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A couple notes on the old Honda Civic: I just changed the bulb for the right headlamp. I had noticed the low-beam wasn’t working back in late May, but hadn’t … Continue reading »

I finally got around to getting new tires for the Civic. I used Sam’s Club, which had relatively inexpensive tires and installation charges, and wound up with Goodyear Regatta … Continue reading »

Some notes on the JFK AirTrain and JetBlue from the past week: The JFK AirTrain project came online earlier this year after many, many delays, including a fatal accident during testing. … Continue reading »

My brother was in town yesterday, and he and my father changed the oil in the car. For the record, the mileage is just below 59,000 miles. According … Continue reading »

New York City Subway Track Maps This shows the location of switches, terminals, etc. For example, the 72nd Street IRT stop allows switches between local and express only before the … Continue reading »

Here’s an article from The New Republic by Gregg Easterbrook about the Axel of Evil, i.e., the perverse public policy that favors SUVs and “light trucks” at the expense of … Continue reading »

We finally got the stereo mostly installed. “Mostly” in this case means the not-quite-clear-what-the-previous-owners-did; in other words, the uncertainties about what happened to the wiring, whether the plug or … Continue reading »

Here are photos of the car at last. Unfortunately, my brother, while sitting in the back seat on a drive uptown, peeled off the godawful tint in the back. … Continue reading »

We might have to get manuals someplace, since the car didn’t come with any. Aftermarket owners manuals can be found at Helminc.com.

There’s a mystery about the radio/keyless entry/alarm. The alarm seems to be third party, and is tied to a keyless entry system. The remote has two buttons, and … Continue reading »