This is never fun.
This week I’ve had to say goodbye to someone I grew very, very close to over the last few years. Our time together was wondrous and occasionally maddening. Any relationship worth having usually is. Those that make you the happiest — by definition — can hurt you the most. It [...]
It started a few weeks ago. I started eyeballing cars.
No good can come from this. My 2004.5 Volvo S40 T5 has been good to me. It’s in wonderful condition (after having been replaced with a new one a little over a year ago) but the troubles I had have scared me away from Volvo. [...]
Nathan started a ’show me your car’ meme, which gives me an excuse to talk about my car. Even though Nathan sees me admiring my car all the time, I’m still not one to disappoint:
That’s my darling. 2004.5 Volvo S40 T5 with sport and convenience packages. Xenon HID headlights, body kit, etc. [...]
I’m try not to talk shit about people when driving. Everyone has bad days and makes the occasional mistake. I’m no different. Today, however, must have been the day when quotas are caught up and filled. Some highlights:
An SUV nearly running into a curb @ 40mph. Not a rounded [...]
It’s really more than I would ever spend for a car, but damn if it isn’t badass.
UPDATE: Jaxn asked me via IM what the 0-60 was: 4.6 seconds. That seems rather anemic given a 507hp V10. Perhaps I’ll just stick with the M5. When configured to my liking via BMW’s site the [...]
Last night was Jeremy’s laundry night and I wasn’t in the mood to play WoW so we met up with Kevin and crew at Buffalo Wild Wings in Murfreesboro. I got to check out Kevin’s 5G iPod and was very impressed.When we got back Jeremy and I started watching clips of Family Guy from [...]
If you are at all interested in cars, I highly recommend that you check out AutoBlog and their coverage of the Frankfurt Auto Show.
I’d attempt to localize the steeds that excite me the most and post them here, but the sheer volume pushes this into the realm of impossibility. Just go frolic in the [...]
Euro-only Ford Focus ST specs and pricing:
Why oh why can’t American car manufacturers understand that if they sold cool cars like this in the US, they might not get ignored? I’m biased because my beloved and this car share a chassis and many features.
(Via Autoblog.)
All-New 2006 Volvo C70 - First Look. Drool.
Jaguar Takes the Cover off the 2007 XK:
I like the Jaguar coupes, but I think this one crosses into my want-one category. On second thought, there’s a little too much nose on it.
(Via Autoblog.)
2006 Jetta GLI announced by VW:
If I was buying a car today, this would most certainly be near the top of the list. It’s a little round for my taste, but you can’t argue with the price and expected performance. Let’s not forget that new Audi-esque grill.
(Via Autoblog.)
Beautiful. I would work on the wheels a bit, but it’s still quite fetching.
(Via Autoblog.)
Lamborghini Gallardo Special Edition
I took my S40 in for service yesterday, and was given an XC90 as a loaner. This morning I got my “your car is done” call from the service department. The nice guy also let me know that I had passed the owner of the dealership I use on the way to work [...]
Found a great picture tutorial for removing the S40’s door panels.
Are you having this problem too? My 2004.5 S40 T5 went through a year of starting problems.
If you are, send an email to t5wontstart AT onemogin DOT com. I’ll send you contact information for a Customer Care contact.
After a year of chronic starting problems and plenty of frustration, Volvo handed me the keys to a different S40 T5 today.
Across one year, the following parts we replaced:
immobilizer ignition switch fuel pump fuel injectors #3 cylinder head
The fuel injectors actually stopped the starting trouble for a couple months, but they resurfaced with renewed [...]
I managed to duplicate the archaic system we use to fulfill orders this week. It probably doesn’t work yet, but it’s progress. I got a big pile of unit tests written today, but they were all low-hanging fruit.
We got our campaign stuff running pretty well today. My connection pool seems to [...]
The first day I had my baby back, I filled it up with gas. The next morning my garage smelled strongly of gasoline. I inspected the floor and found a quarter sized wet spot from under the gas tank.
I assumed that Volvo had borked reinstalling the tank so I scheduled service again. [...]
After replacing my fuel injectors, fuel pump, fuel pump relay, ignition switch, and immobilizer, Volvo gave me my car back (with a subwoofer installed, free) earlier this week.
Other than a nice scratch on the hood from the pre-give back washing it got, it’s working great. The sub is a little less than spectacular, but [...]