More EVs near the Hooptie Garage

Ever since the local Meijer put in these Electrify America charging stations, it appears as though GM is driving over a lot of their prototypes, presumably to test the charging capabilities of their upcoming cars.  (This charging station is only a few miles from the GM Technical Center.)  For a while last year, I was… Continue reading More EVs near the Hooptie Garage

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Update coming soon! Rocky Mountain Breakdown notes, photos and shenanigans.

I have a lot of photos to edit from the 2022 Rocky Mountain Breakdown edition of the Lemons Rally.  Photos, notes, impressions, and shenanigans will be posted as soon as I’m done putting all of my thoughts into words. I also have a few ideas for my next hooptie, and one of them is a… Continue reading Update coming soon! Rocky Mountain Breakdown notes, photos and shenanigans.

Fail, fail again…

Here we go again.  “This will be a quick job,” he says.  “It’s only three nuts and a bolt,” he says.  “This only needs a few tools,” he says. Ball joint Hell. These 3rd-generation CR-Vs have, allegedly, the easiest ball joints to replace. Rather than have the joint pressed into the steering knuckle, these ball… Continue reading Fail, fail again…

Lemons Rally, February 2022 update

I’m convincing myself to get into the Rocky Mountain Breakdown (Lemons) Rally. My big question remains–will I have sufficiently non-cold, non-wet weather to get those piston rings replaced and cylinders honed? At the worst, the Japanese soul-sucking appliance might have to sit at home while I take my daily driver CR-V instead. Rocky Mountain Breakdown… Continue reading Lemons Rally, February 2022 update