Category Archives: Travel

RIP Mr K – A loss for all motoring enthusiasts.

February 28, 2015   jesda   No comments

I don't usually have feelings, but this afternoon my face is dripping.

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Posted in: Featured, History, Attractions, Museums, News, People, The Auto Industry   Tags: 240z, 510, datsun, japan, katayama, mr k, nissan, rip, yutaka, z, z car

St Louis’s Obsession With High School

February 09, 2015   jesda   No comments

The bizarre fixation on spooky traditions and where you went to high school.

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Posted in: Featured, History, Attractions, Museums, Miscellaneous, Travel   Tags: ball, burroughs, cruise, driving, high school, miata, micds, mx5, parade, parochial, private, st louis, veiled prophet, vp fair

1988 BMW 325i E30 Convertible – California to Missouri

June 07, 2014   jesda   No comments

A classic BMW through the Santa Ana mountains.

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Posted in: Car and Truck Reviews, Featured, Reviews, Road Food, Road Trips, Travel   Tags: 3-series, 325, bmw, california, convertible, e30, review, road trip, test drive

The Shocking Condition of American Railways

May 20, 2014   jesda   No comments

High speed rail? Not at a maximum of 10mph.

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Posted in: Featured, Planes, Trains, and Cycles, Travel, Videos   Tags: amtrak, bnsf, csx, damage, freight, high speed, rail, track, video, worst

Quirks of the MD-80 Jet

May 20, 2014   jesda   No comments

The flying equivalent of an old pickup.

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Posted in: Featured, Planes, Trains, and Cycles, Reviews, Travel, Videos   Tags: aircraft, boeing, cockpit, douglas, jet, mcdonnell, md, md-80, md80, plane, review, video

2012 Toyota Prius – 700 Miles of Misery

May 04, 2013   jesda   4 Comments

To Chicago and back in a four-wheeled insect.

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Posted in: Car and Truck Reviews, Featured, Reviews, Road Food, Road Trips, Travel   Tags: 2012, fuel economy, hybrid, mpg, prius, review, sucks, toyota

2012 Rental Cars Compared: Volkswagen Passat, Ford Fusion, Chevy Malibu

November 04, 2012   jesda   No comments

Three rental cars. Three states.

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Posted in: Car and Truck Reviews, Comparisons, Featured, Reviews, Road Trips, Travel   Tags: 2012, chevy, compared, comparison, ford, fusion, malibu, passat, review, volkswagen, vw

2012 Japanese Classic Car Show, Long Beach California

October 02, 2012   jesda   No comments

California - Where classics live forever.

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Posted in: Featured, History, Attractions, Museums, Travel   Tags: 2000gt, 2012, 240z, ca, california, car, celica, classic, cressida, crx, datsun, honda, japanese, jccs, katayama, long beach, mazda, mr k, nicoclub, nissan, prelude, queen mary, roadster, rx3, show, toyota, z

Review: 2012 Chevy Malibu, Long Beach California

September 26, 2012   jesda   No comments

Touring Los Angeles while bidding farewell to Chevrolet's best mainstream car.

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Posted in: Car and Truck Reviews, Featured, Reviews, Road Food, Road Trips, Travel   Tags: 2008, 2012, 2lt, beach, california, chef, chevrolet, chevy, hertz, houstons, irvine, jccs, long beach, lt, malibu, orange county, rental, review

Shopped for a Hybrid, Bought a Dodge Ram Instead

August 27, 2012   jesda   No comments

I set out to bring home a small hybrid car. Instead, I gorged on barbecue and brought home a Dodge Ram.

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Posted in: Car and Truck Reviews, Featured, Reviews, Road Food, Road Trips, Travel   Tags: 1500, 3.7, dodge, half ton, magnum, pickup, ram, review, v6
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