March 2009

I’ve had too much fun to mention :).
James and I have lived with our 1969 vintage car now for I think seven years. The general feeling is we’ve been content with the car. The climate is fair in southern Kentucky, near Hodgenville, and we enjoy driving in the car during the hotter months. My opinion is I’d say it’s an awesome ride for the money.

Almost from the minute we received the vintage car we’ve been behind the wheel. We took it out for a spin to see my uncle in Vermont many times without any issues. The vintage car does well on gas and has not given us alot issues in terms of service.

The vintage car is in pristine condition, having been restored in the last two years. The previous owners seem to have taken excellent care of the car over the past twenty-one years. Our previous car, a SEAT, had plenty of problems and we weren’t depressed to unload it.

It was important to get insurance on the vehicle. For our specialty car insurance we went with a company called Classic Collectors Insurance. We signed up for the policy completely online, using their excellent web site. We found the company by reviewing the information on insurance reviews. It’s a great web site for finding the best deal on hot rod insurance. We insured the vintage car for a sliver of what our regular insurance company wanted.

The old cars insurance was just in time because within a month of getting it we were involved in a horrible accident with a Honda. The accident totalled both cars. Our Classic Collectors Insurance insurance agent contacted us and let us know the car would be fixed! It was a relief because of our love to the car.

The worth of the car has gone up a lot over the past three years to our surprise. It’s hard to believe we paid $17,000 for the car back in 1999. Now it’s worth at least $40,000! We’ve been offered this much several times this year. My wife is very excited!

The classic car of your dreams is out there Go out and don’t hesitate, there’s a world of excellent vintage cars out there. Buy a vintage car now before the price goes up! You won’t be sorry.

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One way for an entrepreneur to benefit and to gain more is to always remember the golden rule of business: to buy low and to sell high. Gaining access to a lot of resources especially online resources, which offers very low prices is a good beginning to increase your profits.

There are several websites that lists government seized car auctions, land properties and other possible items covered under these terms. Since government and other financial institutions´ auctions are not always open to the general public, only those who are direct sources are certainly allowed to buy and bid from them.

That is why, for small-time entrepreneurs or starters in this buy-and-sell business, they are advised to make use of web sites which would sponsor and help them find and buy government seized properties and vehicles.

Here are some of the best sites where you could find the greatest deals and bargains.

Gov-Auctions.org – Government seized cars and property website. This site offers a wide variety of government seized properties, from high class cars, houses, up to surpluses of machines, furniture and office items.

GovernmentAuctions.org – The Official Guide to Government Auctions and Foreclosures. These site offers thousands of properties seized by the state and local government agencies.

SeizedPropertyAuctions.com – The Official Website of Federal Asset Recovery Services. This also has a wide collection of properties seized from liquidation open for auction such as art collection, jewelries, deposits from safe banks, antiques, furs, old coins, not to mention quality cars, boats, real estate, etc.

These government seized car auctions allows you to buy cheap used cars for as much as 70% off the current market value. However, as most of these cars are sold as is, it is essential you have some knowledge of cars so that you can determine the rough value of a car.

If you don´t have the experience or knowledge, it would be better to bring along a friend or a car mechanic to help ascertain the true value of a car.

If you are looking for the best government seized auctions to buy seized cars, i recommend Gov Auctions. Check out my Gov Auctions review and learn how to buy cheap used cars for as much as 90% off retail price.

If you have any interest in cars and specifically, driving them fast, then you are probably already aware of the Mitsubishi Evo Range and all the wonderful things it does. If you are not interested in fast cars that feel as dangerous as a wounded animal, then this probably isn’t the article for you. If, on the other hand, you’re one of those drivers who (rather foolishly) like to feel as though the Grim Reaper is sat in the back seat every time you sit behind the wheel, then read on.

