RichC | January 31, 2008
Several Volkswagen fans have asked what I know about the VW Taro pickup truck that is suppose to be in Europe next year — I don’t know much, but did see a post in LeftLaneNews yesterday. From what they are saying, there are two possibilities: 1) the VW Taro will be a rebadged Toyota Hilux [...]
RichC | January 30, 2008
Senator John McCain of Arizona edged out Gov. Mitt Romney to win Florida’s Republican primary Tuesday night, moving one step closer to the all important 24-state Super Tuesday contest on February 5th. The must win Florida campaign of Rudy Giuliani was well behind in third (followed by Huckabee), triggering the end of the Giuliani campaign. [...]
RichC | January 29, 2008
While I’m trying to repair my blog site, I’ll take a moment to include the final State of the Union address from President George W. Bush … personally I think it was one of his best speeches? (Quicktime required)
RichC | January 28, 2008
Once again I’m having technical problems with my blog and have lost the last couple posts to server/host issues. Stay tuned …
RichC | January 25, 2008
While I was out feeding the dog before sunrise and creaking over th light snow on the sidewalk, I thought “it feels really cold today?” Brrr … it is! Thankfully the sun is out and should warm thing up a little bit. Maybe this is a good time to point out during the 1970′s were [...]
RichC | January 25, 2008
How about an Exhaust Burger? I’ve cooked a meal under the hood before, but never heard of cooking with a grilling device like this using exhaust gas! Well the exhaust gas never hits the meat, but its probably hot enough to barbecue a hamburger — I wonder if I could fix a meal for two [...]
RichC | January 24, 2008
SpaceShipOne (see post for photos) provided the X-Prize momentum that will give the adventurous, and wealthy, traveler an opportunity to fly into space … at least that’s Sir Richard Branson’s plan. The final design launch vehicle, White Knight Two was announced yesterday in New York and will be built by Scaled Composites in California under [...]
RichC | January 23, 2008
Apple Inc. reported that their holiday quarter was strong showing profits were up 57% during the three months that ended December 29th. Unfortunately investors who are concerned that the slowing economy will ding Apple in 2008. Forecasts from Apple, which are usually conservative, were for a 94 cents per share this second fiscal quarter, far [...]
RichC | January 23, 2008
The diesel news from Subaru continues to trickle out of the auto shows this month after announcing they were developing a diesel boxer engine last year. (post) The first models to go on sale will be the Outback and the Legacy Sports Tourer in the UK in February 2008, with a much slower planned launch [...]
RichC | January 22, 2008
Don’t look at your 401-K or IRAs if you are squeamish. Will this be an opportunity long term or a big time recession? U.S. Financial Markets Numbers 1/22/2008 9:35 AM After overseas markets headed down on worries about a U.S. recession, the FED makes an emergency cut this morning which hasn’t helped the panic (and [...]
RichC | January 22, 2008
Many diesel advocates are anxiously waiting to see just what new clean diesels will be arriving in the U.S. over the next few years. Hardly a week goes by now without some new announcement. For many of us, the Honda Accord 2.2L i-DTEC stands out in the hopes it will be an affordable and dependable [...]
RichC | January 21, 2008
As Alan Greenspan would say … “irrational exuberance!“ Ebay link. EDIT 1/21 9:30 PM: The mug has been sold ($1025.00) thanks to some outrageously generous bidders (congratulations ‘dorky54‘). They must have realized that this is a highly prized collectible … or at least appreciate the work of RHM. Thanks to all who placed a bid [...]