If you’re wondering by now what the Mini actually looks like, here are a few cell phone pics I snapped last Sunday. Sorry, this is the best I can do for now… hopefully I can get higher quality pictures later. It is a lot of fun just driving this car. I think my Mini is […]

I swapped out the leather Momo steering wheel with a wood grain Nardi Classic 330mm. I feel that this wheel is particularly fitting for this car. And to match the wheel, I threw on this shift knob with an Austin emblem. To top it all off, here are the new seat covers to keep in […]

My plans and ambitions for this Mini started out relatively modest: just do basic maintenance and a fluid change. The car was already well-sorted, but the previous owner kept it for around 10 years and it had only been driven less than 2000 miles during that time. Which means for a decade, it mostly sat […]

For the longest time, I’ve been throwing around the idea of owning an old school car. It was usually always just something nice to think about, but never transpired into much more than a brief peruse on Craigslist. A Datsun 510 or 240Z were pretty much the staples, but they weren’t quite “special” enough. About […]

I’m not sure if looking forward to my commute as being one of the best parts during the day is necessarily a good thing…

Last Sunday, went on a quick morning drive over to Portolo Valley (by San Mateo) with my buddy and his C63. Got a few snaps of both cars on the bridge area. Euro > JDM.

This is what my BMW’s completely stock interior looks like: Under luxury car standards, it is considered to be quite sedate and even bland. However, this 135i overall still has a level of refinement that is unseen or remotely comparable by my previous Japanese cars. The ride quality is sporty and firm, but at the […]

In one fell swoop (this Saturday), I was able to finish fitting the wheels and install my new exhaust, a Berk Full Race: “This full system includes a mid pipe featuring dual 2.5″ tubing and dual resonators, a 3″ Y-pipe and a dual 80mm tip muffler delete.” Quite a lot of work for one day, […]

One thing my experience with cars has forever imprinted in me is the necessity of embodiment. I can’t fully “own” a car without giving it a personal touch. The motivating idea behind this BMW is to finally own a car that I don’t HAVE to touch, to drive it as is. Unfortunately, my wicked ways […]

I want to start off by recapping all the cars I’ve owned in the past 6 years, in chronological order: ’92 Nissan 300zx, ’93 Mazda RX-7, ’96 Mazda Miata, ’91 Toyota Previa, ’97 Mazda Miata. To sum it up, I’ve only been able to drive 90’s Japanese cars. Finally, I’m breaking the mold with this […]

Prelude: this post. Time to put a bookend to yet another project, I sold my Miata last week. The reason why I decided to part ways with the car is clear – and not a new one. Like my other cars, I did not make enough use of it. If something does not have immediate […]

Made this video when I installed the quickshifter to give an idea how quick the bike shifts. I love not having to think about working the clutch for upshifts, just press down on the shifter and bang away. The location in the video wasn’t the best since it was right outside my neighborhood and there […]