I’m excited at what car Korea can come up with next.
I know it’s strange, but to be honest with you, I wasn’t always this way. In fact, I was the exact opposite. read more…
The Curious Case of the Korean Car
March 17th, 2010 at 6:33 pm by Vince Pornelos. There are 3 commentsThe Steak or the Sauce
March 1st, 2010 at 10:00 pm by Vince Pornelos. There are 1 commentsWhich do you prefer: the steak or the sauce?
Don’t answer that yet. At least until after you finish this story. read more…
The Job, the Car, and the Fly
February 5th, 2010 at 2:31 pm by Vince Pornelos. There are 1 comments
If you haven’t noticed, I love my job.
To be around cars and engage in the industry that you’re actually passionate about is something few people get a chance to do. read more…
A Decade Since
January 25th, 2010 at 12:32 pm by Vince Pornelos. There are no comments
I remember it like it was yesterday.
It was 10 years ago, right down to the week, that I was standing in line, waiting to get my first ever driver’s license. I had all the forms filled up, the questionnaire sorted out and the fees paid, and later that day I walked out of there a duly licensed driver. A freer man, so to speak, though a freer pimply 17-year old is more like it. read more…
A Man and his Machine
January 10th, 2010 at 11:00 pm by Vince Pornelos. There are 3 comments
Let me tell you a story.
A week after Typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy), my Dad asked, “Son, why don’t you buy a newer, better car?”
At that point, my car was downstairs, a casualty of the heaviest floods our city has seen, and I was looking to replace her heart… the engine. Transplanting a new motor is a massive undertaking, not to mention an expensive one, and this particular instance is going to rack up a price tag that would cost well over half the residual value of my car. From a logical point of view, it doesn’t make sense to spend that much, especially since I could have just sold her as-is, add the money for the new engine and get a newer, better car…. like my dad said. read more…