November of 2017 was a weird time for me. I'd been daily-driving my 1987 4Runner for about 10 months, three of which it didn't run. It was fun and ridiculous and impractical. I miss it deeply. But a otherwise benign near-death experience with Turbo in the car forced me to adjust … [Read more...] about 2018 Subaru Crosstrek Lease: A Post-Mortem
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Austin Cars and Coffee Photo Overload
Last Saturday, my buddy and I dragged his one-year-old (middle-namesake of Paul Walker) out to Austin Cars and Coffee at the Circuit of the Americas racetrack in Southeast Austin. These are the photos that I took there, absolutely void of chronological (or otherwise) order. There … [Read more...] about Austin Cars and Coffee Photo Overload
Richmond: Has Cars
Holly and I recently traveled to Richmond, Virginia to visit her brother who is currently hiking the Appalachian Trail. Before arriving, I found myself running a deep, internal monologue. What is Richmond? Where is Richmond? What does Richmond have? Well, good news, everyone. … [Read more...] about Richmond: Has Cars
The Lexus IS300 Objectively Sucks: A Post-Mortem
Warning: this is a real opinion, and I know it's unpopular. This is NOT going to end in me talking about how much I 'loved it anyway' because that's bullshit. My particular IS300 provided a wealth of bad experiences up until its death. I don't remember a lot about being eight … [Read more...] about The Lexus IS300 Objectively Sucks: A Post-Mortem
I've been moving and haven't had enough time to write content lately, so here's a cool early-70s Civic I saw at Harbor Freight this weekend. Look at its little roof rack! So cute. … [Read more...] about