Thank you- I did think about the size of the battery and the energy efficiency, and that it would probably not be worth it. Also there would be the issue of how to “plug in” the battery into the electric car. Regarding the space available, ideally, I was thinking about this more for classic car owners (especially…

Also, if anyone thinks he would care and wanted to pass along this idea to Mr. Elon Musk, that’d be cool, too. Please tell him I’m a big fan. :)

Mr. Torchinsky, would you please ask these automotive engineers something for me? (This is also for my fellow Jalops, as well.) I’ve had this idea for awhile, and even wrote the White House about it. No response yet. But anyway, my question is, how difficult would it be to retrofit regenerative braking to any car,…

My story is quick and embarrassing. ‘71 Coronet, 318, stock as can be. (That’s not the embarrassing part, hold on)

So, I tried to break out my barely rudimentary color-altering skills to bring up the lighting to see if there’s a clutch pedal, and... I don’t... see... any pedals? That lighter grey rectangular patch immediately under the steering wheel is way too far to the right, that looks like it could be on the transmission…

YES. I avoid convertibles/T-tops/sunroofs, etc. It’s been one of my main reasons for avoiding a Miata up to this point. I love everything else about them, but I need a tin top. Make a standard, fixed-roof coupe. Don’t go silly with the back window like the much-loved (just not by me, I’m sorry) clown-shoe Z3 coupe.…

I would love to meet and talk with all of you, but I wasn’t aware of this event until it was too late. Other than the Film Festival (I’m working on something for that, please be patient with me), are there other Jalop-type events like this where we can drink, talk, and hang out?

I’ll take the Jagdwagen, please. Or even, like, a kit of one. Can someone please make this happen? Also, why does Mr. Seinfeld speak in the past tense regarding the Beetle? “I think selling this was a huge mistake.” Do people sell their cars to the auction house, then they sell the car, then the auction house and the…

I agree. It’s not so much the “Bugatti” items I have qualms with; some of these (like the blue leather jacket) are actually quite attractive in my eyes. What bothers me are the sort of lifestyle items, always obscenely priced, targeted toward owners of the specific car. I remember the Bugatti Veyron watch with the…

Forgive my ignorance; but in theory, would a Miata hardtop work?

60-horsepower shit-domes don’t need their own clothing catalog to make their owners feel extra special, because 60-horsepower shit-domes are usually driven by people that have their own identity.

I’ve never seen those before. I love them!

I know I’ve replied to you like 5 different ways today, but when it roars and drives, take it as a sign that its soul is still in there, screaming, yearning for the day it can take you out rallying and having fun, and you can smile from ear to ear knowing it’s not going to let you down. The more love you show it, the…

Thank you so much!

I’d always heard them called “overriders”. Like you said, “bumper guards” are vertical.

I know your heart is in the right place, so please take this as a “you can do this!” instead of any kind of criticism. I’m sure you’d heard the same spiel as I did growing up- that Bugs are about the simplest, easiest cars to work on. So that said, I implore you not to just junk this one and get another. All of the…

Raphael, from one Beetle owner to another, I gotta tell you man, this thing needs a serious once-or-twice over before you try to depend on it as any kind of driver. The statement that “you’ve done this before” regarding the throttle cable is telling. If you’ve replaced it once already, it shouldn’t be due for another…

I can’t get over the taillight placement. I love every other aspect of them- okay, maybe not the power (WRX swap in the back, yo!), but those taillights! I want to see them down on the fenders like a Beetle. And I know 360s are so small that would mean they’re, like, 8 inches off the ground and nobody would see them…

I think it’s Clarkson fanboyism, and I’m tired of it, too. It’s on seemingly every Porsche post here. Someone posts a picture of a Bug, or makes some reference to it. Then there are the Beetle posts, and someone posts a 911. We all get it. We all got it, years ago. The joke isn’t “whooshing over our heads”, the joke…

I like the way you think. :)