Yeah, but in this country, going to the hospital means being in debt for the rest of your life.

Jalopnik Law 504: Never buy* another man’s project.

*For purposes of this section, the term “buy” shall mean to pay “real money”.

The term “real money” shall be defined as any amount over $1,000.

Notwithstanding the above, this statute shall under no circumstances forbid the buying, as that term is defined in this…

I currently own my least reliable car. It’s in the shop. Again. 2010 Mini Clubman S.

Builders will build a shit-ton of apartments and small houses where they’re allowed to. In my small town of 11,000 we have 120 apartments and 200 1700-SF townhouses on the way. The problem is many of the most desirable places don’t allow small houses or apartments to be built.

One person was in the passenger seat and the other in the back seat, so nobody was driving the car, ok that ended as expected. Darwin award.

Mercedes manuals suck. Their autos on the other hand are very good...Merc is probably the only manufacturer where I’d prefer an auto to a manual. I have driven several 190Es and early C-class cars with auto and manual and preferred the autos on every one

Sweet baby Jesus NO. Computers constantly have issues. From the day they come out of the box. And because it includes different hardware and different software from different companies nobody is willing to take responsibility for making sure they work properly together or responsibility to solve an issue when they…

Everyone that is saying no dice hasn’t priced old used sports cars lately. 

You realize your car sucks when you start following model-specific forums to stay on top of the issues, and your car tracks right down the list of typical problems. 2007 Mini Cooper S. Timing chain tensioner, thermostat housing, oil leaks, and finally cracked head and ate sparkplug ends, plus so many other issues I…

Seat belts also seem a pretty good thing to always install, regardless of age.

Bernhard Gothic is your huckleberry.

My concern as well. The “german engineering” made some great automobiles, right up until the mid 90s, when engineering shifted to computer-based “engineered to fail” programs. At that point, management asked engineers to use all of their savvy to engineer parts that will, only barely, outlast the warranty period. Thus…

Why is Jalopnik hiding the Nice Price or...? articles.  It’s practically the only think I come to this site for any more, and they’ve been removed from the front page.  Maybe if we ask nicely we can get the Gawker people to take over this place again.  At least they knew how to run a website.

Isetta car?

You and your “Cozy Coupes” can all fuck right off...

This is especially useful on particularly idiotic cars like early North American Range Rovers, which have a fun mix of imperial and metric hardware.

I bet they gave him a stern torquing to.

I didn’t say there aren’t a lot of bad mechanics. But I have to wonder about someone who only ever encounters bad mechanics. I also tend to doubt whether the commenters here are actually willing to pay what competent mechanics charge, which tends to cost a bit more than the cheapest option, though you avoid getting…

No, it is not only for college students, first responders, or teachers. It’s for those dedicated to continuing to use the Oxford comma.  

You can finance a used car too - I’ve done it several times. Visit your local credit union. Mine is issuing used car loans at 2.73% for 60 months. Minimum loan $1000