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Author Archives: James Cockroft
Caroline
Today, I’m thankful for Caroline, for the ingenuity and ability Allah blessed humanity with that allowed us to create such machines, for the gift of His sustenance, which allowed us to purchase her, and for His infinite, uncountable, unfathomable blessings, Alhamdulillah!
Buying a New Car: the Alltrack
As mentioned earlier, I test drove a white Alltrack SE with the driver assistance package on a Thursday. I told Chris I would return the following week, ready to buy a black Alltrack SE, and again specified the driver assistance package. The buyback money came through on Saturday, and was available to me on Monday, so …
Buying a New Car: Saying Goodbye to Hank
My first car was a 1968 Chevrolet Suburban. It had issues (an undiagnosed cracked manifold among them) and after many months of frustration, sat in the driveway for a few years before being sold for scrap metal. After that, I drove a Civic (flipped 1 ½ times, totalled), an Accord (transmission failed), a 1971 Beetle …
Buying a New Car: Brainstorming, Research, Test Drives
Hank was a great car, for a single, apartment-dwelling, man, and it was ok for a newly married, apartment-dwelling couple, but with only two doors, it wasn’t really practical for more than 2 people, and while the huge hatch space and 1100lb payload was great—I carried 18 bags of mulch, twice, and a ¼ cord …
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Buying a New Car: Intro
Shopping for and buying a new car is huge pain. I’ve bought three cars in my adult life: Hank the Golf, over which I hemmed and hawed for about 9 months before suddenly pulling the trigger one Saturday morning; my darling, adorable wife’s Volvo, which was also a total spur-of-the-moment Saturday thing; and this new …
Unboxing a Yashica Mat-124
Yes, I unboxed this little beauty in my PJ’s. Deal with it. https://youtu.be/Oux9FE2miJI
