This is part of my ongoing series about Project AK300, the Lexus SC300 that I got for free on Craigslist. If you want to start at the beginning click here, or if you want to just know what the hell is wrong with it, click here. Now you're up to date. There are a couple … [Read more...] about Project AK300: Finalizing My Goals and Budgeting for Restoration
Project AK300: Everything Wrong With My Free Lexus SC300
This almost feels like a futile effort; surely I could never categorize, much less uncover, everything wrong with a car that I got on Craigslist for free. But dammit, I’m going to try! At this point, I’ve only driven the car once, and turned it over thrice. That’s to say that … [Read more...] about Project AK300: Everything Wrong With My Free Lexus SC300
Introducing: Project AK300
Well, here we are. I have yet another car. For the second time in my life, I have more than one car at a time. This slightly complicates an agreement that Holly and I made before buying our home: no spending money on project cars until after the wedding. And I upheld my end of … [Read more...] about Introducing: Project AK300
Tesla Cybertruck: Derivative, Revisionist, Disingenuous
Yes, Tesla released a new model this week. A long-anticipated, light-duty truck slotting itself securely in between the current prices for small and full-sized pickups. Yes, it's also called Cybertruck. In traditional Tesla fashion, it does a great deal more within its physical … [Read more...] about Tesla Cybertruck: Derivative, Revisionist, Disingenuous
The Thoughtful Perfection of a 15-Year-Old Japanese Car: 2002 Nissan Maxima Review
This may just be nostalgia. It may be the cars that I grew up in, learned to drive in, and wrecked in high school. But I didn't love them then, so why do I feel so attached to them now? Forewarning: this is the opposite of an obscure drive. … [Read more...] about The Thoughtful Perfection of a 15-Year-Old Japanese Car: 2002 Nissan Maxima Review