Tag: Cars

When I bought my first car, I had my brother the mechanic come with me, and simply listened to his excellent advice. But if your daughter is not so lucky, this is the book you need. The subtitle of “In …

Last week I wrote about the new car we bought, and the nifty USB input feature for the entertainment system. I hypothesized about hooking up an external hard drive to the system to see if it would be possible to bring our entire music library with us on the road. In the comments, someone kvetched […]

Image via Wikipedia In a few short days, the rubber will be spinning, engines will be screaming and, once again, 10 teams will begin their quest to be world champions in the pinnacle of motorsport, Formula One. F1 is recognized as the most technologically advanced racing series with budgets of up to $400 million and […]

Due to a confluence of unfavorable (my wife’s commute car has over 110k rough miles on it and has lived through the first 9 years of both boys, plus three large dogs) and favorable (a little surprise cash, some very low interest rates, a "deal" on a demo model) conditions, we bought a new(ish) car […]

Image via Wikipedia It’s that time of year again. In schools and churches and community centers around the globe, Cub Scouts are gathering to put their building skills to the test in the annual Pinewood Derby race. Thankfully, our Cub Scout pack has a category just for dads, so I can build my own car. […]

Monday, Ford Motor Company announced several vehicle improvements that use radar to improve safety in a variety of driving situations, plus, a new technology that they hope will make driving more accessible and safe for teenagers. Will the new safety features benefit your family? Let’s take a closer look: Collision Course The first group of […]

So the family is considering a new car.  We’re looking at a window 4-6 months in the future when the conditions may be right for us to make such a purchase, but we’ve started our research now.  Being the good geek family, we discussed our needs and desires as a group, and settled upon the […]

Over at Jalopnik they’ve posted some photos of Formula 1 racing steering wheels that makes Speed Racer’s alphabetical choices seem like a Fisher Price copy. Real cars may not be able to do the things the Mach 5 did, but it looks like they should! Leave it to humans to make things more complicated than […]

When Michael Schumacher was just four years old, his dad put a small motor on his pedal cart. Schumi promptly ran the cart into a light post, so his parents decided to take him to a track. Two years later, he was the karting club’s champion … three decades later, he retired as the best […]

As technology becomes more prevalent in our society, things that were at one time solidly geeky become less so. For example, while the noble PDA was once the domain of hardcore nerds, tech-savvy businessmen, and, of course, nerdy businessmen, the modern smartphone has become ubiquitous. Thankfully, as Autoblog points out, steps are currently being taken […]

Virginia: Eat The Kids First I thought this was one of the funnier license plates I’ve seen.  The bloody hand prints really set it apart. [via daddytypes.com]

Admit it, you weren’t always rolling as cool as you are now. You rode that hand-me down bike for years.  You’ve had death-trap cars.  It’s been better to stand on some of the public transport you’ve taken, just to make escape quicker.  You’ve had your favorites too.  That slick fixed gear Surly. The pickup that […]

Well – not really.  But this would certainly stand out among the ever-present SUVs and mini-vans swarming across the highways and byways. The JL421 Badonkadonk (or “Donk”) is built by NAO Design and looks to be inspired by Jabba the Hut’s ship in Return of the Jedi. NAO Design describes it as “a one-of-a-kind ‘armored […]

Okay, I’ve been told more than once that I’m full of hot air, but soon, my car can be too!  News came out this week that a new car, using compressed air as its "fuel" will be coming soon.  It can be refueled via air compressor (which of course uses energy, so even with zero […]

Faithful GeekDad reader Chris Blatnick sent in a great story and a great picture: I purchased a new car recently and decided to go for some vanity plates.  I went through many iterations, cleverly trying variations on some Lotus products (I work for IBM in the Lotus Software division), names of bands I like, Star […]

It’s that time of the year again, dads of Cub Scouts! Time to start thinking about preparing for the pinewood derby. Created in 1953 by a pack leader whose son was too little to participate in the pack’s soap box race, the derby grew in popularity and now is the most recognized feature of Cub […]

I’ll probably post this on the GeekDad Wish List later, but I saw this the other day and thought it was a great, geeky little gadget.  We all still have (mostly) unused 12v sockets in our cars.  Nicely these days, we can use them to recharge our iPhones or other devices, or power the portable […]

Picked this up off of Laughing Squid, and I’m only sorry I wasn’t up in The City to see this for myself last weekend. A great crowd showed up today at the top of Bernal Heights Hill for the Soap Box Derby 2007, where daredevil drivers raced each other in makeshift vehicles down the hill. […]