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2017 Holiday Gifts for your Handy Person or New Homeowner

John M. Guilfoil

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December 19, 2017 100

This year we’ve had a chance to play with some of the items that may be on your “I’m Gen-Y...

2013 Holiday — Last Minute Gifts for Mom and Dad

Aneri Pattani

2013 Holiday

December 19, 2013 771

Getting gifts for your parents can be a difficult task. What type of present says “thank you for raising me”? ...

Five Common Mistakes When Fixing Cars

Pam Oakes

DIY/How-to

November 8, 2013 52

When fixing a vehicle, you have to be able to diagnose the problem and have the right tool on hand...

So you want to fix cars? Here are the top 20 tools you need to start

John M. Guilfoil

DIY/How-to

July 24, 2013 50

For automotive enthusiasts who understand cars as much as they love them, doing the repairs yourself can be fun and...

Creation tools coming to PC Skyrim next month

Joe Sinicki

Gaming News

December 1, 2011 818

Skyrim is about to get even bigger.

Milwaukee compact ratchet has 35 ft-lbs of torque

John M. Guilfoil

Gadget features

October 19, 2011 163

Commence the grunting

Father’s Day Gift Guide 2011

John M. Guilfoil

Gadget features

June 11, 2011 510

A power drill and an iPad will work nicely

Milwaukee Tool goes LED

John M. Guilfoil

Earth and Environment

December 4, 2009 24

250X lifespan over incandescent bulbs

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!

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