More nanny state bullshit. I don’t need a company or the government obligating a safety feature like seatbelt interlocks. We’re very deliberate in my family about buckling up, but that doesn’t mean I feel a need to forcibly obligate others to follow my example.  You could even argue that in some circumstances, being…

In 2014 I did a tour in Mali as part of MINUSMA. A Malian officer asked me what surprised me the most about Bamako. I told him the endless honking of horns. He asked me why, and I told him that there were places in the USA where you’d get shot for indiscriminately honking your horn. We all had a good laugh... Driving…

REALLY?! REALLY?! Somehow criminal behavior is a product of the car being too easy to steal?!  Society has lost it’s mind.  The physical object doesn’t get a vote in how it’s used.  Let’s maybe try holding people responsible for their actions instead of perpetuating this environment where people are apparently not…

I’m a huge fan of VW’s, particularly their 1.9L TDI mated to a 6 spd manual, which was available in the Bora, the European version of the Jetta. Best car I ever owned. This car though isn’t sporting a 1.9L, and the 1.6L leaves a lot to be desired in terms of usable horsepower, particularly with the referenced…

Wait, so are you referring to the China Virus?  The one with a 1.5% mortality rate?  That particularly virus isn’t even worth talking about.  The fact that we destroyed the world economy over it, that’s what we should be talking about.  That’s where the real ignorance lies.

Take a breath and step away from your CNN feed. You’re just regurgitating what you’ve been told to think. I’m not suggesting that we don’t need to do our part to ensure we minimize our impact on the planet, but the reality is that the sun gets a vote. Brace yourself; the sun has its own cycles. In another century the…

Not to be pandentic, but you do realize that 10's of millions of dollars is budget dust right? Certainly not to you and I, but in terms of enabling some new technological initiative it’s not even in a decimal point.

You make the same assertion with respect to the internet. THE INTERNET was initially a US Government program, through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).  I’m not saying some of these bazzilionares aren’t clowns, but I also don’t discount the progress we’ve made in terms of making space a viable…

This is a sub-$5k truck even in todays market.  It’s a base Ranger.  2WD might work for some folks, but nobody’s going to be pay premium for a 2WD standard cab, automatic, with a 4 banger.  That drop in bed liner is a huge minus in my book to boot.  All those plastic liners do is hold grit and moisture to ensure the…

Folks love to hate on the Ford 6.0L, but forget that it was a originally a very reliable International Engine. It’s not the engines fault that Ford Engineers wanted to put the EGR in the engine valley. Ultimately the issue with the engine is the Ford Gold coolant that Ford insists on using. Flush the coolant system,…

Please explain to us what this has to do with anything automotive related?  Your readers aren’t here for this drivel.  

Maybe if you weren’t constantly surfing echo chambers you might understand why conservatives in general don’t trust the election results. Too many anomalies. Suggesting those representatives in congress who were unwilling to certify the results is sedition is ridiculous. I’m very disappointed in Jalopnik for publishing…

I lived in Europe for a number of years. One thing that most European cities do well is public transportation. In England I could quite literally take a train anywhere I wanted to go. You had to get pretty rural to not have good rail access. Once in the cities, especially London, you could get to within a few blocks…

I’m confused by all the positive comments regarding the new Bronco. The author’s review is pretty measured, obviously deliberately so. From the review I get the impression that it’s the vehicle that’s doing the majority of the driving. The ‘driver’ provides some input that the various computers interpret and execute…

I test drove a Saab a number of years ago, the first car they built post-GM, but pre-collapse. It was a REALLY good car. Superior to the BMW’s and Audi’s we were also looking at. Unfortunately I couldn’t convince myself I’d be able to sustain the car post Saab, which was obviously inevitable. As much as I’m a fan of…

I test drove a Saab a number of years ago, the first car they built post-GM, but pre-collapse. It was a REALLY good car. Superior to the BMW’s and Audi’s we were also looking at. Unfortunately I couldn’t convince myself I’d be able to sustain the car post Saab, which was obviously inevitable.  As much as I’m a fan of…

Buy it following the N+1 principle. N being the number of desired cars in current inventory, +1 being the correct number said vehicles you should own. This principle also applies to firearms. From the description the car has been maintained, that in itself is worth the premium.

In the Toyota community anything with a 3.4L and a manual transmission with 4x4 drive premium prices. An E-Locker would add another $1-2k to this trucks value. 1st GEN Tacoma’s and 4Runners are appreciating in price. Mileage doesn’t seem to matter. Timing belts and ball joints are apparently the weak points (and the…