My neighbor lady’s ‘9x Honda Civic had the same problem and I fixed it similar to how you fixed yours.

“I hated the Boomers then, already.” As a boomer myself, I heartily concur!

I was falsely accused of a crime and mercilessly interrogated. I didn’t cave but after being through that I can understand how someone could confess to something they did not do - just to make them shut up if nothing else. Hope that helps a bit with your understanding without you ever having to go through it yourself.

1971 Mazda RX-2

“This is only temporary, unless it works.”

David - on a related note - have you ever used Walcks4wd for Jeep parts? I cannot recommend them highly enough.

“Thrifting back their portfolio.” That’s going to haunt me forever.

I agree. Bring back the PowerGlide!!

Exactly!

Well played, sir!

Here’s my traffic jam contribution

I remember this one well - several of us stayed overnight at work as we were receiving dire calls from those who left. Somebody with 4WD went and got us plenty of beer from around the corner. Some of the folks who left early were in their cars for 24 hours just to get home.

The scariest vehicle I’ve ever driven had about 1/10 the hp. (66 Jeep). Also the most fun.

What? No “Glovebox Quarterly”? And they call themselves a bookstore? Pfft.

I once read and or heard somewhere that one engine-braking downshift causes as much clutch wear as twenty-five launches from a dead stop. Can anyone confirm/deny/illuminate?

Anyone who can eat cats raw rather than die has my unending admiration.

You bet it is!

I’m old enough to remember when this appeared in National Lampoon