I’m 40 percent Dolomite!

Sorry, I swear I read the rest of the article after the bit about the mountains.

My first job was working at Trak Auto, because I was in there at least twice a week for parts when I was 16 and eventually the manager just asked if I wanted a job. :)

Pictured: Torch’s dream Panamera.

Of course, the general consensus in the industry is that Porsche finds itself among the top automakers in reliability in no small part because a) their owners tend to drive very few miles compared to the average (excluding the Touare.... sorry, Cayenne) and b) because problems are measured largely by “problems per…

You should also be cognizant of where in your vehicle you put any of the aftermarket unshielded chargers- I have a customer with a brand new SRX whose tire pressure sensors and keyless entry fobs wouldn’t work and after several hours of trying to figure out why, it turned out that she had one of these tiny ones…

You should also be cognizant of where in your vehicle you put any of the aftermarket unshielded chargers- I have a…

She has legs??

We got the word yesterday that all 2003-2011 Saab 9-3 models and 2010-2011 Saab 9-5 sedans are going to be in the next round of Takata recalls, as well as 2008-09 Saturn Astras. The Astras will apparently get a whole new driver’s airbag assembly, but we Saab dealers get the fun of replacing just the inflator (you…

And the world cried, “Meh.”

I’m 33, and I’ve owned 32 cars, trucks, motorcycles, and a boat- basically I’m counting anything with an engine and a title. Of all of them, ranging from the 1960s to 2014 model years, the only ones I actually miss are the shitboxes. I think that might be the best description of what it feels like to be a Jalop. I had…

I had a customer come in with a first generation SRX complaining of a fuel odor and a check engine light. We check under the car, nothing leaking, but definitely a strong fuel odor in the car. Checked the codes, it had an evap code, but all the solenoids were functioning with the automated test cycle. It had never…

Ah, the Simeone Museum- that’s hallowed ground you’re treading on, DeMuro.

I have prime, but since it’s for my tech-illiterate mom I went with the cheaper 7” basic tablet- I’m guessing they sold an absolute ton of those at $35. Hell, it’s pretty much the cheapest way to watch Netflix. lol

I have prime, but since it’s for my tech-illiterate mom I went with the cheaper 7” basic tablet- I’m guessing they…

Weird, maybe because mine is a gift order? No idea.

Weird, maybe because mine is a gift order? No idea.

Ordered one for my mother (she’s never used a smartphone or tablet, but she’ll figure it out). She already has prime, so she can download movies on it at work and watch them at home. Unfortunately, it shows an estimated delivery date (with the extra $4 for one day shipping) of December 11th... I guess they sold a LOT…

Ordered one for my mother (she’s never used a smartphone or tablet, but she’ll figure it out). She already has…

We have not, but I’m there every once in a while and I read one of your articles about taking the Ferrari there (IIRC). I work at the Cadillac dealer up the street, I was there last Saturday with a new ATS-V. :)

Hey Doug, great article as always- I’d hazard a guess that if you brought it out to the West Chester Cars and Coffee one of these Saturdays before the high dollar people take their exotics and go home for the winter with a ‘For Sale’ sign on it, you’d probably have decent luck finding a buyer who a) is older than my…

My Evo VIII had a tune that passed PA emissions. It was running E85 and had no catalytic converter, and one of the O2 sensors was sitting under the passenger seat wrapped in foil.

Yeah, that whole premise was sketchy anyway. “We took a block of Aluminum and left it in the mill for 8 hours until it was almost a 1911, then charged someone $15k for it. This is a viable business model.”

“Look honey, it’s either this or the nuclear sub.”

Honestly, the crop of new ‘entry-level’ bikes makes me think I made a mistake getting a V-Star 1100... It’s comfortable and has plenty of power, but it’s too loud to start in the morning (6AM) to go to work (My neighbors aren’t complaining, I just wouldn’t do that to them), it handles like a container ship with a…