Harry's Ruminations
Father, husband, coder, car nut. Strap in, let's go.
Cars
"Bugs" in the auto world
(2006-06-05)
"Modern cars" or "Why I'm glad I have an E30"
(2006-06-07)
>>sigh<< my next MINI, if I was rich....
(2005-08-25)
02 Apr 2007 --> The day the auto died
(2007-04-03)
137k miles and still ticking. . .
(2006-04-26)
2007 Mazdaspeed3
(2006-09-18)
2007 Mazdaspeed3 (Comments)
(2006-09-18)
2019 Year in Review
(2020-01-02)
A blog for my car
(2006-06-07)
Ah, if I'd only had this 10 years ago...
(2005-07-18)
An Afternoon with the Fleet
(2014-08-17)
An old fashioned automotive resolution.
(2007-01-07)
An Open Letter to the Ford Motor Company on the Ford Fusion Hybrid Braking System
(2018-04-17)
And the saga...ends...I hope
(2005-04-14)
Any day involving jackstands, rust, and a ball peen hammer...
(2007-04-13)
Any day involving jackstands, rust, and a ball peen hammer... (Comments)
(2007-04-13)
Apropos of nothing: Why isn't there an electric car race series?
(2011-03-11)
ARRRGH!!! And me without a camera...
(2006-10-25)
AUTO SHOW!!!
(2008-02-24)
Autocross
(2004-04-03)
Autocross: It's a good day when...
(2008-04-14)
Autocross: It's a good day when...(Comment) (Comments)
(2008-04-14)
AWESOME weekend!
(2008-06-16)
AWESOME weekend! (Comments)
(2008-06-16)
back to two cars...for now...
(2006-02-09)
Big Red
(2004-10-21)
Big Red
(2004-04-18)
Blogging from the Mini store
(2005-06-09)
Bottom-of-the-barrel $$$
(2006-02-09)
Bummed & excited
(2006-04-10)
Buying a 2004 GTO
(2004-12-15)
Buying a Car with a Friend
(2004-05-19)
Cancelled my C&D subscription...
(2006-11-09)
Car cataclysm
(2008-07-07)
Car Fever
(2004-03-17)
Car love...and other.
(2005-08-23)
Car Prices: Insane
(2004-02-26)
Carmry spring spruce up
(2008-04-04)
Cars I've owned in the Awful Aughts
(2010-01-01)
Continued Car Musings
(2017-10-25)
convalescence...and why not to buy an 02-04 MINI
(2005-12-20)
Convooooooooooooooy....
(2007-04-04)
CPI chart: 1978 to now
(2007-06-07)
Current Object of Lust: Saturn Astra
(2008-01-28)
Damn. Fell in Love with the wrong car.
(2012-02-19)
Depression
(2004-03-15)
Driving a GTO in traffic
(2004-12-16)
Driving a pickup truck
(2004-05-26)
Driving for the Cure...? (Or, how I got blacklisted...)
(2007-05-08)
Driving for the Cure...? (Or, how I got blacklisted...) (Comments)
(2007-05-08)
Evolution School
(2004-05-09)
Excitement...
(2006-04-04)
F1 Race Tickets
(2004-04-06)
Finally...sane pricing from GM
(2005-08-01)
first autocross in the BMW
(2006-04-30)
Fleet Update 2025 Edition
(2025-02-25)
Ford Cutting N.A. Production
(2006-08-18)
Found the perfect E30...
(2006-01-25)
Fun "Fuel Sipper" calculator
(2008-06-30)
Fun "Fuel Sipper" calculator (Comments)
(2008-06-30)
Getting acquainted with east lexington...for about 5 hours
(2006-12-02)
GM: Functionally bankrupt?
(2008-08-01)
Going viral: A Cogent Look at Chrysler/GM Merger
(2008-11-06)
GTO thread on VWVortex
(2004-12-16)
Harebrained idea of the day: "Preloved" efficiency dealerships
(2008-04-23)
How hard a life to my front tires have...
(2005-06-13)
Hummer H3
(2005-01-19)
Hyundai Elantra Touring mini-site
(2008-02-26)
I had a dream last night. . .
(2009-03-27)
I Hate Shopping
(2013-08-30)
I've got this thing for rumps...
(2007-03-14)
I've got this thing for rumps... (Comments)
(2007-03-14)
I've had too many frickin' cars...
(2006-04-24)
In which the Fusion and Camry of Doom Parley amid the Snow
(2014-01-25)
Inexpensive sports car, whither thou?
(2008-06-13)
Inexpensive sports car, whither thou? (Comments)
(2008-06-13)
Interstate Cruiser Requirements
(2004-09-03)
It's a fur suhl
(2006-01-02)
It's starting again...
(2006-11-17)
Jazzed
(2008-08-15)
Jazzed (Comments)
(2008-08-15)
Jealousy
(2004-06-28)
Jeep Liberty
(2004-04-06)
Kings Island.
(2005-07-24)
Lots of exciting stuff today...
(2006-03-09)
Lovely read, if you're looking for a car
(2006-12-25)
LOVING the new iPod
(2008-11-10)
Lumpy Idle: Ford turned around. Why?
