Menu
Modern Sports Cars of Arizona logo
  • Home
  • In Other Words
  • About
  • Shop
Modern Sports Cars of Arizona logo

Yet Another Use For Duct Tape

Posted on December 27, 2020December 27, 2020 by Modern Sports Cars of Arizona

Over the years I’ve used duct tape for seemingly 101 applications. Recently one of our MSCA drivers came up with an unorthodox, yet effective, application. The Problem Most of us drivers have experienced the annoying slow tire leak. This is typically the result of a nail, screw, etc., that punctures a tire in such a…

+

Taking A Car To Its Limits

Posted on November 28, 2020November 28, 2020 by Modern Sports Cars of Arizona

A dirty little secret I learned from years of riding motorcycles, way before I learned it about cars, is that one rarely gets to the edge of what a vehicle is capable of on the street. This is why the most useful sport bike displacement I’ve found for riding on the street is 600-750, but…

+

And The Winner Is…

Posted on October 24, 2020October 24, 2020 by Modern Sports Cars of Arizona

My beloved Mazda 3 Sport! I decided to invoke the purchase option at lease-end, and buy the Mazda out-right. Rather than try to do it all with one car, the plan is to keep the Mazda as a daily driver, and get a sportier weekend driver, once the Mazda is paid off

+

The Next Ride

Posted on September 20, 2020September 20, 2020 by Modern Sports Cars of Arizona

The lease on my Mazda 3 is almost up. So, what will I get next? Will I stick with the Mazda 3? The Practical Contenders In this category are vehicles that need to fit four adults comfortably. This include the Suburu WRX, Alfa Romeo Guilia, Volkswagen GTI, and of course, I could decide to keep…

+

Building Chassis. Well, Sort Of.

Posted on August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 by Modern Sports Cars of Arizona

I picked up another DIY project. Two actually. I needed to put together two new to us, single-bed, wooden bed frames, since the boys had outgrown their five-year-old bunk-bed. The misses got the bed frames, including head and foot boards for both, second-hand. However, one of the frame sets didn’t include cross-slats. Pre-work With none…

+

Toyota MR2 – Unguilty Pleasure

Posted on July 26, 2020July 26, 2020 by Modern Sports Cars of Arizona

One of the MSCA members who is pretty savvy at finding automotive bargains, that are actually fun, told me some time ago he had a surprise. I was indeed surprised when I watched him zip into a parking space in front of our breakfast spot. It had been years since I’d seen a Toyota MR2,…

+

How Are You Holding Up?

Posted on June 14, 2020June 14, 2020 by Modern Sports Cars of Arizona

It seems like it’s been a lifetime since MSCA has had a meet-up. Unfortunately, the current spike in COVID-19 cases in Arizona doesn’t inspire confidence. Still, the current state of affairs won’t last forever, and we, once again, will be out there together.  What I enjoy most about MSCA isn’t just the driving, and the…

+

Finally, Fixed Those Damned Fenders

Posted on May 24, 2020May 24, 2020 by Modern Sports Cars of Arizona

Again, I have our current coronavirus pandemic to thank for helping me have the time to finally fix the fenders of our resident 2010 Toyota Corolla SE. That single-owner beast has clocked over 192,000 miles. I’ve told its owner that our mission is to get it past 300,000 miles. And, yes, it’s quite doable with…

+

Keeping HVAC Pipes Cool

Posted on April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 by Modern Sports Cars of Arizona

With COVID-19 keeping a lot of us on lock-down, I find myself doing a lot of (ahem) home improvement stuff. Dare I say, it has been interesting reviving skills I haven’t used in decades. Of course, the Internet, makes it a whole lot easier, especially YouTube. A project I had been putting of a while…

+

Car I’d Like To Social Distance In Right Now

Posted on March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 by Modern Sports Cars of Arizona

Well, it’s a brave new world since the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic made the United States 2020 Presidential Election cycle seem like page six news. The good news is that things have radically focused us humans on what we deem precious. Health, time, food, freedom, yes, freedom. The absence of the usual day-to-day stuff to distract…

+
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • Next

Recent Posts

  • Yet Another Use For Duct Tape
  • Taking A Car To Its Limits
  • And The Winner Is…
  • The Next Ride
  • Building Chassis. Well, Sort Of.

Recent Comments

    Archives

    • December 2020
    • November 2020
    • October 2020
    • September 2020
    • August 2020
    • July 2020
    • June 2020
    • May 2020
    • April 2020
    • March 2020
    • February 2020
    • January 2020
    • December 2019
    • November 2019
    • October 2019
    • September 2019
    • August 2019
    • June 2019
    • April 2019
    • March 2019
    • February 2019
    • January 2019
    • December 2018

    Tags

    330i 911 Beetle BMW Boxster car rental classic cars Corolla Coronavirus daily-driver DIY drains E46 Focus Ford Golf GT history Lagos M2 Macan Mazda 3 museum Mustang Nigeria Porsche power steering project R R32 ride sharing RS S scouting trip serpentine belt skates Sport Subaru test drive Toyota trains Victoria Island VW wheels WRX

    Video of The Month

    https://youtu.be/wUxo2KmO4OI

    Recent Comments

      ©2021 Modern Sports Cars of Arizona | Powered by WordPress & Superb Themes