Cars

How to Prepare for a Road Trip ($50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway)

August 22, 2011

La Jolla Girl and I are taking a road trip up to Santa Barbara. We do it all the time, so it’s a familiar trek. I always make sure that my car is not due for maintenance prior to leaving and eyeball the tires. However, I am pretty sure I don’t have everything that I should keep in my car, so I did some research. Here’s a list of what I currently keep: Kleenex (though [...]

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An Alternative To Annual Fee Roadside Assistance

July 25, 2011

My husband has an old Jeep that’s out of warranty. Last month, I received a call to pick him up on the side of the road because the car had died, luckily not too far from our house. I had been bugging him to put a roadside assistance plan on the car, but he wasn’t interested. His argument is that the car rarely makes it out the the garage, we are getting rid of it [...]

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The Best Fish Tacos in San Diego Are At….

May 24, 2010

I was thrilled to be invited on the Chevrolet “Best of Tour” in San Diego a few weeks ago. The Best of Tours are grass roots efforts to get bloggers and every day people familiar with the cars, the brand and the people. It’s genius, actually. For this San Diego tour, Chevrolet partnered with our own Susan Russo, food blogger extraordinaire, to determine where to find the best fish tacos in San Diego. I love [...]

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Important Information: Today is “SAFE 5-1-1 Day” in San Diego County

May 11, 2010

I‘m so grateful to know this service exists! Maybe it’s because we were out of the country for so long, but I had no idea that if I become stranded on a San Diego freeway or highway, I can dial 5-1-1 from my cell phone for non-emergency help. This service provides another option if you are not near a call box. It’s much more practical and safer for a number of reasons. How many times [...]

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CARBONita Detail, La Jolla – Eco Friendly Auto Detailing

December 7, 2009

CARBONita Detail is a new La Jolla based, environmentally friendly auto detailing company. I had the opportunity to try out their services last week courtesy of Jimmy, the owner of CARBONita Detail. We are honestly very pleased. If you don’t live in the La Jolla area, look into finding a detailer with a similar water saving technology. Unfortunately, because it took a long time for us to get sorted after our move back to La Jolla from [...]

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Car Wash Options: Things To Think About

December 7, 2009

I don’t see many people outside washing their cars anymore. This might be due to the mandatory water restrictions we now have in San Diego, but I certainly don’t miss the gushing gutter water flowing down our street. In San Diego, you can still wash your car at home before 10am and after 4pm with a bucket and a hand held hose with a shut off nozzle. California is in a drought. Did you know that [...]

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