GM isn’t comparatively bad at all, for multiple reasons. First of all, there are usually not that many parts available for a single application, and examples like brakes are usually tied to the options on the car. Second, a lot more parts swap over between models than any other brand of car I’ve dealt with. A pickup…

It looks like they tried to graft a Porsche Macan hood onto a Dodge Charger, cut the whole car right after the windshield, and then weld it to a correspondingly cut off Audi A4.

I see engine swap potential here...

The one in mine would be even worse. It doesn't show the shift pattern, and is also unsynchronized, so even if they knew how to drive a manual, it would be unlikely that they would be able to shift out of first. To add to that, first gear has a top speed of 8 miles per hour (granny low), and it has to be started out…

This is generally true, but there are certain rare exceptions. The first would be any 2 cycle diesel, eg. a Detroit Diesel or the Cerlist diesel used in military Forward Control Jeeps. You must use a straight 40 weight, CF-2 or LMOA rated oil, or you will destroy the engine in short order. These oils are not normally…

These will forever remain the best shifters for automatics:

And I can see how it's very quickly evolving into the new Apple. No parts support unless you're at an authorized service provider, penalties for working on your own car, etc. 

Mine has none at all, just various holes leading into the bodywork/fenders, some of which eventually lead outside.

Well they do have the Titan XD with the Cummins diesel, which is only appealing due to its engine. 

I witnessed this happen not once, but twice, out on the actual road yesterday. Both almost caused huge accidents, and one of those would-be accidents would have been a 5+ car pileup if not for sheer luck. Seriously, how can people be this dumb? What are they gaining from this? Anything?

Yes, that is true, but in some cases it doesn't matter. There are new methods of hydrogen production being tested, and one, specifically photocatalysis, is very promising. Basically, you have a material which is struck by sunlight and splits water into hydrogen and oxygen. The material is cheap and reusable, and the…

A clean ICE car is certainly possible. Just don't run it on petroleum. Internal combustion engines can be set up to run on hydrogen, and if done correctly, you end up with a zero emissions engine with more power potential than a petroleum fueled engine.

I haven't really driven any modern cars, so I haven't seen it for myself, but I've heard a lot of people say similar things about modern speedometers (that the top speed of the speedometer is higher than the top speed of the car). Very strange compared to mine, which goes to 100, but the car can actually go way…

Swap it to a diesel... Cummins 4BT, Isuzu 4BD1T, or my favorite, the Detroit 3-53T. You'll have plenty of room to work around any of those engines.

I tend to prefer the Rotella heavy equipment coolants (ELC for non-aluminum containing cooling systems, and ELC NF for aluminum containing cooling systems) to OEM coolants. They tend to run cooler, have a service life of 600,000 miles, have superior anti-wear and anti-corrosion additives, and are designed for much…

More like scorched air. Uncomfortable and inefficient. A good steam system or even forced hot water with cast iron radiators is a far, far superior system, providing both more efficient, and more comfortable heat than forced air.

Didn’t know that they had offered them with Detroits. Regardless, they probably account for a tiny fraction of glider kits sold, given how uncommon Detroits have been getting as of late. I’ve been to a few detroit parts dealers in search of parts for my 3-53T, and 1 out of the 9 places I went to even knew what a 53…

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Im actually in the process of putting a 3-53T Detroit into a GMC Jimmy. Part of the problem with Detroits is that many of them are non-turbo, and the turbo ones have very inefficient turbos from the factory. With a proper modern turbo, and finer injector nozzles, they run totally smokeless and are very efficient. The…

When I got an old Dacia running that was at my uncle’s house, I just ended up rummaging through a box of random Dacia keys and easily found one which fit.