Posted in adventure on Jun 7th, 2010 5 Comments »
Apparently my Maserati is going to kill me. They let me know via the finest stationary that Luigi back in Modena may have had a little too much vino when he torqued my control arm bolts, and that they may come loose, rattle, and/or crack. When it rains it pours; I have the Duc down [...]
Posted in adventure on Feb 28th, 2010 No Comments »
It’s “oil change weekend” this Saturday afternoon (3/6 starting around noon), so come one and come all, bring us your dirty oil and see the new shop. BYOChair. I’ll be doing the engine and probably gearbox oil in the Maserati if anyone is interested in peeking under that car and seeing the somewhat bizarre service [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 2nd, 2009 No Comments »
It’s all true, I’ve driven across the country a few times and taken more >2500km trips then I can really remember. Besides driving far and getting a hitch on the Jeep and shoving whatever we own into a U-Haul trailer, there’s another side to this trip. The first time I ever heard of anyone taking [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 2nd, 2009 No Comments »
Due to the destruction of the Amargosa star, we have to make a minor course correction. We’ll be heading for Erie PA Saturday, which eases the drive on Sunday. Erie 859km Minneapolis 1371km Billings 1353km Redmond 1318
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
There is a lot of (conflicting) information out there about the Maserati clutch and transmission situation. It doesn’t help that the early versions of the transmissions had a lot of problems, and that exotic owners tend not (I’ve learned) to drive their cars more than 5 or 6k per year on average. Consequently there isn’t [...]