Tag: Vehicles

Late last night, I was asked to go pick up a gallon of milk at grocery store on my way home. I was on my very old (20+ year) mountain bike and didn’t have a lock with me. Since the store was mostly empty, I decided to just take it in with me. I walked… Continue reading “Hey, do you wanna sell your bike?”

In hearing peoples’ responses to the post about my new motorcycle, I feel the need to make a clarifying post to show that this new machine is so much more than a little toy. Here’s a picture of my 227 pound self sitting atop the 788 pound monster. Yes, it’s big. You can’t tell from… Continue reading Yes, yes, size does matter

For years, I’ve been telling my wife, “I should get a motorcycle.” Every time, her response has been, “I think you should.” But I never could quite justify it. Current gas prices have changed my mind, I was able to finally convince myself it was worthwhile. In May, I took the MSF Basic Rider Course.… Continue reading My wife spoils me

Recently, our beloved ’96 Saturn SL1 failed to pass emissions inspection. It turns out that we had two bad sensors, an O2 sensor and the engine coolant temperature sensor. As you can see in the picture, the temperature sensor was in pretty bad shape. Both were easy to replace, it took maybe 30 minutes total.… Continue reading Oh, two sensors

It’s like some people don’t want our money. If I ran a dealership, one of my main concerns would be making sure customers are happy (so that they come back and buy more cars from me.) This is not the case at the dealership where we bought our 2006 Chevy Uplander (Riverton Chevy.) My wife… Continue reading What to do with an incompetent service department