GTB

2/11/22

A “Holy Grail” Jeep cobbled together from 2 “parts cars” by David Tracy. There is no other correct answer.

2/9/22

‘88 Ranger with the 2.9 V-6. To get at one spark plug on each side of the engine you have to remove the front wheel for that side and go in through the wheel well.

2/8/22

Anyone here old enough to remember the GMC pickup truck in The Fall Guy?

2/7/22

THIS is why I keep coming to Jalopnik! Your journey, I expect, will read something like The Odyssey.

2/7/22

Any Nissan with the CVT. I’ve had rental Muranos, Rogues, Altimas, Maximas, Jukes, and they all suck because of that totally underwhelming and lame CVT they insist on putting in everything that’s not a truck or a Z car.

2/4/22

All Girls Garage. Not because there are women working on cars, there should be more of that IMHO. But the two they have on there giggle more than they actually work on cars.

2/3/22

Wall Drug. It is the ultimate expression of “tourist trap.” My wife moved from Seattle to Pittsburgh and drove through South Dakota without stopping there. Once I found this out, I planned a trip to the Black Hills just to make sure she went there. Of course, in that neck of the woods I would add Mt. Rushmore, Crazy…

2/2/22

The fake eyelashes on the headlights. WTF are people thinking? When I see those things I want to find the owner of the vehicle and ask them Why. WHY?

1/31/22

Having to change and gap points and plugs, plus changing over the condenser and distributor cap every 12K miles or so.

1/28/22

1994 Ram pickups. Moving from what looked like a cement block to the “big rig” look was the best move in the look for pickup trucks ever. Even when they moved it to the Dakota it looked good.

1/27/22

Auto start-stop on the engine. This is one of the most annoying things in the world, especially as you have to turn it off every time you get in the vehicle. And it doesn’t actually save gas. I had a Lincoln as a rental on vacation for two weeks. I turned off the auto start-stop every time I drove the vehicle. After…

1/27/22

1/26/22

Pickup trucks from the ‘70's. There’s a million of them out there, and most of them are rust buckets.

1/25/22

The current gen Camaro or Challenger. Yes, massive horsepower, BUT they fail at being a good car because they have zero visibility. Worst visibility of any car I’ve ever driven. Changing lanes on a highway is basically accomplished via praying to the passing gods and hoping there’s not something in the massive blind…

1/19/22

The SUV/CUV craze. A sedan or station wagon has plenty of room for the average family. They all look the same, and they all drive pretty universally horrible. While I’m glad to see the minivan craze pretty much dying, the replacement SUV/CUV craze is just plain ridiculous. Growing up, our family of five travelled in a…

1/18/22

There is only one right answer, Weather Tech floor mats. When they get dirty, take them out, hit them with tires cleaner, hose them off, dry them and put them back in. Keeps the interior of the vehicle so much cleaner.

1/17/22

I spent 9 months in the mid-’90's working in New Jersey Monday through Friday. Most of those days saw me on the New Jersey Turnpike. It sucked.

1/14/22

Chik-fil-a, without a doubt. Fastest moving lines, best food, awesome waffle fries.

1/13/22

For me, it’s random electrical issues. The Mrs. had a 2008 Mazda 6. Great running car, 6MT. But one of the door alarm sensors went wonky and would set off the alarm randomly at night. Then it started randomly and periodically draining the battery for no known reason. Most days it was fine, but every couple months,…

1/12/22

I love my wife but...with her navigating, we could be in Hawaii and still end up somewhere in Alaska based on her directions.