This thing is a leaky, disgusting, abomination. Send it to the recycling center, crush it, and turn it into a new washing machine.

Trump threatened Canada with massive auto tariffs in order to convince them to sign his replacement deal for NAFTA. At the very least he sees tariffs as a negotiating tactic. Although the idea that foreigners will express any interest in buying American automobiles is laughable, there’s a chance that they will cave to…

Good for him for getting the police involved. That’s obviously reckless joyriding.

Some of these electric scooters travel at speeds up to 20 mph and drive on the sidewalk. At best they can be a nuisance and at worst they can be a safety hazard for pedestrians. Also, what prevents riders from completely discharging the battery and abandoning them in places where they don’t belong? Do they hire a guy…

Good point, a protrusion like that inches away from your knees could easily cause injury in a crash.

I’m all for a manual transmission in something lightweight and sporty, but in a minivan a swap like this is just weird. That boxy fabricated shifter bolted to the dash looks completely out of place.

I really don’t understand original Grand Theft Auto. The graphics were pretty outdated for the period, and it’s by far the worst game of the series. Where is the Dual Shock controller and Gran Turismo?

Wow. I can barely interpret the highly technical nature of this cutaway drawing because I’m not a mechanical engineer, but it appears that they mounted the rear seats to the floor boards while the front seats are levitating in midair.

This Tacoma is a domestic product, but in the 1980s and early 1990s many Japanese-built Toyota trucks and 4Runners started rusting in the seawater spray on the boat ride over here because Toyota does such a poor job of preventing corrosion.

Illinois has lift kit laws and regulations for maximum frame height from the ground based on gross vehicle weight. Although they’re rarely enforced, it’s possible they could start enforcing the rules arbitrarily at anytime.

If I was in the market for an F-150, it would be nice to have the option for the Powerstroke 3.0 in a lower trim level than Lariat for non-fleet buyers. Lariat 4x4s can easily top $55,000 to $60,000 with just a few options. Although out of all the engine options, the 5.0 sounds the best under acceleration and that’s…

Some dealers will also try to sell you credit life/disability insurance, which is often unnecessary and a waste of money.

FCA’s description of their Jeep trademark applies to just about any boxy looking Jeep like off road vehicle, such as the FJ-40 Land Cruiser, Land Rover Defender, Suzuki Samurai...and granted none of those are still in production anymore, but they were all in one way or another knockoffs of a Jeep and the average lay…

It’s also worth mentioning that aside from affecting performance the additional unsprung weight of bigger aggressive tires puts a lot of stress and strain on steering and suspension components like tie rod ends and ball joints and they will wear out and fail sooner, especially on a smallish crossover. It will also…

So if the XL and XLT models are fleet-only, I wonder if they will have the same 3.31 ring and pinion ratio available with a towing package. Or would most fleet customers who need to tow just get a diesel F-250?

One thing that helps remove the fear of messing up and leaving your daily driver in pieces when you need it for your commute is buying an old beater car with high mileage to learn wrenching on. It really helps having another car to drive to the store for parts in the middle of a job, and you can leave and take a break…

Many Asian countries have high tariffs on foreign automobiles, which is why motorcycles are so popular over there. It’s a shame these cars were destroyed, but they’ve done this in the US as well with grey market imports like JDM R34 Skylines in Southern California. It’s the fault of the shady importers for not…

A friend of mine had a 1980s Toyota truck with a body lift, and he told me he had to enlarge the shifter hole in the floorboard with a torch in order to get the manual transmission to go into gear properly. The hacking doesn’t always involve cosmetic damage, but if I were him I’d have done a suspension lift instead.…

This seems like it’s just being overly cautious, micro scratches can be removed easily with any decent polishing compound. In my experience, it’s harder to remove hard water stains from hand washing a black car with well water in direct sunlight.

I’ve done an R-12 to R-134 conversion on my 1980s car and it works great.