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BOOK REVIEW: Resurrecting Bertha – Buying Back Our Wedding Car After 26 Years in Storage
One of my favorite gifts for birthdays or holidays is a fresh new book, and Rob Siegel comes through with his latest for the holidays,?Resurrecting Bertha: Buying Back Our Wedding Car After 26 Years in Storage.
PRODUCT REVIEW: Oedro Jeep JK Floormats
Remember getting socks for a gift when you were a kid? It was pretty awful, considering you probably asked for Hot Wheels. Fast forward a few decades, and suddenly you’re giddy when you unbox some quality wool footwear. In the automotive accessory world, floormats might be the new socks. Those thin, nubby-backed mats have evolved […]
Modern Tunes in a Vintage Car: The JBL Charge 3 Bluetooth Speaker
Modifying a vintage vehicle is a dicey proposition. It’s your car, of course, but as prices for these vehicles continue to rise, extensive modifications almost always make the car less valuable to potential buyers down the road. Reversible modifications like wheels and minor trim are one thing, but major, irreversible modifications like sunroofs are another. […]
REVIEW: “Ran When Parked” is a Story Every DIY’er Should Read
Over the course of 15 days in February, Rob Siegel bought a long-dormant BMW 2002tii, diagnosed the issues that caused the original owner to park it in a garage untouched for a decade, figured out how to legally put it on the road and drove it 1,000 miles from Louisville, Kentucky to Newton, Massachusetts. He […]
PRODUCT REVIEW: Honda HSS1332ATD – Putting Snow in the Neighbor’s Yard
As a matter of course, we review cars, trucks, SUVs and other things powered by engines. When the folks at Honda Power Equipment asked us to review the HSS1332ATD snowblower, we jumped at the chance.
BOOK REVIEW: The Hack Mechanic Guide to European Electrical Systems
I hate electricity. Yes, I understand it’s as important to the running of an automobile as the gasoline running through the fuel lines, but nothing this side of an automatic transmission rebuild fills me with more existential dread that working on wiring. Case in point: I fought with a faulty brake light on a 1965 […]
TECH REVIEW: Volvo’s Sensus Connect Infotainment System
The 2016 Volvo S60 T5 AWD features the Sensus Connect infotainment system. It’s available across the Volvo lineup, but with additional features including larger touchscreens available in select models. The S60 has no touchscreen option at all. The system in the S60 includes: 7-inch color LCD monitor 160-watt high-performance audio system with 8-speakers In-dash single […]
TECH REVIEW: Toyota’s Entune Infotainment System
Toyota offers several flavors of its Entune infotainment system. The 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Limited comes standard with Entune Premium Audio with Navigation and App Suite and JBL speakers as an upgrade. It has a long list of features the tech savvy will appreciate. The system includes: 7-inch high-resolution touchscreen with split screen display AM/FM […]