But the rear turn signals.... Why would you place turns signals low in the rear bumper only and not in the rear lights as well?   Terrible, dangerous design.  

My grandmother’s old rust bucket, her ‘69 Barracuda. It was old, and rusty having fought off Calgary winters for several decades. But it was interesting, got lots of attention and has much cooler than most of the cars of the 80s and early 90s. Had to be something special about the car as my grandmother would not…

Fox Body Mustangs....especially the 5 litre wife beaters. Basically a K-car with big engine.  These were the Bro cars of the mid 90s.  Went to highschool with a guy who bought one that was “midnight blue” which in reality was sparkly purple. He just couldn’t admit it.  

Shhh, I’m just here to stare at the pretty Mopar.

More importantly where does the little triangle on the gas gauge point if the filler is in the middle?!  Also explains why the Mustang Cobra pulled up to the pumps on the right side of his car...  once he realized the gas filler was on the left he had to move.   Mustangs....

Dodge Durango R/T. AWD or RWD, V8 power, aggressive styling. Don’t look like ever other dad driving a German car. Basically it’s a wagon. Lots of room for 2 car seats and baby gear like strollers etc. Remember you need to bring a lot more stuff when hauling kids that just car seats! (Dad of two under the age of…

Ah, the “Velour” as I like to call it.  Classy luxury.

I hate to correct the mighty $kaycog, but that clearly it should be a hamster delivering this lovely Kia...

Once test drove a diesel Grand Cherokee.  Turns out the hose to the radiator had split, leaving us stranded on the side of the highway on a hot summer day for over an hour waiting for a tow truck.  No one from the dealer would even come to pick us up.   Definitely a sign not to buy the Jeep.

OMG, a photo-graph!  Every time I look at it it makes me laugh....  

I once lost my lights and basically all electrical components under the hood of the Barracuda due to a voltage regulator. Thankfully it died after I dropped off my passenger only 5 minutes from home and not in the busy downtown core where I was earlier in the evening. Car just died at a stop light, no lights, so no…

We inherited one of these in wagon form from an eccentric relative who lived in Alaska. Flew up from Vancouver, BC and my dad drove the beast home with my mom, sister and I. One heck of a road trip! As it was brown, and rather uncomfortable it was dubbed the “$hitmobile”. Saw lots of amazing things that trip but…

,Had a family member get married in Las Vegas, so we did the Air B&B thing. I guess the previous guests were terrible and had been very rough on the place. We found a drug needle outfront in garden. In the garage there was a black garbage bag of unknown contents and very strong terrible smell. No one wanted to…

I like home automation, but really do we need an Alexa enabled smoke detector? What is Alexa going to do?

Today I got to take my daughter (turning 4shortly) for her first ride in the Barracuda. Tossed her Batman seat in the shotgun position, strapped it down securely and took some pictures for the special occasion. She’s the fourth generation of my family to get to enjoy the car. Also it was her first time sitting in…

We need more Jalop-ized trophies. Something like “Best Camry Dent”, “Best Vehicle Ever (awarded to any/all manual wagons)”, “Best Vehicle to Ananomously Carry Baggies of White Powder” (you know, the ‘80s and all) and in honour of the very sweet Jurassic Park Explorer hiding in the leading photo, “Best Vehicle to…

Turn signals located low in bumpers. Looking at you Chevy Bolt and Kia Sportage. Can’t see them in traffic as they’re basically where the bumper reflector goes. Terrible, terrible design trend.

Musk will just get to a point where he sells off Tesla to one of the major automotive players for some crazy sum. Tesla’s got great name recognition and some good technologies. Buying Tesla would allow a manufacturer who has next to no investment in electric cars to be able to jump in and become a major player…

Just bought a minivan. Best feature: power sliding doors. Three year old can get into the and her car seat all by herself. No need for mommy or daddy to wrestle here 30lbs into the seat. It is wonderful. Also the German shepherd easily hops in and out and can sit in her preferred position between the kids. And…

My Grandmother’s 1969 Plymouth Barracuda. She bought it new and drove it into the early 2000s. Only car I’d ever seen her driver. Was a real rust bucket from spending too many cold winters in Calgary, but man that car was awesome (still is awesome).