Jim Roal

I do track days in my 2006 Porsche Cayman S.  The car is basically stock.  This article is a collection of my thoughts around the topic of b...

I waited a long time to even try out a smartwatch.  I don't like wearing watches in the first place, and the phone in my pocket has all ...

Overview I have not posted about smartphone shopping for a while so I thought I would capture my thoughts here as some friends have been ...

I bought a Garmin VIRB Ultra 30 action camera for recording in-car video in my 2006 Cayman S (987.1).  This camera uses the same mounts as ...

We bought a used Mercedes Benz E350 4matic in September of 2015.  It is a 2010 (W212) model and it had 34k miles on it.  Our daughter is...

I have a 2010 Mercedes E350 4-matic.  At about 38,000 miles the "check engine" light came on intermittently.  I scanned it with a ...

Historically I was always a Ford fan.  I had all Fords until I acquired a BMW many years ago. My wife had always loved Jaguar cars.  They...

I was raised in a Ford family actually.  Growing up our family owned all For and Lincoln vehicles and I really liked them.  The vehicle I dr...

There are many Android devices out there today.  This article will focus on tablets and phones.  Android is an operating system, similar to ...

I have a 2006 Porsche Cayman S.  From the factory there are no grilles for the radiators so they collect leaves, rocks, bugs, everything.  ...

A friend had an interesting problem with his 2005 GM car.  The symptom was this: the car died while driving and would not restart.  He towe...

I was a professional service technician (mechanic) at a Ford dealer for almost 15 years.  It was my first career.  I went to trade school in...