The Diva of Driving

You’re paying way too much to fix your car

April 19, 2010

AutoMD.com estimates that American consumers are overpaying by more than $20 Billion on auto repairs. The investigation not only revealed repair shops giving overblown estimates, but also multiple instances of ...

Lexus suspends sales on all GX 460 models

Sarah Mullins

April 14, 2010

Another problem for Toyota

NASCAR, it really could be a nice car

Sarah Mullins

January 21, 2010

NASCAR had their 2010 overview today which means it's just about that time of year. The abundance of fresh air, sunshine and our beaches attract NASCAR fans from all over as they converge on Central Florida to ...

Being a green driver has never been this easy

Sarah Mullins

January 19, 2010

All the makers are jumping on

2009 auto sales reported

Sarah Mullins

January 8, 2010

Who won? Who lost?

CTS Coupe coming

Sarah Mullins

January 4, 2010

Supercharged 6.2L V8 option?

Ford announces buyer for Volvo

Sarah Mullins

December 23, 2009

Chinese auto makers buy another American brand

Another one bites the dust

Sarah Mullins

December 18, 2009

Goodbye Saab?

In defense of Ford

Sarah Mullins

December 18, 2009

You know what they say about opinions, and we all know that we are entitled to them. The media gets a bad rap for publishing incriminating information on certain celebrities, politicians and manufacturers wh...

My somewhat automotive-related Christmas list

Sarah Mullins

December 10, 2009

Dear Santa, I know my behavior this year has not always been desirable but I really am trying hard to be a very good girl! As you know, I haven't had the best relationship with my car since we came into e...

This week in automotive news

Sarah Mullins

December 3, 2009

The latest car headlines

The 2009 Central Florida Auto Show

Sarah Mullins

November 29, 2009

2010 may not be most talked about year for model changes

Affordable safety

Sarah Mullins

November 26, 2009

A desire for quality and safety remain strong when purchasing a new vehicle these days despite our limited budgets. The sensible approach in the quest for economical and affordable safety has taken over in our ...

The Autonomous Audi TTS

Sarah Mullins

November 18, 2009

The "I, Robot" car may be coming way before 2035

Here’s to driving (blog)

Sarah Mullins

November 16, 2009

It's putting the key in the ignition after the day hasn't gone as planned. It's the urge that overcomes you to go somewhere other than where you are. It's those cool Sunday afternoons that beg you to open the w...

How do we get there?

Sarah Mullins

November 3, 2009

How do a majority of us end up with the vehicles we drive every day? We look at practicality, affordability and then the logical need to have some form of transportation. All of which translate into mundane rea...

Barrett-Jackson Super Saturday highlights

Sarah Mullins

November 3, 2009

Between watching Game 5 of the series, I caught a few Barrett-Jackson Super Saturday highlights. 1956 Ford Thunderbird VIN #5 -- first released to public sold for $600,000 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda so clean...

Four-way stop

Sarah Mullins

October 31, 2009

My aggravation with the way other people drive started in high school when the main road to campus consisted of three 4 way stops within a mile. We all read the DMV handbook in order to pass our driving tests a...

Who is the Diva of Driving?

Sarah Mullins

October 23, 2009

From an early age, the love for all things powered by horsepower pumped through my veins. I was the baby in stroller at the drags, the toddler at the car shows and the young girl with pigtails on a Saturday ni...

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!