Cars can topple off of in ground lifts too. The goal is to know what you’re doing. Do your research, and buy (and inspect) parts that you know you can trust. Then do research and learn the proper way to use those parts. If you’re smart about it, then you shouldn’t need to worry about using those parts. There is always…

Yeah. The ESCO stands that I have aren’t quite THAT wide, but they are significantly wider that the standard style, like those in your photo. They also have a massive, wide, padded top that won’t fuck up your pinch welds.

I have no real qualms about working under jackstands, but that's because I buy big, beefy jackstands that won't fail or topple over unless something cataclysmic happens. I still leave the jack extended under the car unless it gets in the way, though.

This website layout has turned into a complete joke.

Exactly. It would feel so satisfying if it had a tight, clicky-feeling release and latch mechanism, and a smooth travel.

Look, I’m all for fancy tech and stuff, but this is a pickup truck, not a Rolls Royce. Why in the hell does the folding shifter mechanism need to be MOTORIZED? It never even crossed my mind that it would be motorized, rather than just some different button you pressed to unlatch it and fold it down with your hand.…

Im just here to see the weird contortions people make in the comments as they attempt to say, “Looks like they ripped off the [insert literally any other car ever here] design.”

You don’t need data. If you commute into the office every day, then you probably have seen how deserted the city is. And if you still talk to people, then you probably know how many folks in the private sector have been told they’re working from home indefinitely until further notice. And if you watch the news, you…

I just upgraded my dashcam to a 4K unit. You best believe had that happened to me, I would have stopped off at the police station on the way home to ask if there was anything they could do with footage and a plate (from 6 feet away, of course.)

I would think that a Jalopnik editor, of all people, would be smart enough to know that a leaked photo taken in a confined space, up close, with a wide-angle smartphone camera, in poor lighting, is as much an indicator of the proportions of a vehicle as Trump’s endorsement is an indicator of a drug’s effectiveness…

I switched FROM Geico TO State Farm for similar reasons. Sounds like all insurance companies are crap, really, lol. I even made the Jalopnik front page at the time.

My usual commute from the suburbs into downtown Chicago involves I-55. Normally, that’s mostly creeping along at 5-10 MPH for most of it. Since the lockdown, the highway and been empty enough to cruise at “normal” speeds. The speed limit is 55, but the average speed on that road is more like 70 (off-peak). I usually…

This was done well before the record attempt you’re referring to.

This article is for the 42 second record run, not the 300+ MPH run, so yes, it is a real record, and was done with a stock production vehicle.

To be fair, the basic principle of suction-based toilets has also been used for decades, and they managed to screw that one up pretty badly.

I have had a few different wheel sizes on my BRZ. By far the most noticeable difference was when I went from my stock 18.4 lb STI wheels (17x7) to my 16x6.5 steelies in the winter, which weighed something like 26 lb. The difference at low speeds wasn’t all that noticeable, but at highway speed, it felt like the paper…

How did you write an entire post about this car, and all of its insane specifications, and not even mention the Freevalve technology it will be using?!

I liked the ruff’n’tuff look they lent my BRZ during the winter months, though I eventually “upgraded” to using the stocks for winter duty.

This tiny little CUV thing will have more than 25% as much power as a Challenger Hellcat (an obscenely overpowered drag car), and will weigh 25% less (1200 lb). Please stop with the whole “IT STILL NEEDS MOAR POWER” argument. It’s fine. It’s not amazing, but it’s fine.

You are being incredibly dense. I literally said in my originall comment, “a better solution FOR MOST PEOPLE...” Those last three words are key. Of course there are exceptions to every rule. I’m not sure why you’re trying to turn those exceptions into an unnecessary argument. Generally speaking, using the handbrake is…