David Tracy, I love your articles. And I admire your skill set and ingenuity. But as an avid fan, I have to say that’s there are times when you don’t know your own limits and should walk away. This is one of those cases. I was in full support, until I saw pics of the Jeep. There’s not any rust, which for you is a…

“Beautiful on the inside”. Yeah. And while I’m sure a 600 lb woman is beautiful on the inside too, most people would agree you wouldn’t want your friends to catch you inside of either. 

The issue was specific to the PI version using the law enforcement “kit”. It boiled down to the testers were taking the kit and bolting/welding all the pieces into a solid block, then crash testing it. The now solid chunk of gear was then typically piercing the fuel tank and leading to a fire. It’s like the Pinto…

I’ve got a question about the tax savings. I thought in Texas, the taxable amount is before the value of the trade-in, that Texas treats the trade-in as if it was you just bringing in that amount in cash as a down payment. I know some states will tax the after trade cost, but I didn’t think Texas did. Is there another…

My 2018 Fusion has an electronic handbrake. So I’m guessing this wouldn’t work for me. 

Here’s your caption:

Try the Mustang with an ‘87 front end. I think it’d go better.

First, it was kind of you to reply to me. Second, as has been said, it would depend on the car. I know those three wheeled auto cycle car kits use bike wheels sometimes. A small light car would probably be okay. It’s not just the weight being supported, but the weight in a turn as well. There’s a reason those top fuel…

Now we need an article about putting motorcycle tires on cars. I could kind of see a drag racer wannabe setup where you have two bike tires on the front and really wide tires on the back. 

It’s an interesting truck, but it suffers from Moparitis when it comes to the price. It seems that Mopar people always overprice their vehicles. On average, they had poor quality when new and no resell value when used. Then as soon as they’re old enough to be a “classic” Mopar guys think they’re worth ten times the…

The type of person who buys an RV will never truly camp in the great outdoors. They’re not going to really “rough it”. 

It’d be easier to just redefine “hybrid” to meet your goal. An RV is half house and half vehicle and does neither perfectly. Therefore it’s already a hybrid. There you go.

Can you imagine trying to pull an error code on a Type 3 today? It’s almost impossible to read a code on an OBD II as it is. OBD IIIs aren’t a problem at least. 

I think you made this article up. If those are pictures of a real Camry, then where is the Camry Dent? Everyone knows every Camry ever made gets a dent in the bumper within a week of purchase. It’d been more believable if you’d written about your daily driver Elio you bought for $6800  

I’m not that outraged about it. Shelby himself did a conversion package on the Dakota back in the early 90s. And if it was a choice between a Shelby pickup over a Shelby-fied Dodge subcompact FWD hatch like the Omni, I’d be rolling away in the truck any day. Shelby was always an entrepreneurial person. He didn’t even…

I bet the Elio will come with an airless tire, since I figure they’ll both hit the market at the same time for passenger vehicles. 

Fair point, but considering that a lot of people refer to the front of the car as the “nose”, I felt a little poetic license was acceptable. Plus, it killed her career, at least for a while, so it deserves honorable mention. 

Hyundai Tiberon, Chevy Silverado, & Jennifer Grey

Emm, I don’t think you were understanding my post. Everyone knows that car manufacturers have been gaming the EPA for decades to get a higher mpg rating than what you’ll normally see, even without cheating devices. I don’t think it’s too far fetched to assume they would do the same with an EV. I understood what they…

While I’ll admit my Fusion Hybrid is spot on on the range estimates (gas & electric), should it surprise anyone that the EV ranges aren’t matching up with real world numbers? Car companies have been lying about EPA ratings since they came out for gas vehicles.