Jalopnik: blog hoonage

Get Your Daily Dose of Emotion, Right Here

Ray Wert — Wed, 02 May 2007 15:00:00 EDT

• This little trick will come in handy the next time your wife's about to get mugged in an empty parking lot. [Scrollin' On]
• Stop crying! Everything you missed at the Castrol Extreme Auto Show is right here. [Auto News]
• We're thinking you should really think the next time you decide to steal a cop's car. [Gothamist]
• And the automotive metaphors keep on comin'... [Gnorb.NET]
• ...and coming! [The Michigan Daily]
• Takin' the BMW M6 for a spin on the Isle of Man. [Paul Tan]

This is Blog Hoonage, the early afternoon daily feature highlighting the best and oftentimes unnoticed auto-related content in the blogosphere. If you'd like to see an entry from your blog featured here, send us a link to tips@jalopnik.com with the subject line "blog hoonage."

That New Car Stench

Ray Wert — Tue, 01 May 2007 15:00:00 EDT

• Such a sense of entitlement for someone who drive illegally for over three years. [fefyfomanna]
• Holy shit, it's a Spider Car. No really, it's a Spider, with eight legs and everything. [Random Good Stuff]
• Someone takes car of their car! [Sara with no H]
• Make that two someones! [Jason Whong]
• The "new car smell" metaphor applied to software programmi— zzzzzzzzzzzzz......oops, sorry. Damned narcolepsy. [Simon Morris]

Up In Your Business, Selling Your Stuff

Ray Wert — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:30:00 EDT

• He's naked, and he means business. [Mouse Print]
• Just a regular Saturday morning in Brooklyn, when four African American males crash into storefront. [Brooklyn Record]
• The most important part of not dying in a non-accident is remembering every detail, so you can do it right the next time. [Blogcritics.org]
• Buy Trevor Fiore's concept sketches... [Classical Drives]
• ...or Steve McQueen's Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso. [Luxist]
• Wheel clamps are SUPER FUN. Or super funny. Or something. [The Keropok]

It's! Friday!

Ray Wert — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:00:00 EDT

• It's just another day in fantasy league world - football, baseball and now, FoMoCo. Word. [KickingTires]
• Oooooh, Alex Taylor III, senior editor of Fortune, we have a feeling you may be in a tad bit of a pickle. Oopsy. [Bos Says]
• It's just like a killing ants in a burning inferno via magnifying glass, except it's your car upholstery burning via your Nalgene water bottle. Hot! [AutomotiveBlogs]
• Insert standard "How Many ___ does it take to ___?" joke here. This one's about traffic police and towing cars. Heh. [Daily Heights]
• A plane crashes into a car and then crashes into a horse, causing minds everywhere to expode whilst pondering the culmination of the evolution of transportation. Awesome! [Gadling]
• Something about the lady who founded some website about women and cars or something. Yay! [In Women We Trust]

Blog Hoonage: Grab Bag Goodness

Ray Wert — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:30:00 EDT

• The data on long-term roadtests is inaccurate. [TrueDelta]
• GM is to Toyota like Microsoft is to Google. [Jam Side Down]
• Everything you ever wanted to know about CarMax like, ever. [Service Unlimited]
• The true meaning behind the those used car sales terms. [archshrk]
• We ask you this: can you blame the guy? Everyone needs clean pants and rental cars are EXPENSIVE. [WSJ online]
• Your car, it's totally getting stolen. That is, if your car is an Escalade EXT. [Forbes]

Blog Hoonage: Beginnings, Middles, Ends

Ray Wert — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:00:00 EDT

• It's kinda sorta starting to bother us that the progress of our workweek is now gauged by Bullrun updates. [THOWoPAVM]
• First car buying advice from a first time car buyer. [Mostly Geek]
• There are a myriad of things you may not have considered when parking your car. [Slate]
• What Toyota did right and GM did wrong. [cat slave diary]
• Timing belt and aircon belt: same diff, right? [a spicy life]
• Well, that Scion has more curves now than it did before. [The Trixie Update]

Blog Hoonage: Nostalgia, What?

