Author Archives: Steve Mays
Only Land Rover on the lot
This Saturday I will have had the truck for three weeks and I still get a tingle when I see it. I’m sure there are some Series Land Rovers in the KC area and assume there are some around St. Louis but I’ve yet to see any in mid-Missouri. Would love to connect with some owners nearby.
Fire Extinguishers
In 50+ years of driving I’ve never kept a fire extinguisher in my vehicle. Passed a few cars that had been on fire but never needed one. In my limited experience, views on fire extinguishers for vehicles fall into two camps. The “Why Bother” guys argue that you don’t know if the thing works without trying it and even if it does it won’t be strong enough to put out a ‘real fire.’ The “Why Not” camp (me) use the NRA logic of “Better to have a fire extinguisher and not need it…”
I purchased one for my truck because I’d hate to be standing there watching my truck burn up with my pecker (Pecker is a cheap brand of Chinese extinguisher) in my hand when I might have saved it.
I went for the H3R Performance HG100C HalGuard Chrome Clean Agent Fire Extinguisher. This little rascal (1.4 pounds) fits nicely in the small cab of the truck.
Mechanic Cam
Bye bye, MINI
It was a nice fall day (October 7) in 2011. I was in St. Louis for some reason with a little time to kill so I stopped in at the MINI Cooper dealership. Just window shopping. I was handed off to a “Motoring Advisor” (see below) and the next thing I knew I was writing a check for a new car.
I sold the MINI today to my friend George. It was a good car and fun to drive. But anything more than an oil change meant a trip to the nearest dealer…in St. Louis. And I don’t think I ever got away spending less than a thousand bucks. But the big reason is there simply isn’t room in my life for two vehicles so it was time to say goodbye to the MINI.