The Mitsubishi have released the latest incarnation of their Evo Series, the Evo X, to something of a critical question mark. So far, opinion has been neatly split down the middle, with some reviewers hailing it as the ultimate in car-driving bragging rights, with other lamenting its rather limited BHP in comparison to the last generation ‘FQ’ series.

I sit neatly on the fence in this argument, as I know that on the surface, the Mitsubishi Evo X probably isn’t as impressive as its forebear. On the other hand I also know that anyone who buys this car, all £30,000 of it, is unlikely to leave it in even a comparable condition as to how it comes from the factory. No, thats not how you behave if you own this particular car.

The Mitsubishi Evolution X is the ultimate customisable car. Owners are known to install new bucket seats, larger exhausts, overhaul the engine to get better power and pretty much alter every screw and replace every component. Mitsubishi know this only too well, which is probably some explanation as to why they haven’t overdone it on the quality of components. Why go to any discernible effort when they’re only going to be swapped to the owner’s custom specification?

With suitable tweaking and hours spent grunting over hot machinery, you can bet that the Evo X will be witnessed on the roads as a 400BHP animal rather than the slightly tame 291BHP we see here. Don’t get me wrong, 291BHP is still enough to rip the skin from your bones, but it won’t dissolve you or send you forward through a time dilation in the space/time continuum like the previous model could.

My considered opinion: Buy one, but customise it straight away.

This Friday I went to Frank’s Pizza in Pomona.



The menu was pretty good. After ordering appetizers I devoured a completely incredible meals I will ever had



I’ll display photos of the good later today.

Now is the time to find a car you enjoy! Go out and don’t hesitate, there’s a world of good condition Daytonas out there. Buy a Daytona now before the price goes up! You won’t regret it.

Winter is soon upon us.
Steve and I have depended on our 1965 Daytona now for I think six years. Truth be told we’ve been thrilled with the car. The apartment where we live is in western Georgia, near Pitts, and we love driving the car during the hotter months. Our opinion is I’d say it’s an awesome ride for the money.

From the day we picked up the Daytona we’ve been enjoying it heartily. My whole family made a weekend out of visiting our brother in Ohio several times over the year. The Daytona does Ok on gas and has not given us alot problems in terms of service.

The Daytona is in driving condition, having been restored in the last two years. The previous owners seem to have taken it upon themselves to fix it up over the past 19 years. Our previous car, a Renault, had plenty of problems and we weren’t unhappy to sell it off.

It was made clear to me to insure the vehicle. For our classic car auto insurance we went with a company called Hagerty Insurance. We signed up for the policy completely online, using their excellent web site. We found the company by reviewing the information on muscle car insurance. It’s an awesome resource for finding the best deal on hot rod insurance. We insured the Daytona for a fraction of what Prudential wanted.

I don’t regret for a minute buying our Daytona. While 1965 was not freshest in my memory, our car helps us relive those days.

Other 1965 Daytona Cars

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Vegetable Oils can be made into Biofuel. First let us define biofuel. Biofuel is comparable to the petroleum-based diesel fuel, it is organic as it is derived from vegetable oil. This is an alternative fuel that came from 100% renewable organic resources.

So what is vegetable oil? It is simply the oil produced or extracted from plants and has similar fuel composition to that of the diesel fuel. Examples are the oil from coconut, peanut, palm, corn, rapeseed, babassu, artichoke, sunflower, soy bean, hemp, perilla, honge (found in India), ben (seeds of the Moringa Oleifera), and many others.

Biofuel can be made from Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO), which is a used vegetable oil, where one can get in restaurants and food manufacturers. Restaurants and Food Manufacturers get rid of their used vegetable oil. That’s why biofuel is very cheap and anyone can convert the WVO at home provided you have the equipment to convert it; but if not, you can get it from anywhere. What WVO centrifuge can do is converting the used oil to biofuel. This is a replacement of WVO filters. The filtering process of WVO can take several weeks, but through the centrifuge, it will actually maximize the time in filtering the used oil. There are different designs and sizes and WVODesigns.com have one that is very handy.