Ray Wert — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:30:00 EDT

• This guy knows how to remove scratches from his paintwork, but thinks that a tarped-up mule is an over-the-top way to prevent sratches in the first place. [Wise Bread]
• Serves yourself right for teaching your kid the difference between state license plates. [Tate Hallaway]
• This is what may be referred to as "childhood creativity." [Nowstalgia]
• And this is what should be referred to as "childhood creativity, courtesy of an acid flashback." [New York Daily Photo]
• More on the men vs. women car pricing debate. See also: yawn. [Alas, a blog]
• The Pontiac GranPrix: getting teenaged hoons laid since 1964. [Wasted Electrons]

Blog Hoonage: Varietal Headcases

Ray Wert — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:50:00 EDT

• Michael Bay defends/explains his decision-making process to Transformer fans; is okay with the fact that some will never be satisfied. We're not, but whatevs. [Transformers Liva Action Movie Blog]
• DC cops seem to be more motivated when off-duty than on. [tadcranky]
• The funniest part about this question is the forum it's posted in. [Answerbag.com]
• Making your Mini a little greener is only going to cost you about $50K. [The Green Report]
• We're assuming a "lean" is the same thing as a "lien". [Jerome Prophet]
• Zuh? Turn signal? What's that? [What's Gotta Go]

Blog Hoonage: Friday's The Last Day Of The Week, Right?

Ray Wert — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:30:00 EDT

• The Xbox kids are losing their shit over the completed Forza 2 car list - as well they should be. [Xbox 360 Fanboy]
• Are you sure that's not your car? [Maryamie]
• Should cell phone numbers double as the driver's license plate? Are we seriously still asking elementary questions like this? [Technology Evangelist]
• Walking away from your unlocked workstation is like walking away from your unlocked car, apparently. [Peter H Gregory]
• If you can get the bad syntax and the painful color changes, this may have a good lesson about driving while under the influence. If you figure it out, let us know. [Not Only Others Can But I Could Be Wrong]
• To you, sir, may we suggest investing in a CDRW drive for your computer? [The Preacher]

Blog Hoonage: You See What Happens, Larry?

Ray Wert — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:30:00 EDT

• Everything you didn't miss on Tuesday's episode of Bullrun. [THOWoPAVM]
• It might help for Priceline to include useful information about the hotels they represent. Say, for example, "parking lot dimly lit; prone to theft". [CEO Blues]
• Dale Jr. and NASCAR, leading by example as usual. [NASCAR Ranting and Raving]
• That sure is one big carbon monoxide cloud. [adgoodness]
• This is what happens when Pininfarina designs hotels instead of Ferraris. [CubeMe]
• Dennis Miller: good (?) for drive-time radio; bad at reading ad copy. [Teahouse on the Tracks]

Blog Hoonage: The Games People Play

Ray Wert — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:00:52 EDT

• We'll take "Selling Your Car To A Random Stranger" for 200, Alex. (See also: This can't end well.) [Steven Rubio's Online Life]
• Somebody was a little gauge-happy back in the day. [Modern Mechanix]
• The best part of having your car totalled is getting a brand-spankin' new one, of course. [Stephen Fung DOT NET]
• Which car would you have preferred to lose your virginity in? (probably NSFW, depending on your workplace.) [Fleshbot]
• Video Bonus #1: MTV enlists the help of Arnold Schwarzenegger to green up "Pimp My Ride". For a day, at least. [Environmental Geography]
• Video Bonus #2: A car aquarium protected only by a sign that petulant children cannot read. [Spluch]

Blog Hoonage: Oopsy, Daisy

Ray Wert — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:00:58 EDT

• The passive-aggressive way to seek revenge against a driver who's done you wrong? Posting his ugly mug in the internet, of course. [Advice Goddess]
• Sometimes you'll get lucky when your car starts rolling towards a cliff... [the Daily Mail]
• ...sometimes, not so much. [Gothamist]
• Well, that's one way to get your daughter into cars. [Styledash]
• Wifi RC car geek-out!1!! W00t!1!!1 [Hack a Day]
• Rumor has it if your registration isn't up-to-date, your car will get towed by the city. [Shouzer.com]

Blog Hoonage: Interactions of Various Kinds

Ray Wert — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:15:00 EDT

• Video bonus: a solar car, birthed by some high school kids, and looks like a Hummer. [TreeHugger]
• It's simple, really - don't buy a car from your in-laws. [AOH]
• Commuting and Social Isolation go hand-in-hand. Who said road rage was a bad thing? [What it's like]
• Dashboard. Computer. Does. Not. Compute. [...open book...]
• How to make building a model car easier? Make it life-sized, of course. [Street Rodder]
• Mmmmm. Tasty. [shedwa]

