San Diego's Weekend Driver

GM plant driving route a reminder of Great Car Museum Tour

Jack Brandais — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 06:35:35 +0000

GM's promoting a summer tour of its plants, which Mark Maynard in UT San Diego is calling the Car Geek Holiday.

Urban explorer on a quest for flour tortillas

Jack Brandais — Mon, 27 May 2013 18:15:46 +0000

From the Los Angeles Times, a story on a quest for flour tortillas, something that I think we have more of in San Diego. I would send her to the Old Town Mexican Cafe for wonderful flour tortillas. Crisscrossing L.A. on a quest for tacos made with flour tortillas

Auto writer taboo subject: I’m reviewing my own car, the Mini Cooper S Countryman

Jack Brandais — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:02:27 +0000

I'm only a part-time auto writer and hope this won't get me thrown out of the club, but I've had a lot of people asking me about the MINI Cooper S Countryman that I ordered last December and received at the end of February.

Lunch at a hardware store along the Cuyama Highway

Jack Brandais — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:59:03 +0000

I was back on the Central Coast in February giving some exercise to a new car that I actually purchased, my Mini Cooper S Countryman, which regular readers of this website will remember that I ordered in December and received in February.

Madison High celebrates 50 years with awesome alumni auto assembly

Jack Brandais — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:44:01 +0000

Very nice neighborhood car show today at Madison High in San Diego. The show, with many cars from alums, also showed off the school’s new, state of the art auto shop, robotics and solar panels. Great job!

Crazy Curvy Roads in California’s Central Coast

Jack Brandais — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:58:28 +0000

It's part one of wandering around the Santa Ynez Mountains in California's Central Coast, from Ventura and Gorman to Paseo Robles.

Weekend Driver in UT San Diego Today… Spectacular Desert Vista an Easy Drive for AWD Vehicles

Jack Brandais — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:25:36 +0000

Just in time to still enjoy a desert drive before the heat sets in, the latest Weekend Driver is published today in UT San Diego.

i Loves Balboa Park: Mitsubishi’s Little Electric Covers Nearly a Century of Motoring

Jack Brandais — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 19:32:37 +0000

High-tech electric car takes an off-the-beaten path drive around Balboa Park.

Good Guys Del Mar this weekend… a rare Stude on display

Jack Brandais — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:33:15 +0000

This rare 53 Studebaker was #153 off the line and has the ultra rare tri star hood ornament, only used until Mercedes Bens objected.

Video visit to Font’s Point in the Anza Borrego Desert and a Chevy Equinox test now online

Jack Brandais — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 22:49:35 +0000

Visit Font's Point in the Anza Borrego Desert State Park, near San Diego, in a 2013 V6 AWD Chevrolet Equinox.