Thu Tu Koelling's Blog » Car http://takethu.com/blog Mon, 17 May 2010 18:40:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Honda GPS Daylight Saving Time Update Impossible http://takethu.com/blog/2007/07/06/honda-gps-daylight-saving-time-update-impossible/ http://takethu.com/blog/2007/07/06/honda-gps-daylight-saving-time-update-impossible/#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2007 07:00:36 +0000 Thu Tu Koelling http://takethu.com/blog/2007/07/06/honda-gps-daylight-saving-time-update-impossible/ I have less than two months before the warranty on my Honda Accord runs out. I was hoping that the DST start/end dates change would be addressed while my car was still under warranty. When I searched on the internet, it seemed as if there would be a fix, at least for the Acura, around [...]]]> http://takethu.com/blog/2007/07/06/honda-gps-daylight-saving-time-update-impossible/feed/ 3 Honda GPS Navi Updated Clock Today http://takethu.com/blog/2007/04/02/honda-gps-navi-updated-clock-today/ http://takethu.com/blog/2007/04/02/honda-gps-navi-updated-clock-today/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2007 06:13:51 +0000 Thu Tu Koelling http://takethu.com/blog/?p=246 My heart skipped a beat or two this morning when I checked the car clock on the way to work and it said 11:30. Sure, going to work at 10:30 is late by some standards, but it feels very different to me when it gets to be 11 o’clock. Then it dawned on me that [...]]]> http://takethu.com/blog/2007/04/02/honda-gps-navi-updated-clock-today/feed/ 7 Spring Forward 2007 http://takethu.com/blog/2007/03/11/spring-forward-2007/ http://takethu.com/blog/2007/03/11/spring-forward-2007/#comments Sun, 11 Mar 2007 19:52:56 +0000 Thu Tu Koelling http://takethu.com/blog/?p=227 If you’re in the US, make sure your clocks are showing the correct time. Daylight saving time started 3 weeks early.

So far, these are my gadgets that are not showing the correct time, but should due to sync mechanisms:

digital clock that uses radio signal to synchronize time. Even though I changed it to [...]]]> http://takethu.com/blog/2007/03/11/spring-forward-2007/feed/ 0 Self-parking car! http://takethu.com/blog/2006/10/24/self-parking-car/ http://takethu.com/blog/2006/10/24/self-parking-car/#comments Wed, 25 Oct 2006 05:19:38 +0000 Thu Tu Koelling http://takethu.com/blog/?p=181 I just saw a commercial for the Lexus LS, which parallel parks itself!! Woohoo!

Well, I am not buying a car soon, but it’s reassuring that the technology will be around the next time I buy a car. I live in the suburbs where I rarely have to deal with parallel parking. However, when I [...]]]> http://takethu.com/blog/2006/10/24/self-parking-car/feed/ 0 Road Trips with Cats http://takethu.com/blog/2006/09/22/road-trips-with-cats/ http://takethu.com/blog/2006/09/22/road-trips-with-cats/#comments Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:45:50 +0000 Thu Tu Koelling http://takethu.com/blog/?p=166 Before embarking on a long road trop between Northern and Southern California with my two cats, I did a lot of research. You can find a lot of advice over the internet so I don’t want to write down every possible bit of information. I’ll just write about what I’ve learned and what I do.

