Lately I haven’t even been checking the Jalopnik page, but usually right to David’s page.

Last week, I was planning to swap the “low” mileage (~135k) original shocks/struts and driveshaft from a future project car, onto my high mileage (~260k) daily beater (put the new ones on the lower mileage car which will be with us for much longer). After 3 hours in the driveway at -10F I had all those parts pulled…

Last clutch I bought was $67.47 (THE cheapest one I could find). I did not resurface the flywheel.

All of my cars were/are parts cars.

Fixing a Honda Odyssey from a deer hit. My used body panels almost match...

As a dealership parts guy by trade, I always start with an OEM part number.

I can’t think of any particularly sketchy people I’ve dealt with. I’ve had a few “clean and clear title” claims, only to find out it’s clean and clear, but in someone else’s name, and yet another someone has filled it out. I found that out after loading a conversion van onto my trailer. He was asking $800, I said I’d…

You must be talking about buying a new car, or through a dealer.

She is amazing. I was talking to her about a new toy street car last night, since I can’t put 2 car seats in my Celica convertible. And she suggested I get it AND keep the Celica.

BOOOOOORRRRRRIIIIIIINNNNG

I’m at 18. And trending up.

I was worried about you for awhile there. I’m glad to hear you’re back on track.

I feel attacked....

I bought a really rough pair of first gen Foresters. One distinctly not running, the other needing a lot of work. I asked the seller if he thought the second would make the ~120 mile drive back to my house, he would not answer.

Sure the Subaru XT is in the running:

Yep. Assuming independent suspension and strapped to the frame, transmission in neutral (automatic or manual) as it can and will rock back and forth slightly, which is bad juju. Truth be told, it’s pretty minor, but still worth avoiding.

The system is designed to allow the aircraft to descend at a rate of less than 1,700 feet per minute using a large parachute launched using a rocket

The Cirrus very much sacrifices itself in the process. The cords for the parachute are bonded into the composite and rip out. And many components of the frame deform to cushion the impact with the ground.

astronomically

Mine was a manual transmission with dual-range 4WD. Yea, extremely capable. Let down only by it’s ground clearance a few times. I put snow tires on it once, which was kind of a bummer, as it could no longer spin the tires on anything but glare ice.