Got my Dahon Mariner D7

Just came back from San Jose from Los Angeles.  This time it took about 5 hours to travel to and from the two cities.  I started the drive up at 4:30 AM last Friday, no traffic, no sunlight, lots of early morning commutters, and a tank full of gas.

The Interstate 5 was an intersting drive, with only one pitstop at Harris Ranch at about 8 AM. The cattle must have been a couple of miles away as you can smell the heavy stank of the air. I drove past the small air field and the resort. They were just starting smoking prime ribs outside. I walked along the halls read the reviews and wandered into the gift shop.  Too bad i was not hungry or else i would have gone for a steak or something.    

Transcend T.sonic 850 8 GB Video MP3 Player (Black) asin: B00127VF68

Just ordered my new folding bike: 2009 Dahon Speed D7

I bought it so i can put it in my Civic Hybrid trunk and go biking with it at work, beach, and at my girlfriends place up north. I was researching this bike along with all the other 20inch folding bikes on Amazon.com and found it to be the affordable yet high quality bike around.  I ordered it and am waiting for it.

 My Kent 16 inch folding bike was good but i needed a larger wheels to go beyond the 10-15 mph speed. Hence i sold it months back.

Can't wait!

Dahon Speed D7 2009 Folding Bike asin: B00277SVLO

Last week, my Honda Civic Hybrid II (Generation2), had a maintenance reminder light come on. My Civic tells me that its oil engine life is at 0% and needs an oil change. It was on a monday so i didnt have time at night to change the oil. I had ordered my OEM oil filter and new crusher washer online for $5 and went to Walmart to buy the correct grade of engine oil (0-20w).  Ofcourse 0-20W is very hard to come by. Changing the oil was easy. (Read more...)

16" Filter Claw Oil Filter Plier asin: B000NPUKG6

2009-05-06 : I just came back from Beijing China to go sight seeing and escape the hectic work life at Long Beach. Going to China, i wanted to compare how normal everyday Beijingers would commute to their work place, shop, and eat.Read more... 

Lonely Planet Beijing author: David Eimer asin: 382971596X

When carpooling with my coworkers on the 710 freeway, the 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid II (HCHII) is getting about 38 MPG according to the mileage computer. I suspect that it actually more like 40 MPG.  If you read my previous posts, you should know that i carpool with 3 other friends. I estimate the overall weight addition would be about 500 extra pounds. Read more...

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After buying my honda civic hybrid in Dec 2008 i have commuting to work and adding about 350 miles a week to my new civic.  My average miles per gallon for the first 1000 miles was 37 MPG. After 1000 miles, the miles per gallon has increased to 43 MPG. Now with about 4000 miles, I am averaging a commute of 46 MPG per tank of gas.

I decided to travel up north and not hold back on my travels. Going up to Napa Valley and visiting my girlfriend in San Jose has 2 weeks has been very pleasurable in the small little civic. The drivers seat is very comforable and supportive on the drive up. Read More...

The WHOLE TRUTH About Hybrid Cars - Is There One In YOUR Future? asin: B001G0MLG4

I sold my Nissan Altima and bought a Honda Civic Hybrid due to the high miles per gallon rating. The only thing now are the Nissan parts for the Alitma!

OEM tires and wheels; OEM wheel covers; and New brake rotors.

So i put an AD on Craigslist:

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/pts/980435779.html 

Nissan Altima: 1993 thru 2004 - All models (Haynes Repair Manual) author: Jeff Kibler asin: 1563925664

2 Weeks ago I drove my family up to Northern California. The drive was a test of will power and preparation as I took my parents 2007 Honda Accord up the CA Interstate 101. The entire trek was a 7 hour drive totaling 398 miles from sunny Southern California to lusious and green Northern Calfornia.

We could have saved 50 miles and about an hour of drive time by going on the Interstate 5, however we heard that the mountain pass was snowed in the night before, so we avoided the mountains.

As we drove up the hilly curvy coastal highway, we saw the snow topped mountain ranges from afar. It's great to be able to live in California. With the coastline to my left, and beautiful mountain ranges to our right, we drove through past the groves of foot tall grass and grazing cattle.

Honda Accord 1998 thru 2002: All Models (Haynes Repair Manual) author: Jay Storer asin: 1563925389

Every three months, i try to clean up my car to have it run more efficiently. From ridding the car of trash, receipts, and an ocassional french fry that escaped being eatten to 3 month maintenance on the car: oil changes, fuild checks, tire rotations, and light car detail.

 I started with the fuild checks: oil, brake fuild, steering fuild, transmission, coolant, and battery water levels. From dip sticks to visually checking the levels, it was systematic and simple. Easy 10 minutes checks can tell a driver how much eth car has been used and if any other parts needs to be looked into.

Ultimate Auto Detailing Projects author: David H Jacobs Jr asin: 0760314489