a Daniel Howell blog
Posted in Cars on Jan 22nd, 2011
So I bought my car via Cars.com. I’ve never bought a car over the Internet before, and honestly it was the easiest car-buying experience I’ve ever had. Stupid-easy. But there were a few items, some specific things, that weren’t perfect. But let’s do the good-stuff first: Good Stuff About Using Cars.com The dealer in question [...]
Posted in Cars on Jan 19th, 2011
As many of you know, I drive a 2005 Nissan 350Z. It’s a two-seater and for many years it fulfilled all my needs: Carry my son and me Very occasionally carry the 100lb Puppy of Love to the vet Make me feel like a Formula 1 race car driver on a daily basis Have a [...]
Posted in Cars on Jan 1st, 2011
/putters his 350Z into his favorite local auto repair shop “Halp. My clutch is slipping, occasionally grinding gears, and the clutch pedal will quit recovering from being depressed after 20 minutes of driving.” “Let’s look at it. How many miles on the car?” “132,000.” “Is this your, like, 4th clutch replacement?” “No. It’s the original.” [...]
Posted in Cars on Dec 31st, 2010
I’m car-holic. More specifically, I’m a car-shopping-holic. I’ve been shopping for a new car for three years or more. I purchased my 2005 Nissan 350Z over five and a half years ago, it has 132,000 miles, I just replaced the clutch assembly, and I’m worried that it’s getting time to replace the whole car before [...]
The big thing for which I am waiting, I am still waiting. I lost a very, very good friend. Not as in lost-lost, or “I left her at Macy’s by accident” lost, but just lost. I hope she’s going to be OK, I miss her a ton. If you are up north and are experiencing [...]
Posted in Cars on Nov 18th, 2009
A Smart car with a vanity plate that says G0 STFU. It’s bad enough you drive a car my son could squash with his Big Wheel, but you’re going to taunt me into wanting to crash into you? Is that really “smart”? Share on Facebook
As I have mentioned in the past, I drive a Nissan 350Z. I love sports cars, I have always loved sports cars, I will always love sports cars. Being a single parent does not mean I have to invest in a minivan, a sedan, or a eco-friendly aluminum box shod with bicycle tires. When I [...]
Posted in Cars on Jun 8th, 2009
So why are you on CarMax, Daniel? Because, Brain, I’m thinking that running a house with just a two-seat sport car isn’t the most efficient thing in the world. The 350Z isn’t as capable at hauling cargo as a minivan? Who woulda thunk it? Certainly wasn’t in the manual, that’s for sure. So what did [...]
Posted in Cars on Apr 11th, 2009
“This is a bad idea, Daniel.” “Brain, you’re totally wrong. I can do this.” “When was the last time you disassembled a six-cylinder engine?” “Well, never.” “When was the last time you disassembled any engine?” “Well, my 1994 Honda del Sol.” “Do you think there might be a difference between a 1994 Honda four cylinder [...]
