Gear up for Mustang pinball Very shrewdly combining two different forms of powerful nostalgia into one viable market, Stern Pinball has released its Ford Mustang Pinball Game to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the classic American sports car. Available for purchase by establishments that still manage to make money from arcade gaming, and also available for home purchase, Stern Pinball marketing material claims the game lets players collect classic Mustangs and take the cars onto the road for various race scenarios that require they hit drop targets to shift up to a multi-ball, which seems lucid enough but when you play a pinball game, no matter what they claim you’re doing, what you’re really doing is mashing the flipper buttons to keep your balls from going down the drain all the while trying to set a high score with little real idea of how to do so. Only in this case, you’re doing it for some car-related reason. And while this puppy will make a nice addition to some lucky car buff’s game room, he’ll go back to playing Gran Turismo awfully quick. $5,000; visit sternpinball.com.
Solve your check engine plight Nobody thinks about buying an on-board diagnostics reader until your check engine lamp turns on and you need to rely on the goodwill of your local mechanic in order to tell you straight-up what it means. With all of the consumer protection laws, how is it that carmakers are still permitted to have scores of potential problems signified by just one light that requires special equipment to read and an honest repair shop to act upon? With the LYL Elm 327 WIFI OBD2 Reader, you can diagnose your own check engine troubles. Simply plug the device into the car’s OBD2 slot and it’ll transmit trouble codes and other diagnostic details via WiFi connection to your iPhone, Android device or personal computer, each of which have plenty of available apps and free software that will help you to decipher the codes. So the next time the dealership tells you that the check engine light means that your oxygen sensor is shot and that it’ll cost $250 to repair, you can pull out your Elm and check for yourself. $30; visit lylleadyourlife.com.
