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Remains of passenger side window regulator. Made a loud report when it failed but fortunately the glass was already closed when it broke. Replacement HowTo

Manufacturers recommend changing the timing belt at 60,000 miles or 6 years which ever occurs first. Catastrophic engine failure may otherwise result. This is a 10 year original and it appeared serviceable to me but I replaced it anyway. The water pump and belt tensioner too. An online How-To gave cookbook like instructions for this [...]

Upper Strut Mount Bushings. Remove and Replace. Knowing that it was a DIY added confidence. Stubborn nut fasteners and makeshift tools nearly sunk the attempt but determination prevailed.

We pulled up to a stop at the light and smelled hot brakes. We gaze around at the other cars to see who’s in disrepair. The other drivers are doing the same except that they have focused on us. Doink. Smoke is wafting from our right rear. Anxious to avoid a brake fire I pulled [...]

With the engine left running I jumped out to snap a fall photo only to return to find the driver’s door jammed. To my consternation it was not shut completely and wouldn’t shut nor could it be re-opened. Luckily, a nearby road survey crew had the smarts to retrieve an odd branch from the wood [...]

[photopress:cayman_s.jpg,full,centered] The Cayman S is somewhat reminiscent of early 911 with the delightful light responsive handling in front and wonderful mechanical sounds from the rear (mid) engine layout. Not raw or brutish but very civilized, insulated and well balanced. A very fast GT with adequate power that can exceed any posted limits in the time [...]

A laptop portable would be the preferred and graceful means to retrieve fault codes from this vehicle’s onboard computer. Unfortunately, the proprietary serial interface cable dongle from my tool box needs a COM port and (all my) computing devices have evolved toward USB 2.0. The only machine in the house with a vestigial serial port [...]

Honda et. al. are not resting. While the US Government pours design incentive money into Hydrogen Fuel Cell tech. The Japanese continue to engineer increasingly efficient Hybrids. Their technology is moving fast enough to make the current green car offerings – well… old tech. I would be hesitant to actually own one of these only [...]

The 1960 Chrysler Imperial Le Baron, IMHO, is the most beautiful, perfectly proportioned, graceful 4 door car ever created. Who says that 1959 Cadillac had the most flamboyant fins?