I don’t think I’ve ever actually been embarrassed by a car that I’ve owned. Even the terrible ones had some kind of character trait that I found to embrace. Maybe I just didn’t give a shit! Read more
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I’ve been debating about this with my Beetle. It’s time for a restore, but I’m torn between a fuel-injected and turbo’d old school flat four, or an EV. Prices are prettttty close between the two, and I’ll bet they’ll be even closer in a few years when I have the budget organized for it.
VOTE!
TURBO BEETLE
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I know you’re working on an electric Boxster project. Read more
I mean, it’s not really real until somebody gives it the Safari treatment and flips it for $300,000 on BAT Read more
Seriously, though, thanks for writing this out - I was lucky enough to grow up spending my summers in West Yellowstone with my grandparents, right on Yellowstone’s doorstep. Your description of the peace that descends on you in communing with the wildlife, the thin air, the whole sulfury, wild, mind-rearranging… Read more
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Thankfully nothing transpired, but the idea of running headlong into the antlers of a 30-point buck looking to rut sends a shiver up my spine.
Oh, well, now. Welcome to the fam. Read more
This will NOT age well. Read more
Hot Take:
As a long time VW wrencher, I think “How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive” is a really fun piece of automotive pop culture, but it’s a terrible service manual. Read more
What kinds of reactions do you get from folks when you’re puttering around town? I mean, that thing is kind of hard to miss. Read more
In general, those VE pumps will run into eternity - they often just need a basic seal replacement regimen to come back into spec. Whatever you do, DON’T disassemble the thing beyond the directly serviceable seals. You’ll regret it. Read more
This is an interesting perspective from a newbie - as a more seasoned off-road traveler, I have mixed feelings about all this data. It’s great to have good information, but it can kind of take the shine off the experience too. Sometimes you just want to discover what’s around the bend on your own, you know? Not having… Read more
This is indeed correct! Read more
Hah! My wife and I wrote an article for SA4x4 a few years ago about our overland travels in Botswana! Don’t see many hard copies of that rag Stateside. Sadly, they are indefinitely out of print now. :( Read more
“Pleasant dripping sound”.
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Oh shit! Where do I sign!?!?!? Read more
Bleeding things is the worst. Read more
I think for me the main vector for my wrenching is confidence - I’m willing to tackle big projects simply because I think I can. But, that’s come only after quite a few years of trying stuff outside my comfort zone, and learning from both my successes and my failures. You do have to accept that you’re going to fuck… Read more