Category Archives: Featured

2018 Infiniti QX30 – A weekend in Toronto

November 17, 2018   jesda   No comments

Visiting America's hat in a sporty crossover

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Posted in: Car and Truck Reviews, Featured, History, Attractions, Museums, News, Reviews, Road Food, Road Trips, Travel   Tags: barbecue, blackberry, canada, canadian, cn tower, crossover, infiniti, korean, noodles, ontario, qx30, ramen, toronto, toys r us

Music: No USB, No Bluetooth, No Cassette

April 16, 2018   jesda   1 Comment

The 2000s were an odd time for infotainment options.

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Posted in: Featured, Gadgets and Accessories, Miscellaneous, Reviews   Tags: 328, adapter, aftermarket, android, android auto, audio, bmw, carplay, harness, infotainment, integration, ipad, iphone, ipod, kit, mazda, miata, remote, solutions

Review: 2018 BMW 430i Convertible

April 13, 2018   jesda   No comments

The not-so-ultimate driving machine.

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Posted in: Car and Truck Reviews, Featured, News, Reviews   Tags: 328, 328i, 430, 430i, bmw, cabriolet, convertible, e93, electric steering, erhard, f30, f32, fire, four cylinder, recall, review, service, turbo

Farewell to the old Camry

December 04, 2017   jesda   No comments

I rented a 2016 Camry, a fitting end for an aging, outgoing platform.

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Posted in: Car and Truck Reviews, Featured   Tags: 2016, camry, review, spokane, test drive, toyota, washington, wedding

Chrysler K-Car Club President Faces Legal Trouble

September 19, 2017   jesda   23 Comments

The infamous racist, homophobic Mopar fan is now raising money for his legal defense.

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Posted in: Featured, Miscellaneous, People   Tags: aries, chrysler, club, coulombe, dodge, guy, k car, malaise, plymouth, vintage

I Love My Blackberry Priv

September 13, 2017   jesda   No comments

The past blends into the present.

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Posted in: Featured, Gadgets and Accessories, Reviews   Tags: android, blackberry, phone, priv, review, smartphone

Chrysler K-Car Club President Goes On Racist, Homophobic Rant

April 24, 2017   jesda   94 Comments

[Originally found on the Malaise Motors group on Facebook.] I’m passionate about cars in an irrational and unreasonable way. The best automobile I ever owned was a Saab 900 that cost a small fortune to maintain over the course of

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Posted in: Featured, People   Tags: chrysler, club, coulombe, dodge, guy coloumbe, homophobe, k car, lebaron, mopar, new yorker, racist, rant

The Buffonery of Badging

April 21, 2017   jesda   No comments

Badges on cars have become meaningless.

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Posted in: Featured, Miscellaneous   Tags: badges, chrome, mercedes, saturn, tesla, trunklid

Convertibles: Magically Terrible

April 07, 2017   jesda   No comments

Unsafe, slow, and heavy. But who cares?

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Posted in: Featured, Miscellaneous   Tags: cabrio, cabriolet, convertible, e46, e93, miata, saab, topless

Why I Switched Back to AAA

March 06, 2017   jesda   No comments

I was talking to a coworker about towing coverage and recalled a Facebook post from February 2015. I parked my 1993 Miata outside of a dry cleaner in Brentwood, Missouri, ran in to drop off some sweaters, and came back

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Posted in: Featured, Miscellaneous   Tags: aaa, assist, deicer, frozen, geico, ice, locked, lockout, roadside, winter
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