Well we weren’t there today but this just shows why I am glad we bought the Smart car. Maybe we can get a group this large one day in Phoenix. 133 cars going down Lombard St in San Francisco on August 17th. It’s fun to drive, fun to own, and fun to hang out with other Smart owners.

I spent the weekend upgrading the radio in the Smart. Nothing like working in the garage when it is 112 outside. My fan really helped. Well not really. Go to the Smart page to see more. It was lots of fun to tear the car apart. Wish I could have had a few friends help me but who would want to work under these conditions. Met a local Chandler police officer patrolling our neighborhood. She has a Smart and an Element as well. Go figure. Bet she will keep an extra eye on our house now. Now the little car has a BIG radio. Pimp my ride

Just bought a TomTom 920 GPS from Costco, $299.00 (Good deal) Now it’s time to learn everything about it. Two great features are using Google Maps and creating your own POI (Points of Interest) databases. For now I will just show you my POI example. This will let you download all of the Arizona Federal Credit Unions into your TomTom device. I will also add how to use Google Maps with TomTom.

So click the button if you want to download these locations.

Well guess what. We bought a Smart car! Yeah probably a silly idea but what the heck. Unless you are Shirley Maclaine you only live once! We participated in the $99 reservation program last year. In December we were able to configure the car we wanted. It arrived in AZ when we were on our trip. Of course I am learning everything about the car and what gadgets I can add. First gadget is something called the ScanGauge II. Great device which tells you all sorts of stuff about your car. The main feature is it can show you how to improve your driving patterns to save gas. Visit www.scangauge.com for more information. Believe it or not a tall guy like me, 6′ 4″, can fit just fine. To see all of our pics including ones from our  recent trip to Europe visit our Flickr site.