“When you give your Uber driver fewer than 5 stars, the app always asks you what went wrong. “

Vantastic! This one is pretty inspirational....

I see your Mr.T and raise you dirt art:

At my first job out of college, my boss mentioned one day that his Chevy Colorado was idling rough. Having recently troubleshot a rough idle problem on my Expedition (the PCV tube had crumbled into dust), I asked if he had checked for vacuum leaks. He said he couldn’t find any or hear any unusual hissing sounds when…

If you know what you’re talking about, you can hand wave it.

Uh... it’s still turning momentum into heat. Thermodynamics and what not.

I have never, ever heard that engine braking (or coasting in gear) is bad for any car. Who are you talking to that thinks that it is? Are you sure it’s engine braking that’s the question, or is it downshifting? On a manual, I rarely downshift because over time it’s extra wear on the clutch, transmission and the shift…

Structural engineer here. The fact that this is the largest of the 3 (apparent) braces running across the short axis of the car to stiffen the frame rails tells me it has the most load on it (yes real engineering-ish). I’m having a hard time orienting the pictures with each other but regardless: corners are always the…

I rented a Pontiac Sunfire for a trip to Kill Devil Hills, NC - a place where driving on the beach is completely allowed. After the usual assortment of handbrake-assisted U-turns and curb clips, we headed out around midnight to drift the sandy shores. We made it, maybe, 100 feet before becoming impossibly stuck. By…

Headed out to Standing Rock last December. I was with the veterans’ camp.

I rented a car once. After opting for the rental car insurance on the rental agreement paperwork, I thanked the clerk for their time and assistance. For the duration of the rental period, I obeyed all traffic laws and proper motorist etiquette. Since I was only renting the car, and it was not mine, I was considerate…

My wife can’t stop watching the house buying shows on HGTV. I have taking to throwing terrible buyer catch phrases at her in annoying voices or inserting my own intro voice over.

...it’s people having shitty demands while looking for places... 

I don’t know what it is about HGTV but pretty much any show on there makes me angry anymore. If it’s not people having shitty taste during renos it’s people having shitty demands while looking for places (especially the ones who go to places I want to move to and reject great apartments I would totally live in) or…

My windshield wipers are dull so I moved to Syria.

Why is Jalopnik paying attention to this nitwit?

Acceleration is not a selling point for trucks. Durability and low running costs are most important for fleets. If a fuel cell truck can run for millions of miles without expensive repairs and be much more fuel efficient, Toyota might have a chance.

I still don’t really understand why trucks aren’t diesel-electrics like locomotives are. And as impractical as a hydrogen infrastructure is, I still say it makes way more sense than a battery-electric long-haul semi that probably needs to waste at least half of its load capacity just to carry its “fuel”, even with the…

The loads are too low to worry about that added heat rejection. The point is that it will be markedly lower than when driving.