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Lots of random dudes are giving Masaharu love. Funny how recognizable his car is even though it changes color every month.

At Ebisu

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…might help me drive faster if they were hanging off the back of my bumper. The tremendous confidence and sense of superiority they are giving me is not helping at all in that regard. For years, many many people have told me that I am a chronic over-driver.  I push too hard, try too hard, work the car too hard.  […]

My Big Balls…

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I’m helping out with the SASC Winter Driving School again this winter, and today was a bit of an organizational/trial day that allowed me a bit more time behind the wheel than I might otherwise afford.  It was a valuable day in that I got a chance to hoon around a bit and feel like a hero, and then even […]

On Ice

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We had snow for too long without meaningfully cold temperatures. Now I can re-remember what I was thinking when I bought this car. I’ll have to steal someone’s GoPro to show you what I mean.

Not Dead

It’s just a van, but probably the best vehicle I’ve ever owned.  In four years of ownership it never needed any more than gasoline, and a case of oil.  The kids loved it.  It carried garbage and strollers and grandparents, and despite it’s appearance, it wasn’t even that bad to drive.  What really capped it off for me though, was […]

Van Done Good

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Of all the turbo AWD cars I have spent time with, this one is actually the most poorly behaved in the snow.  That doesn’t prevent it from being fun, but I have been forced to realize and learn new things.  The most obvious problem is that the stock engine really is quite laggy and unresponsive below 4000rpm… probably not a […]

Too Much White. Where Is The Road?