Author: Chris Birt

  • Quick Deep Thought #1

    Jet boat or this? (Image:Groovyman’s Guide 2007. Toolbox:Nokia N93i) Here’s a quick deep thought (QDT) I had after driving both the Maserati (to heat me up) and the Benz (to cool me down, sorta.) This primarily applies to that beautiful Maserati. QUICK DEEP THOUGHT #1: Why can perfectly normal people own a fast, expensive speed…

  • The "M" Word

    (Pic or two tommorow. Stay groovy.) The letter “M” is indelibly etched into the automotive zeitgeist. I realize you do not need someone like me to hyperlink the word zeitgeist or pummel you with such a pretentious first sentence. Pretense, on the other hand, may keep you from driving the Mercedes Benz R Class. You…

  • They Shoot Maseratis Don't They?

    So shoot me. (Images: Groovyman’s Guide 2007) Elvis Presley had a thing for Italian sports cars (among other dangerous drugs). A certain urban legend holds that he once actually shot one of them when it failed to start. The legend has been passed along that the low slung shot of pure adrenaline was a Maserati.…

  • American Aluminum. Good for cans. Bad for engines.

    So I am sitting here at Starbucks this morning and I just overheard something that troubles me. A guy having a drink with his coffee klatsch is saying to his buddy that his “engine blew up” after three years and needs to replaced. It is an aluminum block engine in a Cadillac. That would make…

  • Pontiyuck

    I spend alot, I mean ALOT of time intercepting generally middle-aged people in parking logs and asking them about their rides. So far I have been treated far more graciously than I have by some people on Hennepin Avenue these days (one picked up my sandwich while I was sitting on a bench and proceeded…

  • Where there's a way, there's a will.

    Stopped by the candy store on Saturday AM and sampled the following: a brand new Viper, Mustang GT500, Maserati Quattroporte, Corvette Z06, BMW M6 (black coupe, gray convertible), Mercedes 600 V12 biturbo, and, uhm, lets see…a few R class Mercedes. This candy store is also known as Sears Automotive. I intend to drive each of…