Baka

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Dear degreaser, I never knew you could be so vicious. Dear TVIS, you make me sad.  I don’t want you. Dear 20V, why you need so many sensors?

Dear

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One of these days, when the world has no longer original ideas and when all the original creators of designs are gone, and all we have left is less expensive, inferior alternatives for classic designs, I will shoot myself. -Motohide Miwa I’m not the only one, and I do have good company.

One More To Cross Off The List

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Well… not quite, but I’m going to look into it.  The truth is… our RAV-4 is actually gross.  It’s more gutless than our Echo even… and it’s not actually getting great gas mileage.  480km on 50Liters is worse than 10L/100km.  The Echo surprisingly… uses about 30% less. But more than that… I’ve been frustrated over and over again, finding time […]

Abandon Ship

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If you’ve been here for ten years you know a little bit about my history.  It’s been about FOUR MONTHS since I proclaimed NA forever, and spoke with disdain of turbocharger responsiveness and engine bay clutter.  What changes in my mind?  Well… nothing actually.  I just resign myself to reality once and a while.  I don’t have 15k for a […]

Third Time is the Charm?

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ぶつけるようじゃ、まだ甘いぜ。俺なら絶対ぶつけねぇ。 Inital D has never been “cool”… but that doesn’t stop me.  All you haters have no idea what fanboys and nerds actually have on you, just by being into a TV show.  I had a long conversation this week with a long lost and lifetime fellow AE86 driver… a very respectable driver… who shared his distaste for this trend […]

Squinty Eyes