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Things I like today

March 17, 2010
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Just a few things I’ve noticed today that turned my crank:

Ok, so call me color blind (which I am) but this combo is just too cool! Years ago, friend of The Garage, Racer Nika, had this cool Suzuki Swift GT with 5 spoke wheels that were dayglo orange. I coveted them for our rally car. [...]

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Is cheating always cheating?

February 12, 2010
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There is cheating, cheatin’ and creative interpretation of the rules.
Cheating is clear breaking of the rules including having a driver deliberately crash per Nelson Piquet Jr.in 2008. Deliberate use of illegal parts or oversize engines is real cheating.
Today a lot of ‘cheatin’ as the NASCAR boys call it in their series’ is inadvertent. Almost every [...]

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Honda CR-Z: First class example of what is wrong with hybrids

January 15, 2010

The Honda CR-X was a little car that could. A pocket rocket. A car that developed a true cult following amongst auto enthusiasts. Those same fans have been waiting for the reincarnation of the CR-X. The CR-Z isn’t it.
Why is it not the second coming? Well, even though it very much looks like a modern [...]

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Review: 2010 Honda Accord EX-L V-6

December 10, 2009

If you asked us if we were a Honda family, we’d probably just shrug our shoulders in response. But the reality is, my parent’s first new car was a first generation Accord, I learned how to drive on a third generation Accord, and my father loaned me his sixth generation Accord Coupe for my honeymoon. [...]

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A Honda Element-for the Dog

November 17, 2009

As an automotive journalist, I’m often asked “I need a car, but I love dogs-what should I buy?’ Ok, so I’ve never been asked this question, but available now at your Honda dealer is the Dog Friendly Element. The offbeat but enormously practical Element with an easy to clean interior has been popular with buyers [...]

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Lapping with the great pumpkin

November 9, 2009

Our regular readers will recognize the name Crash Corrigan from his regular comments here in The Garage and the odd bit of event coverage. Like most of our readers (us too) Crash is a certified gearhead. Growing up in the UK, he has had a hankering for an old school British style rally car: a [...]

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Acura Adds TSX Sport Wagon for ‘11

November 2, 2009

The Acura TS-X, which to date has only been available as a four-door sedan, will add a Sport Wagon in the Fall of 2010, to be sold as a 2011 model. When the Sport Wagon goes on sale in 2010, it will be the first wagon Acura has ever sold in their 25 year history. [...]

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Honda CR-V Facelifted for 2010

September 14, 2009

The Honda CR-V is the best-selling SUV in the US. Now in its third generation since 2007, Honda has given the CR-V a facelift and other improvements. It’s typical Honda practice to give a car a freshening up when it has reached the middle of its planned life cycle. Those changes are generally very subtle, [...]

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Honda, the Accord Crosstour, and Facebook

September 6, 2009

There are times when the hype surrounding a story overtakes the story itself. In regards to the Honda Accord Crosstour, this is one of those times. First, here is the actual story: Later this year, Honda is going to start selling the Accord Crosstour. As the name sort of implies, it is a crossover riding [...]

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Two wheeling into the west coast offices of The Garage

July 25, 2009

When I heard that my Dad, had sold his big BMW bike and was heading from BC to California to pick up a new used bike, I went straight to google maps to see where San Luis Obispo was. It would appear that the ride home would send the man on the big red machine [...]

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