Mike, TheMekanic take on Auto News, Gadgets, Tips and more ….

I saw my neighbor drove up in a red RX8 and being a nosey person that I am, I decided to look up more information on the RX8. You see, somehow, I believe you can gauge a person by the stuff they buy, especially if it is an optional luxury item like  a red sports car.

While you might not be able to tell all that much about your neighbors if they buy a cheap car, probably you can tell that either

• a. they don’t have money or
• b. they choose to be frugal.

For instance, I wrote in my last post that if I can use a lawn mover as my car where I live, people will think that either:-

• a. I’m broke
• b. I’m cheap
• c. I’m nuts
• d. I want attention
• e. all of the above

If you drive an M3, it mean you want to make a safe choice but still be different. A WRX or an EVO means you value power and technology and have a lousy sense of style. If you drive a 350Z, you want to look good and don’t might that you sports car isn’t that fast or capable. Hope you catch my drift by now.

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I woke up and read the news and got a little envy when I saw that someone has set a new lawn mower speed record. By now, I’m sure the world over especially if you are connected in anyway via television or internet or if you have friends that are too free, they would have emailed you some articles about “fastest lawn mower on earth” feat. If you think that hitting over 80mph is a not a big deal, think again. This is more dangerous than racing go carts. There’s no rotating blade to cut your body parts if anything goes wrong. And in a go kart, at least, they have been engineered to go fast.

I’m envious for 2 reasons. First the lawn mover is faster than my wife’s car (aka motor cycle on wheels boneshaker), that I drive from time to time. I hope my wife don’t read this. Otherwise, I’ll end up buying her a new car or she will steal my ride. I’m cheap/broke so I can’t afford to get her some new wheels, but that’s another story.

The second reason I’m envious

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