Professor-Lavahot
Professor-Lavahot
Professor-Lavahot

No! Don’t ruin these!
They’re quietly cheap and great and I need one in purchase reserve at all times, for whenever or whatever kills my normo car.

Yeah, this could be right up my alley, now that so many Elements and first-gen xBs are getting used up.

where does the butt start

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“I didn’t immediately get this, so here’s how these professional scientists doing their jobs for years are probably full of shit” 

This .gif is the second best movie:

Are you in Houston, by chance? I see this Holden from time to time...

“will be stuck rocking one of those windshield suction-cup holders like an Uber driver.”

And yet 85% of my Uber/Lyft drivers still hold their phone in their hand and glance away from traffic to gawk at it.

...and that’s why none of this matters and I’m gonna drive a minivan anyway with no concern for judgment by-

oh, hold on, i guess i should rtfa

What kind of transmission is that cutaway?

Edit: Oh, Subaru! Doy
Thanks, Google Image Search

I’m seein’ double here!

Four clocks!

For the last few weeks I’ve been reading the book Car by Mary Walton. It’s an in-depth look at the huge engineering effort behind a car that was desperately needed to save Ford’s finances in the 90's. A lot of people had to put in millions of combined hours and dollars to create a car that would exceed the Camry in

The closest thing I can get in the U.S. is this, which is aggravating:

I don’t care if it was marketed to women, I would gleefully drive that purple one as-is, until the wheels fall off or I’m violently ejected.

Right there with ya. Investigations are fascinating, and they’ve apparently worked so well that I’m always out of new ones to read.

If it’s between 70 to 90 degrees outside, my 08 Civic driver’s side power door lock won’t budge. Pressing “lock” on the fob won’t honk the horn unless all 4 doors are locked and the trunk is closed. I usually have to go back and smush it into place with my finger.

At temperatures above or below that range, it works

Yeah, I’m stalling any real disdain until I get some more specs on this engine.

I’ve been wondering for years if Mitsubishi is secretly an OK durability pick because most of their stuff is last-gen technology.

Levi’s 511 “Commuter”
These just seem to last and last! Everything is reinforced!
I don’t even ride a bike!

Levi’s 511 “Commuter”
These just seem to last and last! Everything is reinforced!
I don’t even ride a bike!

what is this even
this is so dumb

everybody take a deep breath and grow a skin

So, what’s the gas mileage you’re getting out of this 32-year-old efficiency package?

“This is common sense, if you think about it.”