Regular washing is the only thing that will keep your rims looking nice, I know of no miracle cure. But some brake pads are better for dust than others and I've heard that cross drilled rotors help as well. I've done no scientific tests, but 3 months since installing EBC Red Stuff and upgrading rotors I'm pleased…

In this case I think it's best not to look for an easy way out. Dedicate some time every week to detail your car. Create a culture for you an other users/occupants of your car that makes car cleanliness a priority.

I watched a former boss of mine attempt to weld a puncture in a gas tank, but he'd never heard of this penny solution.

Not the first I've seen, but it took some digging to find.

There is one thing that gets me to take public transit: Oregon Brewers Festival

Why one grey wheel and three green ones?

Hey, "Jayjay", the double name thing is taken!

If your wheel thieves are looking to re-sell the rims as rims then loan your car to the driving school for a weekend of parallel parking practice. Full curb rash treatment should make them rather unappealing.

Robby Gordon sum's up Trophy Trucks AND Thanksgiving Weekend at Glamis Dunes in a mere 5 seconds.

I'm more annoyed by people not squeezing the tube from the bottom, but this tip solves that problem as well.

Good article, thanks.

True, but high power turbo diesel tuning has little to do with the chemistry and air/fuel mixture and everything to do with exhaust gas temperatures (which relate to head and valve temps). One way to reduce temperature is to reduce boost pressure, the other is to use extra (unburned) fuel as exhaust coolant. Hence…

You're only beneath me in the literal sense, not the figurative "too good for you" sort of way.

So help me, Torchinsky… If you make me like the Smart car you can expect to be taken off my Christmas card list.

When reached for comment the engineer replied "Been there, done that, did it while slammin' a Dew"

My father will often recount one foggy morning on Hwy 101 when he rounded a bend and a deer jumped out in front of his pickup. Not directly in front, an avoidable distance ahead. Frightened, the deer turned and ran down the road for a while with my dad following cautiously behind. Eventually the deer turned again…

As destes mentioned already, it reminds me of the Ball Bungee. Looks much easier to operate.

I would undoubtedly pick driving in a spec series over a more engineered format. From go-carts to MX5's to Porsche Cup you're testing your skill against that of your opponents and that's what's exhilarating about race driving.

You know when your roommate is digging through the fridge, finds some month old leftovers, gives it a whiff and exclaims "Oh, gawd! This reeks! Here, smell it." Then, without a second thought, you stuff your nose in it and inhale real big like there's a realistic chance it'll smell like chocolate roses in a spring…

Unless you drive a 2008 PT Cruiser… but that's simply too high a price to pay for a good vanity plate.