Blog Hoonage: Actual vs. Fonetikuhl Rantings

Ray Wert — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:01:00 EDT

• It's just like The Devil Wears Prada, only about a car, funnier and more believable.[Wide Lawns and Narrow Minds]
• We can see speeding up to run over a squirrel being fun, but speeding up to crush a nut that fell out of a tree? Huh? [The Reasoner]
• Biofuels. Any questions? [Bill Totten's Weblog]
• There's an as for Progressive running about this exact thing, right now. [ArcaMax]
• Yet another Audi vs. Saab faceoff. [Trollhattan Saab]
• A little ditty about the auto industry, Michigan and an eight-hundred pound gorilla. Or something. [TopOfYourHead]

Blog Hoonage: Hacks and Hacks

Ray Wert — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 15:15:11 EDT

• Wednesday! Bullrun wrap-up! [The Highly Official Weblog of Phillip A.V. McCarthy]
• Living in your car will leave you nothing but old, deranged, and depressing to the middle class. [Gluten-Free Girl]
• Saab hacks are good for something at least...even if that thing is commenter haterade. [Trollhattan Saab]
• Some women should really take their Midol before repeatedly calling their mechanic. [Real Mechanics Have Pretty Toolboxes]
• A baby boomer-era car quiz that's good for wasting at least five minutes of your workday. You're welcome. [Newsweek]
• Noone wants to buy this dudes carbon-offset. Takers? [Get To The Point]

Blog Hoonage: Repo This, Mofo

Ray Wert — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:30:56 EDT

• We can see how a tow truck driver can mistake a 1999 Audi for a 2001 Saab. Seriously. [Equal Time Radio]
• There's a metaphor in here somewhere, we're sure. [For The Long Run]
• Look out for that New Car Smell. It's a killer. [Carbolic Smoke Blog]
• Because it always makes sense to buy a car that you never drive, you know? [CarDomain Blog]
• The best part about press days at the autoshows? Missing out on the clueless people...[CRCB]
• ...and the damned kids. [The Kenosha Kid's Blog]

Blog Hoonage: Capitalism, Yo

Ray Wert — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:30:45 EDT

• The world's most holy and expensive VW Golf is up for sale at Golden Palace. For charity, obvs. [wayodd]
• Watch out for drivers hopped up in sugar — especially in South Carolina and Missouri. Dangerous, we tell you. [MH Today]
• The battle of the Brit car shows is ON. We know who we're rooting for. [the.[ED]ition]
• This whole fucking Hello Kitty automotive trend needs to go away like, yesterday. [geeksugar]
• Finally, a new edition to the 'film's best car chases' lists. Thank you, Grindhouse. [Kicking Tires]
• Holy Ferrarigasm, Batman. [Hemmings Auto Blogs]

Blog Hoonage: This Isn't Getting Any Easier

Ray Wert — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:26:56 EDT

• It's time for IdiotsAskMetaFilter! This week: the noisy Camry car alarm. Can it be silenced? [Metafilter]
• Doubt it. [Poisoned Pen Letters]
• We'd love to see what a car submerged for 30 years in say, Coca-Cola concentrate would look like. [Hemmings Auto Blogs]
• Ah, nothin' like a little dose of Car Clutter Schadenfreude. [Jennie's Rambles]
• Somebody teach this dude Photoshop, stat. Then we all can enjoy his joke without having to use our imaginations. [Gregg Eldred]

Blog Hoonage: Save Your Marriage And The Environment

Davey G. Johnson — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:30:00 EDT

• Sharing is caring. [Treehugger]
• Wednesday! Bullrun! W00t!1![THOWoPAVM]
• The quickest way to "green-up" your car is Microsoft Paint. Obvs. [Not Quite Crunchy Parent]
• Buying a used car. Rocket Science, fo shizzle. [Robotman!]
• After you give that hot chick in accounting a ride home from the pay-per-hour hotel room you guys get on Wednesdays, make sure you put her carseat back in the normal position — God forbid your wife starts thinking you're cheating on her. [Ask Dan and Jennifer]

Blog Hoonage: Wow, People Are So Sensitive These Days

Ray Wert — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 18:14:19 EDT

• Remember the kid with the exploding Saturn? Guess what? He's still driving a Saturn. [Jason Heath's Double Bass Blog]
• Gone are the days when teenagers are happy with any old rustbucket on four wheels. You can probably thank their parents for that. [CarTalk]
• The best way to judge a carwash administered by recovering alcoholics is to stay in your car. [Gary-Paul TV]
• Hypermiling for Dummies. [Aquadoodiloop]
• If we were writing this, it would have been laden with profanity and followed by a visit from Family Services. [flagrantdisregard]
• One day, there'll be a class on how to treat women in any given situation. For now, there's one on how to treat them during the sale of a new car. [BlogHer]