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This is not a large car

Thank you Torch for this wonderful trivia that I can annoy my spouse and kids with. 

I have a Quickjack, there really is no place to put jack stands when you are using it with most cars, and frankly it is FAR more stable than a car on jack stands anyway. Especially once the car is as far up in the air as a Quickjack at max lift (they have low and high locking positions). Never mind that getting BOTH…

By this logic, stationary lifts should use jack stands as well. And your jack stands should have jack stands, because the jack stands could wobble and/or fail causing the car to fall.

The world needs more people with this level of determination and sense for adventure.

Not all heroes wear capes.

Is there a word to describe this amusing situation in which the reality is contrary to what we would have naturally assumed?

idk, he’s healthy, didn’t go broke, and still has his job. To me, it sounds like it went just fine.

I’d like to have a word with her, too.

Seat warmers and a heated steering wheel should be standard on any electric vehicle, since they are a far more efficient way to stay warm than using electricity for heat. When I had my Volt, the seat heaters saved me from having to turning up the heat on many days.

It’s still fun to pick on them. Plus, if they know we are paying attention, maybe they will pay closer attention. Maybe?

For the last 40 minutes I read this, alternating between shaking my head and repeatedly saying “no f-ing way” and cackling like a madman at the absurdity of it all. The mice poop. Trench foot. A gas can hanging from the back like it’s a demented petrochemical solar shower, spraying you with gasoline every time you…

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These are the stories that keep me coming back to Jalopnik. Stupid, useless stories of pointless exercises in futility. Stories with heart and effort and undying optimism. Plus I also like Jeeps. Please don’t ever change.

LPT: brake levers and Bowden cables from bicycles brakes make great hand throttles.

It was Granddad. But yeah, who knows. Maybe he’s just from another time when we used to trust people

I know car restoration. I feel fairly competent at engine repair.

Small piece of tired trivia: Hudson Motor Car was founded by Joseph L. Hudson, the same person who started a department store in Detroit (now merged with Macy’s). The Hudson Hornet dominated stock car racing wins back in the early 50's - reiterated in the Pixar movie Cars.