The latest piece is keeping Roxy going to 300K miles is to fix the small oil leaks. This week, it was replacing the valve cover gasket and the spark plug gaskets. It’s another on the long list of things that I should have done a year or more ago. Since I started smelling burning oil, …
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I drove this
On the odd occassion, I do get access to cars you wouldn’t expect me to be able to drive. Case in point is the car you see above, the Lexus GS450h. It wasn’t much more than a test drive, but I did drive it. Car and Driver had a chance at it too, and my …
Notes and updates
A few more things taken care of. A few more things I need to do
10 years later
10 years ago today I brought my MINI, Roxy, home for the first time. Since then, I have logged 271,744 miles. And it is still the best car I have ever owned. For the nerds out there, some crazy stats. Approximately 550 car washes About 200 quarts of oil Over 10,000 gallons of gasoline 2 …
It’s Just a little dirt
Hit 270,000 on the odometer last week. The thousand miles before included some great trips, including one out to Southern California to wish SCMM a happy 10th birthday and a trip out to the drags here in AZ. I didn’t run, this time, but am seriously considering it before they close the track at Firebird …