It’s the same mindset of heavier = stronger. Years ago, the teenage daughter of a neighbor had two minor wrecks in the Corolla they had bought her.
Just say: “I’m not paying for the guy behind me”. But tip the coffee team the cost of your drink. Or double, whatever, but you don’t have to continue this performative bullshit. Tip the people who need it (the understaffed, overworked, underpaid employees) and let the dude behind you pony up for his own order.
May your CEL be as dark as midnight.
I have a similar history of clutch failure, and a Jeep is even involved. Many years ago I was heading to my after school job in my 1974 CJ-5. 304 V8, manual gearbox with headers and dual side exhaust. Sounded sweet! Loved that damn thing. Anyway, sitting at a stop light, top off, soaking in the late spring sunshine.…
I owned a 1985 Vanagon Westfalia, and camped the heck out of that thing. Loved it, have regretted selling it. Currently shopping for another, although I’d love to find one with the engine conversion already done. For the Vanagon, the factory waterboxer is underpowered, but you can swap in either a Ford Zetec, or a…
The Audi got close enough to recognize the kid.
It’s already made the move from one house to the next. LOL. It is actually an awesome thing to have on the side wall of my garage.
Classic dad move
More fun facts, I worked at Nextel when this movie came out. There was a huge product placement deal in the movie. Sly’s car had Nextel emblazoned all over it, while his rival was in a Motorola sponsored car. Motorola and Nextel were huge partners, and this way they could both get exposure in the movie.
This is damn good Jalopnik right here. Thanks David for sharing this, , and Gobless Gary.
The Lock Picking Lawyer scoffs at your tool usage.
Thanks for sharing, that was an awesome video. And I totally agree, Raphael, this one was “ok to steal”!!
This. Years ago I was proceeding through a green light in my Maxima SE when a Chevy Caprice (60s vintage, a huge car) ran the red light and t-boned the passenger side. Literally pushed me through the intersection an up onto the curb. As my car went over the curb, still being pushed sideways, my driver’s side door took…
This. So much this.
Dude. Wow. I was close to enough to her after the show to smell bourbon on her breath. Me and two other student workers carried their personal bags to the tour bus and she walked right beside me. She was (and I guess still is) tiny, like barely over 5 feet. But oh so hot. That was in 1986.
This is art.
My student worker job in college (par of my financial aid package) was working at the multipurpose arena. My jobs ranged from being in the mascot costume for basketball games to helping bands set up and tear down. Acts I got to know a little bit included INXS, The Bangles, REM, The Replacements, etc.
I’ve owned a Boxster with the Tiptronic before. Yes, I would have preferred the manual, but when life gives you a gift (in this case a smoking deal I could not pass up), you take it. Didn’t hate it, it’s a good slushbox, as they go.