Category Archives: Automotive

Initial Impressions: The Yokohama S-Drive

The Protege needed tires, so I did some online shopping & comparing and decided on the Yokohama S-Drive. Do read this post with a grain of salt – I only have 20 curvy country miles on the new tires, and … Continue reading

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Old School + New Tech

The battery in one of my cars had gotten deeply discharged and wouldn’t hold a charge to save its life.  I’d charge it up, put the battery back in the car, and the starter would only make a little snick … Continue reading

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I Found My Garage

No, not in the “it was filled with junk and I cleaned it out” kinda way – I found the one I want to build!  I’ve put hours and hours of thought into what I want in a garage, going … Continue reading

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Pleasant Surprise

I bought my 2000 Protégé ES used in June 2007. It had the factory 15" alloys and BFGoodrich g-Force Sport in the stock 195/55-15 size. I’ve been really impressed with the tires. Two of them are nearing the wear bars, … Continue reading

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When Home Improvement and Car Projects Meet

As I posted before, we just bought a house.  We’re in love with the place, which sits on a full acre, but it does need a few things.  Such as a workshop/garage. We’re hoping to break ground on a shop … Continue reading

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My To-Do List

1 – Replace exhaust system on the Sentra. 2 – Replace all four struts on the Sentra, and possibly the front control arm bushings. 3 – Put new wheels and tires on the Sentra. 4 – Replace heater core in … Continue reading

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