(2014-01-05)
Lunch Hour
(2008-08-11)
Maybe selling the BMW today...
(2008-10-01)
Mechanic’s Tale: Junkyard Dogs - The Car Connection
(2006-06-27)
MINI Cabrio
(2004-06-24)
MINI Coopers
(2004-02-13)
MINI upgrades
(2005-07-13)
MINI vs GTO
(2004-12-20)
MINIs in a Rally
(2004-10-05)
Monday Rambles
(2008-05-19)
more offers on the MINI
(2006-03-28)
Movie Night...the REAL Italian Job
(2008-09-13)
My baby's up for sale...
(2008-09-23)
Negotiations
(2006-04-11)
Nevermind...the Saturn Astra's a dud
(2008-02-02)
New 2004 GTO
(2004-12-19)
New extended MINI and other news...
(2005-09-06)
New Tires for Sharkey
(2005-11-03)
Not so Jazzed--135i Convertible
(2008-08-15)
Not so Jazzed--135i Convertible (Comments)
(2008-08-15)
Notes from the 2010 Louisville Auto show
(2010-02-21)
Oh, Hail!
(2007-03-28)
On automotive consolidation
(2006-03-14)
On being a PL Slut
(2005-07-28)
On buying a car...phase 1
(2005-12-27)
On the '05 MINIs
(2005-06-09)
Ouch
(2005-08-18)
Pain, no sunburn, and other musings....
(2005-06-27)
Pimp my ride, Stu edition...
(2008-02-04)
Pimp my ride, Stu edition... (Comments)
(2008-02-04)
Porcupines and BMWS
(2004-03-15)
Power bleeding the brakes.
(2007-04-29)
Q: How to kill a hobby??
(2006-05-11)
Queering the deal...
(2005-06-08)
Quickies... (Comments)
(2008-12-10)
Quoted from The Car Lounge
(2006-03-21)
Ragequit
(2021-03-24)
Random and RFP: Commuter car 2010
(2008-05-14)
Randomness, December 21st edition
(2010-12-21)
Recommended Blog: "TheTruthAboutCars"
(2008-02-08)
Reflections on Reflections of what started my Car addiction
(2013-01-09)
Rental Car review: Toyota Echo
(2005-07-11)
Reports from the frontlines--DATELINE BEATTYVILLE
(2006-07-29)
Requiem for the cars I'll never own...
(2005-05-09)
Requiem: Now two cars at home
(2008-10-01)
Requiem: Now two cars at home (Comments)
(2008-10-01)
Review: 2005 Pontiac GTO
(2005-05-25)
Review: Nissan Cube (Loaner)
(2010-04-02)
Review: Vanishing Point (1971)
(2008-04-14)
RIP Mitubishi Evolution
(2004-04-23)
Scion tC
(2004-04-06)
Sliding sideways
(2004-10-13)
So...why can't we get a cool Corolla in this country?
(2006-09-01)
summary of events...
(2005-07-23)
sunday, Sunday, SUNDAY
(2008-09-08)
sunday, Sunday, SUNDAY (Comments)
(2008-09-08)
Sweet E30 in Cincy
(2006-04-09)
TCL quote of the day
(2007-08-28)
TCL quote of the day (Comments)
(2007-08-28)
The 1-series is coming!!
(2007-06-28)
The 2 Series
(2004-03-24)
The anti-enthusiast, pimp-my-ride thread
(2006-05-13)
The Best feature of the Toyota Camry...
(2011-03-08)
The Cam-U-Ry
(2006-11-25)
The car business...part deux
(2005-07-11)
The end of 'Sharkey'
(2006-10-26)
The MINI remains the same...
(2006-01-30)
The MINI's overhaul
(2005-06-08)
The next family truckster....
(2006-08-11)
The radio saga
(2006-12-01)
The Rally that was...
(2005-11-20)
The reality of the next car purchase
(2017-06-27)
the saga of the wayward oldsmobile
(2005-07-10)
The weekend of car shopping. . .no luck yet.
(2006-10-29)
This is total crap....
(2009-05-19)
This is total crap.... (Comments)
(2009-05-19)
Three hundred miles, 3 dealers, 1 awesome tiring day
(2008-08-02)
Toyota Jumped the Shark Today
(2018-05-18)
Two week review: 2018 Honda Civic LX 6MT
(2018-05-06)
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Update--the outlying oil theory
(2007-01-13)
Van shopping
(2007-06-03)
VWVortex
(2004-12-14)
w00t -- AutoExtremist on TTAC
(2008-05-05)
w00t -- AutoExtremist on TTAC (Comments)
(2008-05-05)
We may have a deal...
(2006-03-10)
Weekend in reverse: Buying the blasted car
(2006-11-06)
weekend in reverse: the e34 fiasco
(2006-11-07)
What a difference a day makes...
(2005-06-10)
What happens when you get what you want...
(2008-09-14)
What I wanted to be
(2025-09-19)
What Peter Egan taught me about writing: "Dynamics"
(2014-09-07)
What stank about having a MINI
(2006-05-21)
Why VW sucks...
(2005-11-16)
Zeitgeist: Engineers' cars amid rising energy prices
(2008-07-03)