I wasn’t familiar with the untimely demise of Rudolf Diesel, but while reading his Wikipedia entry I realized how lucky we were. Given how insanely complex German names can be, what are the odds we’d end up with “diesel” engines instead of Fashingbauer or Königsmann or something else unhelpful.

Cop suspension and brakes must be standard.

Too bad this video only shows the Tahoe. I’d like to see how they install the carbon monoxide leak in the Ford Interceptor Utility.

But when do they install the cop motor?

Make sure to tune into Jalopnik’s newest podcast: Braking Bad

Disregard, I’m slower than slow today...

You get ALL the credit for practicing incredible restraint in your reply to eolith. Mad respect.

Show me one of these pictures, please? And keep in mind, we’re not talking about the location of reverse here. You may want to look at that picture again.

So worth it! sure there is the injury and jailtime but I got to...um...drive around outside in boston in the winter on my quad? Man what was I thinking...this was a terrible idea.

Here’s some things I’ve picked up...

I had a 1991 Camaro RS that I got not-running for really cheap. The Vehicle Anti-theft System (VATS - what everyone thinks is a microchip in GM keys in the early 1990's) malfunctioned and wouldn’t let me start the car. That’s when I found out that the chip wasn’t a chip - it’s a resistor. Buying a 25 cent resister and…

I drive a 20 year old 6 speed manual bus.

Mr. Charles’ show was called “Jokesters in Vehicles Acquiring Java”. Totally different show.

The hyperbolic character of his assessment leads me to wonder how long he’s been familiar with mechanical engineering

“Dominating at least three inches of rock” is how my ex-wife described our lovemaking...

The state of Mitsubishi summed up in this photo from the Detroit auto show.

You don’t seem to understand ‘investing’ or ‘opportunity cost’

Easy, the act of braking allows the bosonic nature of the brake particles, or brakons, to flourish and therefore these brakons all fall in lockstep even easier when all four brakes are entangled, or in ‘four-wheel’ mode. Tyres also exhibit bosonic qualities, which is why when one tyre is only a couple of PSI off of…

....what? I have no idea what you were trying to say but I know it’s wrong.

PIlot’s new call sign is Wheelie