Recent content by Shane Roach

It looks like fresh stock is starting to arrive in Best Buy stores. I checked online from my phone as I left work today, and one of the stores in my area (Anderson, SC) showed it as available. I ordered it while sitting in the parking lot, and after getting the email saying that the order had...

Alf, it sounds like you made a good choice with the Kumhos, but I can only wish you luck at Sears. Repeated gross incompetence on their part was a major factor in my decision to do as much of my own automotive work as possible, and it continued to haunt me years down the road. On two...

It definitely was! I'd never seen "Raiders" on the big screen prior to last night, and had never seen a film at the Fox (just a few stage musicals) despite my best intentions. The crowd was energized all night long, the print looked great from my seat, and I just had an absolute blast. I had...

If you feel up to ripping it apart, you could also sell it piecemeal for parts. Go to some VW forums (vwvortex.com for example) and make a post that you're parting out the car. You can either take it apart beforehand, or pull bits and pieces as people buy them. Ship out smaller parts, but...

Fortunately, I've never been in any crashes that resulted in serious bodily or vehicular injury. There have only been two actual collisions, almost exactly a year apart. The first was during my senior year of high school. I was the last in a bumper-to-bumper line of about six cars following...

Linda, I'll echo the other Shane's suggestion. If you don't absolutely need to get a fresh-off-the-truck brand new vehicle, give the Infiniti G35 coupe a look. New ones are in the mid-30s depending on options, but well-kept 2003s can be had for mid-20s. You're obviously not scared of...

I just hope that alleged theatrical re-release turns out better than "Alien" did two years ago. There were posters in every theater in my area and reports of over 2,000 prints scheduled, then come Halloween the nearest place showing it was over 100 miles away. :angry:

My copy from Best Buy ($27.99) was missing the booklet and the rebate form. After two or three minutes of menus and waiting, Marsha (I think) answered. She said they've gotten numerous calls, but not too many have been without both pieces. She took my info, and everything should be straight...

Garrett makes a good point here. Even if they're well-assembled, many American cars are rolling piles of poo because they're made with cheapskate components. In working on my mom's Taurus (gone, thank God) and wife's Sunfire (which she inexplicably loves) I constantly encounter nuts and bolts...

"Hero" fits the bill, too. I'd read about it here when the Miramax DVD was released, but my wife noticed it without being told beforehand. So much of the movie's power comes from its mesmerizing visuals that it was disappointing to see a much richer and more detailed picture in the supplements...

This release definitely deserves better than the revised art. Personally I'd love to see a very bold and simple box, a al the LOTR EE sets, with title over riveted panels. Barring that, the originally announced design is very clean and elegant, and different enough from the old DVD's cover that...

I was introduced to the Canadian version of Smarties a couple of years ago when I ordered some car parts from PDM Racing in British Columbia. Somebody in the shop had tossed a box of them in the package. It was a tasty surprise, because I was used to the tiny sugary disc variety and, well, just...

It doesn't necessarily mean it's ugly, some cars just don't come across as well in photographs as they do in three dimensions. It's similar to how some actresses look stunning in movies, but skew homely in still photos. I guess I'm one of the weirdos who like the bug-eyes. The 04-05 lights...

That's the first pic I've seen of the base Impreza. Without the WRX's hood scoop (and in a neutral shade instead of World Rally Blue) it looks much better. The bulge on the hood blends more smoothly and it sort of de-emphasizes the Alfa-esqueness. The new look is definitely growing on me, now...

Just don't overdo it on the electron exercise program, or you might accidentally let the Magic Smoke out. You don't want that.