Archive for the 'Car' Category

Hooray ScanGauge II

(Those stupid Red Stripe commercials…) I finally decided to order the new and improved ScanGauge automotive computer, since a friend might be interested in the other one. I ordered direct from Linear Logic, the designer and manufacturer (smart folks if you ask me), instead of Think Geek, because LL included shipping in the price. [...]

New and Improved Scan Gauge!

So the Scan Gauge people have come through! That little device I use in my car to tell gas mileage, read engine sensors, etc – just got much littler. It’s a smaller unit, and it has a bigger screen, but other than that, it’s pretty much the same device. Anyone want mine [...]

Gas mileage – Efficiency driving?

Now that I don’t have a super-efficient Saturn, I’ve started to keep a watchful eye on my gas mileage, using my trusty ScanGauge. The instant mileage is nice, but it averages only over the ~1 second between readings. I’ve been keeping it on the trip average, which averages the mileage from the start [...]

Off to a better place…

The beloved gray Saturn has been sold.  It was looking and running better than ever, last I saw it.  Even though I really like the Infiniti, I’m a little sad to see the ol’ Saturn go.  The only remaining piece I have is the Faculty/Staff parking sticker scraped from its back window.  It served me [...]

New(er) cars are nice!

My sister has the first online pictures of the new car. Once I can get it spiffed up, I’ll get more pictures up. My nephew seems to like the comfy driver’s seat. A few years too soon, James…

Got the car. Pictures to follow soon.

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I started the loan paperwork with USAA to purchase this car, a 2004 Infiniti G35 Coupe (image shamelessly pulled from the AutoTrader.com page). After a great deal of thought and research, this is the best available option for what I’m shopping for. I test drove this and other cars, and the Infiniti was [...]