They got busted for something similar in the 1980's. I know because I had a loan with them and when my insurance company when bankrupt they signed me up for insurance that they provide to protect their investment. Of course it was much more expensive than I could get elsewhere but it took over a month for me to…

That is a huge inspection cover.  Wish my XJ had something like that when I need to change the CPS or adjust the transfercase shift linkage.

I am waiting for the Scrambler. Seems like you need to do a 5 truck comparison. Bring them out to Johnson Valley and I’ll help you break test them.  We can even use an XJ as a benchmark to test them against.

Neutral: I’d take a self driving car to the hyperloop station to get out of San Francisco as fast as possible.

Volkswagen gave us the amount the vehicle could have sold for right before the Dieselgate news came out. Even though the JK/JL is the slowest depreciating new vehicle, you still wouldn’t get back what you paid if FCA did it like Volkswagen. I’d take it back to the dealership and say I’ll keep it if every person in…

Fuel pump wired through the headlight switch sounds like an electrical fire just waiting to happen to me... and why does a carbureted car have an electric fuel pump?

Here is my Best Tips for Driving and Maintaining a Car in the Winter

I think I’ll wait for the Jeep Scrambler if I want an Off-Road pickup truck.

Why are you always working in extremes in temperature, if it isn’t blistering heat it’s the freezing cold. Is there any good weather in Michigan, or do you spend all that time actually driving instead of wrenching?

I had a friend with a GTI cup car and he would install a passenger seat and let me ride during some of his practice sessions. We would be flat out from the exit of T5 and would sometimes catch people at T7. I don’t know if it was the weight of the car, or the confidence (or crazyness) or the driver, or the lack of…

I think I would ask for a $50 or $100 reduction in price if Stephan Seagal had driven it.

How many private jets does a Fancy Kristen need?

Several years ago heading back home in Orange County from a visit to San Francisco, driving through the San Joaquin Valley on the 5, in the summer, ugh. I don’t remember the exact time, but it was early evening and hot. I was doing my usual thing, keeping right to let the idiots speed by, moving to the fast lane to…

Are you going to do a 4wd conversion? I am sure you have Just Enough Extra Parts laying around to do that. Time? Probably not, but what would a David Tracy going to Moab adventure be without the last minute wrenching fest?

TPMS is a PITA when you put larger tires on your lifted Jeep that only require 28 PSI but your TPMS warning light comes on at 30 PSI. And this is for the street, not when you air-down for off-road.

It has been over 100 F a few days and you sometimes have to leave in a hurry because of a fire, but cars in California don’t have those rust problems.  If you can afford it, I highly recommend moving out here.  Plus, you will be closer to Moab and you can test your project vehicles on the Rubicon or the Hammers.

Ok, thanks for the clarification.

He looks for a tag on the cat that has an EO number that matches the cat that is supposed to be in the vehicle. If you have an older vehicle and nobody wants to spend the $$$ to certify a replacement catalytic converter with CA then your only choices are to register it out of state, or sell it out of state.  Even if…

I think Left Lane is for Passing was referring to industrial waste and pollution of the manufacturing of your refrigerator, and how the energy to power that factory is generated, not how much energy it uses once it gets here.  Getting China’s power and industries clean is a lot harder than getting auto manufacturers…

Which is exactly what the California exemption does.  So what is the difference?