Posted in Car on July 30th, 2006 3 Comments »
(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. [...]
Posted in Car on June 22nd, 2006 2 Comments »
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 [...]
Posted in Car on April 11th, 2006 2 Comments »
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 [...]
Posted in Car on March 6th, 2006 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Posted in Car on January 27th, 2006 No Comments »
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…
Posted in Car on January 26th, 2006 1 Comment »
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Posted in Car on January 19th, 2006 1 Comment »
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 [...]