New impressions weren’t quite what they first were one year ago. The car still drives and handles fantastic. In stock form it really does react and drive the way I want a car to. […]

Direction


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Buying goodies from Japan has been an expensive venture for the past few years.  But look at our dollar climb now.  The Canadian dollar is getting close to even with the Japanese yen, and I for one, am going berserk on Yahoo.  In fact, I’m sending my wife and kids there for three months just so they can pack and […]

Yahoo Alert.



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In the early 2000’s, I used to spend a lot of time and money at a place in Calgary called Indoor Grand Prix. I was however, one of very few who did, and soon after I discovered the place it was forced to close it’s doors. Before it did though, I learned a fair bit about driving a kart fast, […]

Almost For Kids


We took the kids to see Great Grandma over the weekend, and were amazed to find that she still has toys left over from my childhood, and even my Mom’s childhood.  They included a number of scarey one eye’d dolls, and sticky plastic figures that were seemingly starting to biodegrade.  They also included one Matchbox Lamborghini Muira, which I thought […]

History of My Car Life