The Trip Home from Monterey, Part 3 of 3 by Groosh
Hung over but recouping, no sleep, a six hour drive if we were lucky plus one tired 912. I was ready to go home. We had run my car once during the four day weekend and it ran normal. All … Continued
Earned911 Monterey Trip Part 4 of 4: What is it all about?
Since I came back from Monterey, people have been asking me – “What did you do there?” mostly my wife, who I left with our 7 month old and my mother-in-law. It’s hard to describe what Monterey is all about … Continued
GM Learns eBay The Hard Way
In follow up to my eBay story below, you may have also heard that GM and eBay partnered up in California for a test program to sell new cars. Out of 16,228 vehicles listed there have only been 45 completed … Continued
Why I Stopped Selling Cars on eBay
While at Concorso Italiano Friday, August 14th, a couple of eBay account reps were walking around asking opinions of their motor auction service. eBay was a sponsor of the event so it made sense to be doing market research. They’re … Continued
Earned911 Monterey Trip Part 3: Wine Tour
During our trip to Monterey we took part in Pelican Parts Wine tour to the Hahn Winery. Most of us that have cars, that are meant to be driven, have been on several “tours”, most of them involve runs up … Continued
Out of Cash, Out of Cars, My Idioms for Dealers
Three RSS feeds from Automotive News smacked my brain back to reality after a Monterey weekend. They support the story we first brought you two weeks ago, “Cash for Clunkers, Far From a Slam Dunker” so I will toot my … Continued
Playing with the Big Dogs.
Earned911 Monterey Trip – Part 2: No matter what car you drive today, it seems someone else always has one better than yours. For me, the better car is a 997 GT3, one of the most advanced street cars ever … Continued
2010 Porsche GT3 RS, It Failed Subtlety Class
The only transmission available is a six-speed manual. Let me repeat, the only transmission available is a six-speed man-u-al. Who else agrees the PDK auto slap tranny can stick it? Get it? Stick it. You see what I did there… … Continued
New Guest Writer: Earned911
I want to thank Mike, driving buddy extraordinaire and all around car guy, for contributing his stories to our blog. Had I driven solo my blog entry would read “got up there, stopped once for gas, had gas, uneventful ride.” … Continued
A glimpse into the future – by Earned911
The first leg of our journey to Monterey ended around Pismo Beach – we needed to stop for some local breakfast. It was about 9am and Paul broke out the bottle of Blue Moon and poured us a round to … Continued