I’m hereby creating the slang word “fitler” to mean a stubborn oil filter, someone who over-tightens an oil filter, or the act of over-tightening an oil filter.

e.g.:

1. Dude, this thing won’t budge. It’s being a fitler.
2. Looks like the previous owner was a fitler. This thing won’t budge.
3. Dude, the lube shop guy…

But muh panel gaps!

I’m curious to know your level of expertise on that topic.  I spent 20 years in the Navy (11 years on ships and at least 8 years deployed or stationed overseas).  Even in Thailand, or the Philippines, I never saw lipstick employed in such a manner.  Color me intrigued.

Many of them were prettier...aaaand we’re done.

Here’s my armchair psychiatrist theory. If you’re 65-75ish now, you were 10-ish in 1955-65-ish. Cars were exciting, prettier, and represented a different thing - class aspirations, a kind of mobility that your parents didn’t have, etc. Even the poorest car owner could go…

What car is that?

Imagine the tubes where dirty gases are expelled from getting dirty. The humanity! Now what can they do about the tires?

In fairness, the reason a lot of automakers do that these days is because people complained that their exhaust tips were getting dirty, generating a lot of warranty claims and even some attempted buybacks.

They don’t make them like they used to. They make them significantly better.

We owned a 89 dodge grand caravan and a 2020 Chrysler pacifica and the new one is better in every conceivable way.

COTD.

Totally agree. I’m not a fan of new cars, but we’re obviously heading in the right direction as far as safety, reliability and performance is concerned.

I had a 1990 and those (velour) back seats were the most comfortable I’ve ever fu--- sat in. 

The Superbird had the vinyl.

Whenever some old dude complains about how they “don’t make them like they use to “ hand how great cars from the 50's and 60's were. I eye roll and try to explain how new cars are so much better and safer than old cars. and I am in my 50's. 

I cant remember if its the Daytona or Superbird but one of them had the vinyl top to hide the welds for the new raked back rear window area.

When I first opened the comments section I was like ‘hey that’s not THAT bad’ and then I kept scrolling down 

Perfection

“I can’t imagine any carmaker trying to get away with something like this today”

Once again, a Torch article results in me googling something that would have never otherwise crossed my mind: 1984 Chrysler New Yorker interior.

For the record, I accidentally wrote “Oil Fitler” in my initial draft, and I’m not sure why I changed it given how badly this filter wants to ruin lives.