Yearly Archives: 2013


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…It had better be a real banana, and not a penis in a yellow coat. I scored these on Yahoo. I know that Wats aren’t the original banana spoke wheel, but they are certainly the best. No one else makes a 6.0kg 16 8J wheel. No one else got spoke shapes and lip steps this right. I know these aren’t […]

If You’re Going To Eat Banana…


I think this guy is over hyping ice, but maybe it will help convince a couple of my friends who scoff at winter driving. There is certainly fun to be had. What really caught my attention though (besides the fact that I need to open a B&B on a lake), was the tire talk. If there was someway for me […]

Someone is Excitable



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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.