Garage

Ford Taurus SHO

May 22, 2012

I had the luxury of driving the 2013 Ford Taurus SHO last week and I must say it has certainly come a long way. I used to think of the Taurus as being a small step up from the Tempo but boy was I wrong.  Driving this car I felt like I was driving an [...]

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Focus on Gas

March 14, 2012

I just spent the last week driving a 2012 Ford Focus Titanium in the most beautiful deep blue I have ever seen.  I could tell you about the Sync with blue tooth and voice activated GPS or I could complain about the tiny little cup holders but I will save all of that for another [...]

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Comparing Cars

March 7, 2012

I often work shows at the Anaheim Convention Center which according to Google Maps is exactly 36.4 miles and should take 45 minutes (straight down the 5 freeway).  Round trip equates to 72.8 miles and 90 minutes.  In actuality it can take me anywhere from 40 minutes to as much as 2 hours one way, [...]

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Remodeling

July 2, 2011

I (and by “I”, I totally mean Astacia) did some remodeling on the House this week.  I have added a Gym and a Garage. I have joined 24 Hour Fitness and will be chronicling my gym visits and my experiences as well as finding healthy alternative medicines for some of my ailments. In the Garage, [...]

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NMEDA

October 7, 2010

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of NMEDA. All opinions are 100% mine. I’m not going to try and get you to buy something. I am not even going to recommend a product of any kind. I know SHOCKER! But I do want to tell you about a website. NMEDA (National [...]

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LATCH

December 21, 2009

With the holiday season moving into full swing, families across the country are in the car and on the go.  Whether you’re driving across the country to visit family or across town to holiday shop, it is important that your child passengers are riding safely and that child safety seats are used correctly. AAA estimated [...]

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Good Service is NOT a thing of the Past

December 1, 2009

On our drive up to the Sault, we stop at the Casino in St. Ignace to kind of do our warm up exercises on the slots before hitting Kewadin. Upon leaving the casino Erika lowered her driver’s side window to tease me and could not get it to go back up.  Uh oh! Mind you, [...]

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Everything is Online

October 2, 2009

GM made an announcement about a month ago that they would begin selling cars online via Ebay but only to California customers. Across the Pond they have been doing this for a few years now.  Not GM per se, but online car sales. You can buy used cars, new cars, lease a car, hire a [...]

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American Made

August 1, 2009

Image via Wikipedia While driving around in Los Angeles, and especially in Glendale, you see alot of BMW’s, Mercedes and Lexus’ (Lexi?).  You see very few Japanese imports, although the Prius is on the rise, with one even showing up at our house.  And you see very few cars belonging to the Big 3, Ford, [...]

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Car Search

July 3, 2009

I may be looking for a new car soon (I know my posts are all discombobulated lately, but bear with me here). I came across this site called BuyYourCar.com that has used cars, new cars and car leases all in one place. They have every make, model and type you can think of, ready and [...]

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