Today is a day of great sadness – I finally got rid of the Z4. Although I’ve had my Tesla for over a month (and absolutely love it), the Z4 has so much sentimental value, having been with me for over 15 years. I’ve learned a great deal about automotive…
Today I shipped my Z4 back to Houston. I realized that although I love joy rides, it’s not a “must” here in Boston due to the extensive public transportation framework. This will save me $300/month… and that’s a lot of coffee! I’m hoping to reunite with my car when I…
Since July 20th when I came home from the Harvard Club in Boston, my car has been out of commission likely due to an oil leak. Three months of paying ~$300/month to sit in the garage. Three months. Its taken that long for me to be at home during a weekday…
This afternoon before heading in to my call shift, I replaced the cracked moulding trim on my car’s windshield. $40 genuine OEM part off of Amazon + 15 minutes of labor = simple fix.
My car has had pretty rough idling over the last several weeks regardless of whether it’s in neutral, drive, or parked. I figured it was a spark plug and/or ignition coil issue, and thanks to my check engine light finally coming on, I was able to identify the problem as…
Yesterday afternoon I decided to embark on a mini-project to spruce up my sole means of transportation – changing the spark plugs. I went over to the local auto store and purchased six NGK Iridium IX © spark plugs for $6.99 a piece. Dealerships (pronounced “stealer-ships” to gearheads) have been…
I installed an MTEC aftermarket HID kit a few years ago, but noticed that the visibility just wasn’t what I should be getting with this technology – after spending some time adjusting the housings, my driving visibility significantly improved. The hard part was finding how to adjust them (see the…
I’ve had my car for over five years and never really looked into cleaning the headlight enclosures. Since starting my clinical rotations, I’m leaving the house before sunrise and returning after dark; therefore, good visibility in the dark has become increasingly important. After looking at several headlamp cleaning products, I…
Since I’ll be spending a lot of time in my car during clinicals, I needed something to keep me going during the long commutes. Unfortunately, my car didn’t come with an iPod interface, and the dealership was going to charge me an arm and a leg to install an add…
This morning, I received an HID (high intensity discharge) conversion kit for my roadster, and I must say, it was a fantastic investment. I found a reason to try out the new headlights tonight, and not only did I see the unlit portions of the Grand Parkway like never before,…