Category Archives: Cars

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Gas mileage conversion chart: Canada & USA

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Steve Wilkinson

I have yet to get used to thinking in Liters/100km for gas mileage here in Canada. Miles per Gallon (MPG) is simply engrained in my head. Part of the problem is just the difference in units of liters and gallons. … Continue reading →

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Automaker bailout… an extremely dangerous trend!

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Steve Wilkinson

With talk of a bailout of GM (General Motors) looming, I figured I had to make some kind of comment. In the past, I have commented several times in this blog about the poor management decisions of GM and other … Continue reading →

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Trixie Rides Again!

Posted on February 10, 2006 by Steve Wilkinson

Just a quick update. Trixie spent a couple weeks in the shop getting all dried out, carpets cleaned, and enzyme treatments applied. I also changed all the fluids (transmission, differential, oil and filter, coolant, etc.) All seems fine now. Yay! … Continue reading →

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Got… a clue?

Posted on January 25, 2006 by Steve Wilkinson

First, we hear that GM is having problems and cutting back. Now, about a month later, we hear the same or worse news from Ford. Huge cuts and changes affecting tens to hundreds of thousands of employees. I feel very … Continue reading →

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Dampened Holiday Spirits

Posted on January 4, 2006 by Steve Wilkinson

Well Christmas and the Holiday season were going nicely this year… busy but I got some actual time off and I was really enjoying that. I’m certainly behind in my posting and editing the Intelligent Design article I had planned. … Continue reading →

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Rabbit Tracking Tech! aka MP3 and ID3 tags

Posted on August 8, 2005 by Steve Wilkinson

This topic, as the title states is somewhat of a rabbit track from what I was going to post. I WAS going to post the details of my stereo install this weekend in my Miata. I’m still going to do … Continue reading →

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Need a name for Miata…

Posted on August 4, 2005 by Steve Wilkinson

It seems that most of the time when a Mazda Miata is being referred to, it usually has a name. I guess this must be because they are so much fun, that they just become members of the family. Well, … Continue reading →

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