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2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia

2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia

2016 Volvo XC90

2016 Volvo XC90

1991 Mazda Miata

1991 Mazda Miata

Past

2013 Mercedes GLK350

2013 Mercedes GLK350

2013 Volkswagen GTI

2013 Volkswagen GTI

2010 Volvo XC70

2010 Volvo XC70

2007 BMW 335i

2007 BMW 335i

1988 BMW 635CSi

1988 BMW 635CSi

1987 Volkswagen Jetta

1987 Volkswagen Jetta

1987 Suzuki Samurai

1987 Suzuki Samurai

1984 BMW 633CSi

1984 BMW 633CSi

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My Old Volvo at Salvage Auction

https://www.iaai.com/Vehicle?itemID=27025097 My car has already turned up at the salvage auto auction. It’s at the IAAI Culpepper, VA location. I really loved this car and had plans to keep it forever. In fact, I had just done the Volvo recommended 97,500 mile service on the car and had just filled the gas tank with super unleaded! However, I have no plans to buy my old car back.  Actual Cash Value is $11,308 and the Estimated Repair Cost is $9,462. Modern Volvos aren’t cheap to repair. If circumstances were different, maybe I would try to repair it myself. But I needed […]

Volvo No More

A few weeks ago I was in a fender bender on my way to work. It was one of those crappy situations where it was 100% my fault, because it is my duty not to hit other vehicles in front of me, but also a tough situation to avoid. A group of 4 or 5 vehicles, mine included, were stopped on a highway ramp waiting for traffic to clear so that we could merge from the interchange onto a 4-lane divided highway. There was no merge lane, just a yield sign at the end of the ramp. When there was […]

Up on jack stands

Project Miata Update

One of the main benefits to ITBs is their very small throttled volume (that is the volume between the throttle plate and the back of the intake valves), which bestows them with excellent throttle response. Another benefit is that that they have a very large throttle area, which means they can flow a lot more air, without the negative consequences of a single throttle of similar area. You see, throttles must be sized appropriately for the engine. Like the fairy tale of Goldilocks and The Three Bears, you don’t want a throttle that is too big nor too small. Throttles […]

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