[...]]]> http://takethu.com/blog/2006/09/22/road-trips-with-cats/feed/ 0 Freaky parking experience http://takethu.com/blog/2006/09/03/freaky-parking-experience/ http://takethu.com/blog/2006/09/03/freaky-parking-experience/#comments Sun, 03 Sep 2006 22:49:26 +0000 Thu Tu Koelling http://takethu.com/blog/?p=157 I went to In-N-Out for my almost weekly burger and fries. As I pulled into the parking spot, I found a bunch of empty spots near the front. Sweet! I proceeded to maneuver my car so I could park backing in. As I pressed on the brakes to stop the car from reversing as I [...]]]> http://takethu.com/blog/2006/09/03/freaky-parking-experience/feed/ 1 Kudos to CA DMV http://takethu.com/blog/2006/06/30/kudos-to-ca-dmv/ http://takethu.com/blog/2006/06/30/kudos-to-ca-dmv/#comments Sat, 01 Jul 2006 03:40:25 +0000 Thu Tu Koelling http://takethu.com/blog/?p=150 Last Friday as I walked to my car after work, I noticed that the year sticker was missing from my license plate. It either fell off (unlikely) or it got stolen. I’ve heard of people stealing tags but geesh! I doubt that it occurred at work but I couldn’t exactly remember the last time I [...]]]> http://takethu.com/blog/2006/06/30/kudos-to-ca-dmv/feed/ 2 Gas saving techniques http://takethu.com/blog/2006/06/04/gas-saving-techniques/ http://takethu.com/blog/2006/06/04/gas-saving-techniques/#comments Sun, 04 Jun 2006 23:40:32 +0000 Thu Tu Koelling http://takethu.com/blog/?p=149 Since filling up my Honda Accord coupe costs $50+, I have had to modify my driving habits and they seem to help. With my previous tank of gas, I was getting 19/20 mpg, according to my GPS system’s trip information thingamabob. First, I tried to resist the urge to be Racer Chick, where I would [...]]]> http://takethu.com/blog/2006/06/04/gas-saving-techniques/feed/ 2 in-car GPS Navigation http://takethu.com/blog/2006/03/05/in-car-gps-navigation/ http://takethu.com/blog/2006/03/05/in-car-gps-navigation/#comments Sun, 05 Mar 2006 08:17:45 +0000 Thu Tu Koelling http://takethu.com/blog/?p=96 My love affair/dependency with GPS navigation started way back when I used a bluetooth system that sent GPS data to my iPaq, which I connected to my car’s audio system so I can hear the directions.

Then I bought a new car that included GPS Navi. I had to pay for more than just the [...]]]> http://takethu.com/blog/2006/03/05/in-car-gps-navigation/feed/ 0 My Honda Accord http://takethu.com/blog/2004/08/13/my-honda-accord/ http://takethu.com/blog/2004/08/13/my-honda-accord/#comments Sat, 14 Aug 2004 01:25:19 +0000 Thu Tu Koelling http://takethu.com/blog/?p=264 I got a new car today: Honda Accord Coupe 2004 with silver exterior and black leather interior. Here are some of the stats:

Engineering

Engine Type: V-6 Displacement (cc): 2997 Horsepower @ rpm (SAE net): 240 @ 6250 Torque (lb.-ft. @ rpm): 212 @ 5000 Compression Ratio: 10.0 : 1 Valve Train: 24-Valve SOHC VTEC® [...]]]> http://takethu.com/blog/2004/08/13/my-honda-accord/feed/ 0 good posture http://takethu.com/blog/2004/04/20/good-posture/ http://takethu.com/blog/2004/04/20/good-posture/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2004 07:11:57 +0000 Thu Tu Koelling http://takethu.com/blog/?p=52 A few years ago, I got rear-ended in my car, and suffered back injury. To treat the pain, I got physical therapy. One of the methods to improve and prevent back pain, was to improve my posture. My therapist told me that it put a lot of stress on the back to slouch.

It took [...]]]> http://takethu.com/blog/2004/04/20/good-posture/feed/ 1 down with slow pokes folks http://takethu.com/blog/2004/04/18/slow-pokes/ http://takethu.com/blog/2004/04/18/slow-pokes/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2004 06:04:38 +0000 Thu Tu Koelling http://takethu.com/blog/?p=51 I was behind this annoyingly slow car a few days ago. At that speed, I noticed a bumper sticker:

Palo Alto Resident  I drive safely.

Whatever! Driving safely doesn’t mean driving too slowly (10 mph below the speed limit).

I did a google search and found that it’s part of Palo Alto’s Pace Car program. [...]]]> http://takethu.com/blog/2004/04/18/slow-pokes/feed/ 0 Bay Area traffic shortcuts http://takethu.com/blog/2004/04/11/bay-area-traffic-shortcuts/ http://takethu.com/blog/2004/04/11/bay-area-traffic-shortcuts/#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2004 17:53:55 +0000 Thu Tu Koelling http://takethu.com/blog/?p=46 http://www.nbc11.com/traffic/2185449/detail.html

This is a list of some shortcuts in the SJ Bay Area to get around gridlock traffic.

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Let’s help each other out by posting good deals.

The Chevron station that I know of with reasonable prices has been the one at Lawrence Expressway and Duane, in Sunnyvale. I went there today: [...]]]> http://takethu.com/blog/2004/02/29/gas-gouging/feed/ 5