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.
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.
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 INDEFATIGABLE FIELDER “YA MATAA KWA BOOT”
the infamous fielder ya mataa. After my horror experience with a rental Honda fit last time, another dealer this time round offered me a rather clean fielder. It was the famous "mataa kwa boot" version that has since time immemorial received praise and scorn in almost equal measure along these streets. I was hesitant at … Continue reading THE INDEFATIGABLE FIELDER “YA MATAA KWA BOOT”
