Automotive

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Stuff for Your Car: Clean it yourself

John M. Guilfoil

August 11, 2011 98

Win a free Armorall pack for your car!

Review: 2011 Mazda 2

Automotive The Diva of Driving

August 2, 2011 120

Concentrated "Zoom Zoom"

Review: 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander GT S-AWD

Automotive The Diva of Driving

July 11, 2011 231

One CUV that shouldn’t be looked over

Sound check, please.

The Diva of Driving

June 25, 2011 10

I’ve always had one nagging pet peeve that always occurs in TV shows and movies. The horrible dubbing for 99.9%...

Go a different shade of Green

Automotive Earth and Environment Science and Technology The Diva of Driving

April 12, 2011 69

Rethink diesel

NHTSA releases Toyota study results

Automotive The Diva of Driving The News

February 8, 2011 44

Your lead foot no longer has an excuse

The truth

The Diva of Driving

January 14, 2011 18

I obviously didn’t make it to Boston for New Years as planned. The Northeast was hit with an epic snow...

Volkswagen’s new Passat

Automotive The Diva of Driving

January 12, 2011 49

Passat offers only clean diesel option in the segment

What’s a girl to do in Boston?

The Diva of Driving

December 8, 2010 14

I’ve decided to finally come to Boston. While planning my 4 days and 3 nights in what is considered typical...

Review: 2011 Kia Sportage

Automotive The Diva of Driving

November 19, 2010 1554

Kia does it again

Blast’s 2010 Holiday Automotive Gift Guide

Automotive The Issue

November 1, 2010 146

The perfect gifts for the car or truck

“Your life is defined by opportunities…even the ones you miss”

The Diva of Driving

October 19, 2010 18

So……I’ve been debating with myself for the last couple of months about doing something a little crazy, a little out...

Lemur Monitors: SafeDriver review

Automotive Tech Reviews The Diva of Driving

October 12, 2010 173

Joyrides may be a thing of the past

Woodgrain anyone?

The Diva of Driving

September 30, 2010 12

Whenever I see either: BMW Gran Turismo or Honda Accord Crosstour I always think…. AMC Wagon Just saying…....

Cadillac to recall CTS/CTS-V models

Automotive The Diva of Driving

September 21, 2010 37

2009 and 2010 models

Chrysler finally addresses the heart of the matter

Automotive The Diva of Driving

September 20, 2010 74

Everything has changed

Audi TT RS is coming to America

Automotive The Diva of Driving

September 15, 2010 23

This will satisfy

Toyota detects bug in Event Data Recorder

September 14, 2010 14

Another problem hits the auto maker

Porsche provides stylish transportation for Fashion Week

The Diva of Driving

September 11, 2010 15

What’s one more reason to envy a life of a model with endless perks such as traveling to exotic locations,...

Review: 2010 Suzuki Kizashi

Automotive The Diva of Driving

July 3, 2010 45

Suzuki continues to reinvent its brand

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Blast Magazine was launched in 2007 with a simple thought — do journalism for the video game generation. We’ve really seen a lot since the 1980s. Nintendo Mega Man games, dial-up Internet, Dos, and the Palm Pilot were all in their infancy as we grew up. We shared files on 1.44MB (that’s MEGABYTE) floppy discs, and they were more than sufficient. As we grew up, the Internet blew up. Today you can stream a movie live in HD. Not only did HD not exist when we were growing up, but downloading a single, low-quality MP3 of our favorite song could take over an hour!

Technology developed quickly as we came of age, and we can claim to have mastered everything from iPads to Netflixes. But there is one thing that our generation did not have to grow up with — car maintenance.

A lot of us are interested in cars and trucks and motorcycles — this site wouldn’t be necessary if we weren’t. But how many Gen-Y’ers have ever had to change their oil? Change the brakes? Fix a cracked serpentine belt? Fixing cars was always something optional for us. We had to want to jack up a car and change a tire.

So now that we’re adults and we’re starting to recover from the crushing debt of our student loans, (We’re very bitter about this) we are finding our interests diversifying. If we were into cars already, we are getting more into cars. If we could never afford it, we are slowly raising our expectations. Say what you will, we are a curious generation.

Blast Cars is not exactly a beginners’ guide to the galaxy, but we’re not going to assume you know everything. We’re learning with you, and the experts we’ll bring into the process will walk both of us through everything we ever wanted to know about everything automotive.

In addition to restoring our Shop Truck, we are following some other Gen-Y restoration projects, including a racing bike. We’ll also bring you some relevant news, reviews, and rumors. We’ll even take a look at some of the most famous cars in movies, music, TV, true crime, and other popular culture. Let us know what you want to see!