 |  | | Highway from Hell | | | Three months ago, I gave up. I just didn't care about my cars anymore. So, I quit. It's hard to explain to people why, one day, you just decide to up and walk away. The simple answer really is that it just wasn't fun for me anymore. The ubiquitous Nissan 240SX, the new Mazda RX-7 FC3S and the Porsche 968, detailed frequently in past columns, had all grown over the last year to become like the Brady Bunch of car collections. Each one was so unique, so special and so lovable for such different reasons. | | Full Article | | By: Jacqueline Liu - 10/9/2007 |
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Stereotypes be damned, I'm Chinese and I love a good sale. In my mind, there are very few things in life that can't be purchased on sale, at cost or on Overstock.com. I have long since learned the art of purchasing secondhand vehicles - so why the hell am I paying $1,400 to replace my 968 door panel just because it's an orphan Porsche? Oh wait, that's why. It's a Porsche.
7/26/2007 - Full Article
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| JSpec-'Til Death Do Us Part
I'm gonna let you in on a little secret: I met my best friend in 1997, and we were inseparable for nearly eight years until her sudden and untimely death in 2005. We took countless road trips together, from the Bay Bridge to Beverly Hills, Los Angeles to Las Vegas. She kept me warm on the odd nights out, and stayed with me when I had nowhere else to go or was too drunk to drive home.
7/10/2007 - Full Article
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| JSpec-The Next Big Thing
Hollywood Executive: Thanks for taking the time to come in to see us, Jennifer! We really appreciate it. You're doing us a huge favor, let me tell you.
Jackie Liu: Um, it's Jackie—
6/27/2007 - Full Article
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| JSpec-The 21st Century Road Trip
Take a couple of strangers, add 4 cell phones, subtract an iPod, tack on 2 laptop computers and 5 bags of beef jerky, and you get roughly 2,200 miles of driving, or the sum of commuting from Atlanta, Georgia to Phoenix, Arizona. Yes, I'm bragging about my recent journey across America. But I'm also sharing a story of two strangers (or acquaintances? What do we call people these days that you only know via World Wide Web?) who found the secret to success in what could have been just another race to get the hell out of West Texas.
5/23/2007 - Full Article
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| JSpec-The "R" Word
Okay, here goes.I am now the proud owner of a 1990 Mazda RX-7 GXL. Stop
throwing tomatoes, please. We don't chastise ignorant first time classic
car buyers for purchasing a Ferrari 348 because they insist "it's still a
Ferrari!", and I find it deplorable that others are pointing fingers at me
when they can't even validate why they purchased a 240SX to begin with. And
while there are those who think I am heading down the highway to perdition
because I have openly expressed my desire to swap out my 13B rotary for an
engine with much bigger displacement that is popular with the crowd in
Bowling Green, Kentucky, let's examine the facts.
5/1/2007 - Full Article
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| JSpec-Winter Blues
I'm having a hard time writing the first of two columns this month; call it the winter blues. I'm tired, irritable and annoyed at how much it costs these days for a quality paint job for my 240SX. But more than that, I'm just feeling down and depressed. Why? The automotive industry is changing faster than I can keep up with, and that doesn't always spell good news. Why am I in such a bad mood this month? Read on.
3/7/2007 - Full Article
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| JSpec-It's Suntory Time!
Welcome to my running diary of Day One at the 2007 Tokyo Auto Salon! Tuner fans, beer drinkers and aspiring writers should proceed with caution. Recovering alcoholics, muscle car bloggers and my Mom need not apply. I've recovered from the jet lag and sworn off sake for at least a month. Good thing I wrote things down. Let's proceed!
1/31/2007 - Full Article
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| JSpec-Three's Company
Before we get to Round 1 of the January auto show blitzkrieg, I want to say peace out to Momofuku Ando, the inventor of Japanese instant noodles. You made your country proud, and your contributions to American pop culture, aerospace (Ando's instant noodles went up in space on a 2005 U.S. space shuttle) and the culinary arts will live on. Now let's discuss some of the highlights of the Detroit Auto Show.
1/9/2007 - Full Article
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| JSpec-The Price of Rear-Wheel Drive
In the spirit of holiday shopping blues, let's relate this week's topic to something men and women can understand: Let's say your girlfriend hinted that she would like a designer purse for Christmas. You agree to this, as it will certainly make her happy, which means carnal pleasures for all involved. You head down to your local Italian merchant and pick out the item of her dreams. Upon closer inspection, the purse does not appear to be any more unique or better made than the much cheaper fare at your local department store.
12/29/2006 - Full Article
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