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Nice Rims!

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You gotta love the owner’s pride, outfitting spinners on this van.

Oh, and don’t mind Monster by Kanye West playing in the background.

Hawaii Five-0 and Ridemakerz? Nope.

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This could be a missed opportunity for both the Hawaii Five-0 television series and toy company Ridemakerz. Sadly, Ridemakerz does not offer a customizable version of the Chevy Camaro featured in Hawaii Five-0. Ridemakerz offers Corvettes, Challengers, Mustangs, and Vipers but no Camaros.

Woulda been kinda neat to give a 5-0 toy Camaro to car enthusiasts for Christmas, or kids coulda played “Book’em Danno!”

Anyways, here’s the Camaro in action.

Toyota Taking a Page From Kanye and Jay-Z’s Playbook?

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Toyota has taken a bashing in the news recently with their massive recalls of 8.5 million vehicles.  But amidst all the negative publicity, have you simply noticed how much Toyota has been in the news.  Sure, it is for all the wrong reasons ala Kanye West and Taylor Swift, but you know, there may be some mad genius behind the timing of all of this.

Announce the recalls around the time of the Superbowl when commercials and ads get as much attention as the game itself?  Hmmm…  Then you see and read all those announcements on how Toyota is going to address and fix the problems.  On the news, you’ll see how Toyota dealerships are staying open later to fix affected vehicles.  Then you see this new commercial on television, admitting Toyota’s errors and reaffirming their commitment to safety.  Like Kanye at the time, all you see and hear about is Toyota.

Of course, other car companies have an opportunity for more sales, but do you think they are going to risk disparaging Toyota’s design flaws?  No way; it’s too risky.  In the future, these other competitors could very well have issues with their designs, so they can’t afford to tout superior designs just in case.  That fall would be too severe.

So while Toyota is in for a rough ride in the near future, its long term outlook could be very bright from this moment of darkness.

Free Music from Lincoln

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I admit that I like the new Lincoln commercials showing off their new cars. The visuals of the commercial are appealing and the various audio soundtracks are a welcomed change.

To match with the theme of the Grammy awards, I like how fans can vote for the best commercial and soundtrack. You can also download the songs like Major Tom covered by Shiny Toy Guns (my favorite commercial variation) and Sia’s Under the Milky Way.

Very good Lincoln! But I’m still not buying one of your cars. 😉

Inventively Protecting Your Ride

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So maybe you got a distinctive car in Hawaii or maybe you just love your ride pimped out with pink headlights, and you want to protect it.  Check out this inventive way of stopping dings and dents in the parking lot.

Now there’s some ingenuity and smarts at play! Cost of this? $1.52 for a bungee cord and $7 for a swimming noodle on Amazon.

Then there are those who say they’d purposely go after cars decked out like this. 😉

Are Pink Headlights Legal?

Have you seen the latest trend of pink hued headlights on cars?

I’ve seen a few on the road. Are these legal? The pink lights are distinctive but kinda irritating (or maybe I’m just old).

If you really want this look, you can pick up this strobe kit to give your headlights that pink glow.

Distinctive Cars of Hawaii

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Spotted these distinctive cars over the past weekend. Good ole Wally Amos continues pushing his reading to kids program and donates his time to do just that. How do you know if the Chip & Cookie educator is in the area? You look for his can’t-miss ride of course.

After Herbie the Love Bug retired from movies and television, I didn’t know #53 transplanted to the islands.

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