Honestly, I don’t see the problem here. Street trucks make perfect sense. I’m sure there’s a lot of people out there who could utilize the utility of a pick up without needing off-road capabilities.

Nah, they didn’t go far enough. Wtf is with the knobbly tires still... Needs to be more like this.

This is my attitude, yeah, and it has been for quite some time. It always seems nice to explain things as simply as possible when it’s an important part of the narrative of your story, even if it’s a little news item.

Jalopnik posted that article about the headgaskets yesterday about 20 minutes after my wife’s curfew for me being online.... (she’s got this weird notion that home time is “family time”.... pfft).

I traded a refrigerator compressor for my first car, a 1963 Corvair. He got cold beer, I got hot trash.

I once bought a Volkswagen.

Comprehensive insurance doesn’t generally result in a rate increase; it’s insurance for things totally outside of your control. Your rates went up from the Jetta due to it using collision insurance, which is based on how safe YOU are.

Insurance. Comprehensive.

Hey guys, I’m from China and am looking to build a car. Gimme money and I’ll totally deliver.

Hyundai and Kia are like those parents everyone knows who are together for the kids, but they sleep in different bedrooms and mostly do their own thing.

Definitely.

It’s unfortunate that due to the design of the wheel they don’t fit over large brakes. I’ve always wanted a set but on my current car (like many others), I’m running a 15" wheel over a larger brake package (11" rotor) and they are the only wheel on the market that doesn’t clear.

You made a good point. Still prefer my E34 sitting on M Parallels.

Are you prepared for the arctic apocalypse? This guy in a Japan-spec MK1 Volkswagen Golf sure is. Be like him.

Remarkably the Viper mill is only a few pounds - like 50 - more than this Jeep’s stock mover and shaker.

Every trip through tire rack, i consider those or the flower wheels for winter. I haven’t commited to it yet

Same. I have two or three. Big honkin Craftsman flatheads, with the square shank. They work great as pry-bars.

On this 2WD truck, yes.

Slabs of granite are in every single machine shop and manufacturing facility, basically anywhere. incredibly common and easy method for measuring tolerance, whether big or small.

Good article, and I’d add that you meet nice people willing to help other riders. Cool pic of your bike here in Dallas.