Between this story and the whole debacle with Rob Dahm’s four-rotor, I wonder how any wankel swap is finished. Those engines seem to have a tendency to disappear.

First car I’ve ever wrenched on, the mighty AZLK 2140. Plan was to swap a Honda F22B into it and lower it by 10cm. Unfortunately I kept it in the street, since I didn’t have a garage (still don’t), and it was stolen by the city administration for “spoiling the view”. They demanded a ransom of 8000 rubles (around $250…

I routinely send my Ford Focus sideways round corners. This has persisted for a hundred thousand miles already. I am currently developing a stealthy collapsible Hydro e-brake for it and looking into suspension upgrades, did I forget to mention that all this time it was stock except for forged wheels, an altered ESP…

It’s the same kind of people who ask you “Why is your car so stiff” or say shit like “Public transit is way more affordable”, “SUVs are safer than your small wagon” or “All I need from a car is comfort and fuel economy”. Fuck those people. Fuck them right in their hollow skulls. I drive what I want, I modify my car as…

I’ve heard about this one back in 2004 with BMW, except they used portable CD players that were supposed to house the software. Well forgotten old is the best kind of new.

auto. Before you ask - yes. I have already changed the clutches and forks.

Do keep in mind that newer cars tend to be made for about the same equivalent amount of money as older cars, but with more, often useless, features. Hence they cut corners, a lot. I think the designed failure is a myth and that cars genuinely break down cause A) more stuff to break and B) less material to save weight…

I really hope so too, but wouldn’t hold my breath. After all, in many countries it’s compulsory to drive with the low beams on during the day, so the aerodynamic advantage of pop-ups is nullified by that.

You win the internet today.

Almost every new EV concept has the headline of “Hope for a fun electric future”. Why do we keep hoping and not having anything to go on except for a few examples in real life?

Problem as I see it is they don’t outright refer to it as such, which is a sentiment which many commenters expressed below the previous article.

It actually explains a lot. My 2.0L Focus with a Powershift has never experienced any major problems apart from those associated with simple wear, meanwhile other drivers here scoff at the Powershift cause it constantly fails on them. I’ve driven almost 180000km (115k miles) in this car and I did admitedly have to…

I never realised how dorky they look stock. As in “This is Greg. Greg is an accountant by day and a TIRE SLAYER BY NIGHT, SHREDDING DOWN THE LOCAL SERPENTINE ROAD” kind of dorky.

In a short while their marketing team will be all over this. No longer will spontaneous combustion be a bug. From this day on it’s an anti-theft feature.

Now that I’ve read it, I realise that all the problems are because a celebrity was allowed to get hurt. Damn celebrities, they’ve ruined celebriticism!

Jumping ahead to comment after just reading the title, but it reminds me that the shifter recall that Chrysler has issued had only caught the public’s eye after the unfortunate death of Anton Yelchin. First impression is nobody cares until a celebrity gets hurt.

My upper radiator neck broke off the end part that the clamp holds the hose against. After trying to glue the hose to it and still blowing the hose off I drilled the radiator neck and put 3 screws in at equal distances, so that the clamp has something to hold onto. Not ready to buy a new rad cause of a little plastic…

How can you be so sure that it’s successful? Plus we may think of those cars as easy to sell, but in reality the amount of people who are willing to buy a classic and can afford it is very limited.

Not denying that, but you must admit that my version is also possible.

Sounds a tiny bit like insurance fraud.