I’m with you on no dice whatsoever, but I just want to say I’ve owned Mercs of this vintage and frankly the electronics were the last thing to worry about. What you have to look out for on something of this vintage is just all of the rubber and plastic needing replaced. Vacuum lines, coolant hoses, bushings, weather…

which begs the question: “Why the hell are these not EVs then?” it’s literally the perfect use case for EVs since idling does not waste energy like it does in an ICE.

Definitely ND. But it does give me an idea to make some easy money. Limited edition “Trump” trucks. Get a base truck, throw a bunch or red white and blue all over it. Have his stupid quotes as well as quotes from the bible all over the place and instead of using his actual name just use "45". Have one always be at his…

He worked in a body shop in the 80s/90s. 

Oh man that could have gone so much more poorly given that it started with “As much as I like David Tracy.”

Whew. 

Now we just need to work on those gun “accidents”...

I’ve unfortunately been on more than one train that have hit people and the announcements were phrased in the same way:

The train is stopped/delayed due to an unauthorized person on the tracks.

Well....yessss.....but......

Nascar has never been a huge fan of Live Streaming.

I know old and an outlier,but if you go back to the early fifties

Who hurt him?

It’s fucking weird is what it is

The driver looks like Hunter S. Thompson and I imagine him saying “don’t worry the bats will go away soon, not sure about this screw driven monstrosity we seem to be sitting in. Buy the ticket, take the ride.”

I was gonna suggest a Plymouth Satellite.  But that would only take you to Planet Claire...

Texas and Florida have entered the chat

I spent 15 years working in social services. The amount of hatred towards the poor is absolutely amazing. “They have a cell phone!” Well yeah, they need a phone to do basically anything in today’s world. How can they take calls from work to cover a shift, how can they take calls about job interviews, how can they…

Need to crack down on the places buying these. Cut out the demand

I work for one of the aftermarket automotive information providers and we do have TSBs going back that far. I looked and couldnt find any TSBs relating to the hardtop window. There is one from 1990 on the movable quarter glass and another one the same year about weatherstrips on the hardtop but nothing I can see…

You missed a few things which any old trucker could’ve told you. First off, in trucker parlance, these are called “Maxis”, as opposed to the non-spring brakes, which were just called “cans”. On your typical 18-wheelers, you’ll find maxis on only the last drive axle and the 2 trailer axles, never on the steer, and…

Another interesting fact about air brakes is that the chambers have the openings on the ends to allow for a bolt to be threaded in to release the brake in the event the truck lost air and now must be towed or moved. They go right into the holes you see in the back of those bulbs and mechanically push the spring brake…

Just wanted to say that your Endless Summer homage is awesome.