Last weekend I got to spend some time in a couple of very cool MINIs. The first one was Mr. Peterson’s JCW Coupe (pre-stripe). The 2nd was the MotoringFile Countryman (more on this later this weekend). Also, for those that don’t play the donburnside home game, I recently acquired an iPhone. One of the cool …
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Wheels for Sale
Here in Maricopa County, Arizona, the weather is usually pretty warm. Even in the winter, average temps hover in the 70’s. Rarely, if ever, does it snow, and when it does, it usually melts before it hits the ground or shortly thereafter. Which got Stella to thinking. Since she doesn’t live in Philly any more, …
Earth to the Moon
The distance between the moon and the Earth varies from around 356,400 km to 406,700 km at the extreme perigees (closest) and apogees (farthest). On 19 March 2011, it was closer to the earth while at full phase than it has been since 1993.[87] Reported as a "super moon", this closest point coincides within an …
Alternator #2
The last time we spoke about an alternator was way back in November of ’08, right after I turned 200,000 miles on the odometer. Fast forward to the number you see above. 251,972. Subtract about 20 miles from that and rewind back in time to 7/26/11. That’s when the unit actually went out. It was …
It happened again
Way back in November, 2008. I turned 200K miles and had my first breakdown; the alternator died. Alternator was replaced with a rebuilt unit that I sourced from an independant parts house in California. Money was very tight, so with some help from my brother-in-law, we replaced the alternator. That is definitely a job that …