subaru forester. When I think of Subaru, I think of the color blue, a loud exhaust, a turbo blow-off valve and a rude lad in his early 20s behind the wheel flanked by an insanely attractive "femme irrésistible" but the subaru forester i got to drive recently hardly conforms to this deeply entrenched stereotype. It … Continue reading A BRIEF SOJOURN WITH THE 2003 SUBARU FORESTER.
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2012 TOYOTA PORTE HANDS-ON REVIEW.
2012 toyota porte. acing total defeat at the battle of Sentinium in the year 295B.C., Consul Publius Decius Mus couldn't stand seeing his men in full rout against an inferior enemy consisting of allied Gallic and samnite tribesmen and therefore just as his father had done years before and in accordance with the Roman ritual … Continue reading 2012 TOYOTA PORTE HANDS-ON REVIEW.
2012 NISSAN NOTE HANDS-ON REVIEW.
Nissan note center panel at night. When word reached me that my 88-year old grandmother had suddenly been taken ill and admitted at Pope Benedict XVI hospital in the countryside, I was devastated. Most of my other relatives were heading there on Sunday so I too had to immediately make travel arrangements. I decided to … Continue reading 2012 NISSAN NOTE HANDS-ON REVIEW.
A NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE WITH A TOYOTA FUNCARGO.
Toyota funcargo. Have you ever driven a car so terrible and unnerving it made you question the meaning of life and the purpose of existence? Well, that is exactly what happened to me when I got behind the wheel of the Toyota Funcargo. I can bet my entire inheritance that no one exists simply to … Continue reading A NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE WITH A TOYOTA FUNCARGO.
HANDS-ON WITH THE TRUSTY PROBOX.
Toyota Probox. "North or South, they sing no songs for spiders" is one of the lesser known quotes by Lord Varys in the epic series 'Game of Thrones'. The same can be said of the infamous Probox. In spite of it's sheer ruggedness, it has received a lot of scorn and ridicule while also being … Continue reading HANDS-ON WITH THE TRUSTY PROBOX.
MATATU TALES.
matatu. We've grown so discourteous and unlettered that apologizing for wrong-doing is seen as an uphill task. While sitted in a bus earlier today, on my morning commute to work, a man in heavy industrial boots accidentally stepped on my feet (I was wearing open shoes) and I quickly retracted my foot in pain and … Continue reading MATATU TALES.
A LESSON AGAINST DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCE.
don't drink and drive. During my brief sojourn in the country side from new year's eve to the 2nd of January, an unprecedented event occurred that left me with a heavy heart. On the evening of the 1st of January, an uncle of mine requested that I leave my hired fielder home and accompany him … Continue reading A LESSON AGAINST DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCE.
2010 TOYOTA FIELDER REVIEW
fielder steering wheel. When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon in the year 49B.C., thus igniting the Roman civil war, he famously declared, "Ia acta est" latin for "the die has been cast." It is in the same breadth that i had crossed the point of no return with the "fielder ya mataa kwa boot" since … Continue reading 2010 TOYOTA FIELDER REVIEW
THE LEXUS INCIDENT.
Since my recent fall out with Patricia who unceremoniously parted ways with me for an escapade with a Subaru lad, I was yesterday in the process of courting a young woman from our immediate neighbor to the south. She was quite beautiful with sharp, almond-shaped eyes that seemed to pierce right through the heart. She … Continue reading THE LEXUS INCIDENT.
MUSINGS OF A SUBARU.
the horse-drawn carriage. The horse-drawn carriage first landed in mesopotamia (modern day middle east) in the year 1900B.C. and was widely in use by Kings, nobles and peasants alike until the 20th century as a convenient mode of transporting goods and people making it the rightful precursor to the modern automobile albeit for a tad … Continue reading MUSINGS OF A SUBARU.
