Excursion turns 100k
October 19, 2009 – 2:01 pm | No Comment

Well it seems the my 2003 Ford Excursion Aka the Jolly Green Giant has clicked past the magical 100,000 mile mark. While I don’t want to jinx my luck the TUV (Truck Utility Vehicle) has …

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Los Angeles Shelby Club Open Track Sept 27th and 28th
August 25, 2008 – 8:44 pm | No Comment
Los Angeles Shelby Club Open Track Sept 27th and 28th

THE 17th ANNUAL FALL OPEN TRACK AND DRIVER EDUCATION AT THE STREETS OF WILLOW SPRINGS SEPTEMBER 27 & 28, 2008
This is a great event. I have done it many many times. If your new, great …

Lead wheel weights out, all done in California by end of 2009
August 22, 2008 – 11:01 am | 2 Comments
Lead wheel weights out, all done in California by end of 2009

Well, I guess it is inevitable…  We can’t have leaded gas, so no reason to let us have lead wheel weights. What next, I can’t use my cell phone while driving without a hands free …

800hp is the new 500hp
August 11, 2008 – 4:08 am | No Comment
800hp is the new 500hp

It seems to never end. Every time I pass a magazine rack you check out the cover car and they boast something like 590hp Civic, 670hp WRX, 800hp (YOUR BRAND HERE), etc. That’s cool, someone …

The Ripper’s World Famous VSE Cobra
August 7, 2008 – 9:31 pm | No Comment
The Ripper’s World Famous VSE Cobra

Seems being slow to finish my Cobra might land it on TV. Not that I really give a crap about that, it was funny coming across this while reading a blog about Top Gear USA …

Ford Excursion Brakes
July 14, 2008 – 3:55 am | 2 Comments

Well I bit the bullet and did the front brakes on the ‘X’. I had started to have the standard vibrating pedal that most of the F250, F350, and Excursions have. I had a set …

California’s New Cell Phone Law And New Revenue Stream?
June 27, 2008 – 9:46 pm | 3 Comments

California’s New Cell Phone Law,  Safety Or Just Another Revenue Stream that is the question?
At first I thought that the new DMV laws that are to go into effect July might be something that is …