Whoops, Squamish

Sqaumish conservation officer is going to have a cow when he sees this video.

You have to store it, get a trailer hitch installed. For occasuonal use, throw in some old blankets or tarps and you are good to go.

The oil pan drain bolt on my 87 celica was the exact size of the lug nut wrench. Yes I used it. 

Youtube Auto Expert John Cadogan said it right. “The only thing that matters is the torque at the wheels”  

I see plenty of morons sitting in the their idling ICE car for 20mins at gas stations looking at their phones. And idling their cars in weather that doesn’t need heat or AC. So sitting around waiting 15mins for charging for them is no big deal. Maybe I should take the moron thing back since at least they are doing…

This will be good for transit buses so they can be plugged in at the transit junction or wherever the bus is stopped for a while.

The european economies were shattered after the war and owning a car was a big deal for anyone until the early ‘60s.  People wanted something cheap and an expensive redesign was out of the question. 

“Whoops, I ran over him.....twice.”

I used to travel/go out to lunch a lot with my old job and it seemed like my black co-workers were the least adventurous eaters.

I have seen a LOT of contractors, electricians, plumbers ect use dodge minivans as work vehicles.  Just the front seats are present, and the interior is usually mess.  I don’t know if they buy them second hand or its the old family mover.  You can cram a lot of stuff into am empty minivan and they can carry quite a…

Cabovers rigs are common in europe because of more restrictive total length laws. Shorter tractor, more cargo.  Some american trucking companies are looking into cabovers again for that reason. From what I have read, most truckers around the world don’t like cabovers, unless the streets and roads are narrow and…

Those damn things almost got me into smoking when I was in my teens. Happy I avoided that issue in life.

Wear safety glasses, anything is possible. Even crawling under my car to change the oil, the wrench clunked on the car and dirt and rust fell into my eyes.

Related, this how a refrigerator works.

MiniVan !

Mandatory

Buying a suv for the 3rd row is nonsense. Unless towing or 4 wheeling,......minivan !

This makes sense. At least in rural canada, the defacto offroad vehicle is a crewcab 4wd pickup truck. Forestry, mining, construction, farmers and regular private buyers.  Jeep wants a slice of that market.

I’m guessing batteries are getting cheaper so maybe, maybe, it will be worth it to get the hybrid despite the price difference. Unless you live in the sticks and drive mainly rural roads.