I guess I watched too much old Top Gear, I was really expecting someone to drive away with you in the rooftop tent! I can picture it now, the still silence of an early Michigan dawn rent asunder by a bellowing Clarkson impression: “Tracy you insufferable oaf!” 

I wouldn’t be heartbroken if they started reproducing the 40 Series in all its glory!

Should I just give Elon my money? Only if you feel its something you musk do.  

Maybe, in the end, the merger did require some human sacrifice?

It really depends on how much you like your vehicle. To me, vehicles are the closest thing I have to friends, so all repairs are worth it, whatever the cost may be (apologies to Churchill) . I’ve salvaged a couple of vehicles which by rights should have gone to the wrecker and they are some of my favorites now. So,…

I presume that when working at/running a JDM importer, it is critically important to abide by the 6th Commandment, never get high on your own supply! I would not be able to do that...

If he does end up fixing it up I hope he calls it Snow White! 

There once was a man called Fitzgibbon
Who car was too low to be driven
He complained to the town
Was met with a frown
And now he can’t make a livin!

In conjunction with affecting driveability, too much crap in your cab can be a hazard in a rollover too. There was an incident a few years ago when a logging truck driver was killed in a rollover, not by the accident, but by the corner of his metal lunch box which hit him in the head. So today’s safety tip is: Don’t…

Not quite the same as coffee, but I am an office worker, and used to have a kettle at my desk. It was not uncommon for me to drink 4-5 liters of black tea in a 10 hour day. I think that works out to around 10 pints of tea a day. To be fair, it usually took about 6-8 pints of beer to slow down after all that in a day,…

Didn’t they have a problem with troops wasting off ammo in water cooled machine guns to heat water for tea making as well?

Yugo, Yustop, Yuputthefireout, Yugotnobrakelights Yugottabekiddingme...

All this talk of murder birds reminds me of a little poem my grandfather used to recite:

If I were a Cassowary
On the plains of Timbuk-tu,
I would eat a missionary
Psalms, prayers and hymn book too.

Unloomed wires are one thing, but that unsecured fuel filter sitting on top of the valve cover causes me physical pain. CP

Not just specialized trucks either, even their regular rigs are pretty cool:

Seller should be aware it is unlawful to bait wild Jalopniks in this jurisdiction. Too rich for my blood, but I find myself irresistibly drawn in.

Preach that PPE Gospel! I work at a sawmill and it just seems insane to me that smart people will spend all day properly protected, working safely and then go home and completely disregard their own safety. I shudder to imagine how many ER visits happen every year because of people ignoring really basic safety…

Interesting! I live in Northern BC, so we get about 7 months of sub zero temps every year, and I have had several diesel vehicles over the years. The real cold weather champion in my fleet is a 2004 Bobcat S300 with a Kubota engine. That thing has a glow plug timer that sometimes runs for 45 seconds if the weather is…

Operator let his emotions get the better of him.  There is no excuse for this.  He could have saved an enormous amount of wear and tear on the tracks and idlers if he took 2 seconds to stabilize himself with the blade before having a go at the doors.  Equally, if he was working from a stable platform, he could have…

Thats only 13mph more than that lady went on her bike the other day, no sweat!