There are a lot more articles about biofuel, WVO and about the WVO centrifuge. It’s a very informative site. This is to raise awareness that we all have to be responsible to our environment. If we are not careful in what we do, it will always come back to us. Our environment reflects on what we do with it. Biofuel is not only good for the environment, but it can be the answer to the rising economic crisis especially with the fuel crisis. So, think about it. You are not only saving the environment, you are also saving yourself money on the fuel.

For some of us, nothing is quite as precious as our vehicles. To be more precise, this mostly applies to men. Guys tend to obsess about their cars, trucks, and SUVs. I knew one fellow who actually made his girlfriend take off her shoes when entering his Cobra Mustang. It was clear he loved the car more than the lady. Sad, I know! Anyway, whether you adore your vehicle your wedding gifts or not, you do want to keep it safe. After all, most of us lack the funds to simply run out and purchase a new one on a whim. This is where car alarm reviews come into the picture. You want to find the best and most reasonably priced alarm system for your ride. It will not only keep your vehicle from being stolen, but it will also benefit your safety as well.

To be perfectly honest, I don’t generally think of car alarms or groomsmen gifts as theft prevention devices. Sure, they can deter a thief from snatching your ride, but they can more importantly keep an assailant from slipping into the back of your car, or mini-van. This is a common nightmare for many. Everyone dreads the notion of some sadistic psychopath crawling into their car when they’re not looking, and then proceeding to dismember or torture them in some far off, deserted location. Okay, that’s a bit graphic, but sadly we realize that’s it’s a possibility. There is an endless sea of freaks and weirdoes on this planet. So, if we turn to car alarm reviews, and seek out a device that will keep our ride secure when we’re in the shopping mall or at work, it certainly offers peace-of-mind. A comfort that we require these days. Now, as many people already know, contemporary car alarms or groomsmen gifts tend to scream when someone attempts to penetrate the armed vehicle, or even when they get to close. Perimeter alarms are quite popular these days with. You can set it up so the alarm will chirp if someone gets within 2 feet of the vehicle. Or, if someone even sticks their hand through an open window. But, be sure to read recent car alarm reviews prior to purchasing. These devices are forever upgrading.

So, I suppose you’re a little more intrigued by car alarms and security devices at this point. This means it’s time to check out car alarm reviews on the web. See what’s most popular and offers the most bang for your buck. Protect your ride and yourself!

So you want to look for a new car but can’t seem to make your finances stretch far enough? Or perhaps you’ve already found the car of your dreams, but know there’s no way you could even consider buying it. You’re not alone – the motoring industry has been hit hardest of all by the credit crunch and car sales have reached an all time low. It seems that no one can afford to think about purchasing a new car right now.

But don’t let that put you off – there is another option. There is another way you could still get the car of your choice, and you wouldn’t even have to pay upfront for it. Car contract hire or leasing agreements are a great way to choose the exact car you want and you only have to pay one manageable monthly fee.  

I know what you’re thinking, there has to be a catch, right? Well, in fact, no there’s really not. Sure you have to sign a contract but you get to choose from any car on the market, even those that would normally be out of your price range. In fact, the more desirable the car is, the better deals you can get. It’s not like buying a new car where the value decreases with time, most contract hire agreements are based on your projected usage so they take wear and tear into account and when the contract ends you can trade it in for a newer model.

Choosing contract hire will usually also help with the running cost of having a car – often the road tax and servicing costs are thrown in to the monthly instalments so you won’t find yourself suddenly landed with huge repair bills. And you’re less likely to have trouble with it breaking down as you can trade it in every few years, so you’ll always have the latest new model.

Basically, it’s a completely beneficial and financially viable way of getting a new car without any of the worries of buying outright – and it really does make sense, especially now when times are hard. And who knows, you might even get your dream car after all!

You know the thing I really find horrible?

I am revolted by old people.

For real, old people smell bad.