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more about #towtruck more comments → bkdlays: I own a tow company and have for almost 10 years. People don't usually understand that we don't decide what cars get towed. Management does, or the ... more » FTGDWolverineEdition'09: That's why I make sure I buy a FWD Chevy Captiva. more » My X-type is too a real Jaguar: In college I worked for the campus parking enforcement, 90% of the time I just ticketed vehicles of students too cheap to buy the $15.00 yearly parkin... more » Alexhohio: Use a razor blade to take the sticker right off... And for added safety, use one of the handles they sell for $1 that hold the blade (designed to scra... more » west-coaster: I heard a great story about impounded cars in New York back in the '70s or '80s (probably an urban legend, but fun to tell nonetheless). If a medioc... more » Old Grimey: That note saying "Car is Broken, Will Pick Up Tomorrow" didn't seem to do a bit of good. I have some pretty good friends in the towing business, and ... more » that ain't the way to have fun, son: I see the note didn't help, and the decklid spoiler must have needed help from a few NOS stickers and a fart cannon to keep the car mobile. more » Novaload: We had--and I guess still have--an outfit calling itself "Lethal Towing" and they really thrived on their bad-ass image. But a meek little consumer, a... more » diamondg89: I worked at a junkyard in detroit for 2 years. It was a family biz we had just started right off greenfield and schoolcraft. In our yard that was one ... more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Maybe he was just practicing for this weekend job that he really wants, working at a boat ramp. He's got the follow through, but I think he needs to ... more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Water cooled PTO, FTW. more » InfinitisEnd: Unfortunately, we are only going to see more of these stories in the future. When a Congressperson/Senators immediate family member gets killed, there... more » MushyHeirloom: If there are car gods, they were active throughout - destroying a Corsica, crunching up a Sunfire? Hey, keep going, guys, I like this direction. more » roaduscarnivorous: at least the car on the flatbed was ok. phew more » TimTim: Texting while driving is dangerous, for example this driver didn't notice until too late that he had illegally taken the car pool lane. more » -
#junkyardfind
They Wouldn't Really Tow My Car, Would They?
As you know, I collect heartfelt notes to the mean ol' tow-truck driver, as found in junkyards. Unfortunately, I can't find a way to peel off the ominous "red tag" stickers applied by angry apartment-building managers. More » -
#carcrashes
Texting-While-Driving Tow Truck Driver Plows Into Pool
Texting-while-driving is unsafe and often illegal, and yet this tow truck driver confessed to texting with one phone and talking on another. The result? He plowed through one car and landed in someone's pool. [FoxNews] -
#lolcars
Is This Really The Best Way To Display A New Camaro?
Lou Fusz Chevrolet received their very first Camaro over the weekend, apparently following their recall bulletins to the letter by displaying it on the back of this flatbed tow truck. Guys? You're doing it wrong. More » -
#starcarshootout
March Madness Narrowed To Sweet 16, Round 2 Of Voting Today
Well here we are, Round 2 of Jalopnik-style madness. After the first round of voting, we've eliminated half of the 32-car field. And there sure were some upsets; Parnelli Jones' Big Oly Bronco losing to some white Italian car being perhaps the most shocking. We even had a last minute buzzer-beater, with "Billy" beating out the Rolls Limo by only 2 votes! But, now it's time to vote our sweet 16 down to an elite 8. We'll be one step closer to figuring out which car you think is the coolest on-screen in the 1974 film Gone In 60 Seconds. Update: Polls have closed, voting for Round Three here. More » -
#starcarshootout
March Madness Begins, First Round Of Voting
Yesterday, we gave you the brackets. Today, the voting begins and Jalopnik-style March Madness ensues. If you haven't finalized your own bracket for the office pool just yet, hurry up! The field of 32 cars from the original 1974 film Gone In 60 Seconds is about to get narrowed down by your votes. At the end this round, we'll be down to 16 sweet rides. Ultimately, we want to find out what you think the coolest car in the movie is. Now some cars are cool all by themselves, but you also have to consider what role they played on screen. So who knows what the results will look like? Update: Polls for Round 1 are closed. Vote in Round 2 here. More » -
#starcarshootout
March Madness, Jalopnik Style
Interested in all the March madness tournament bracketry, but not really into college hoops? Maybe you're looking for a way to redeem yourself after penciling-in Duke to go all the way? Whatever the case, we've decided to throw our own Jalopnik-style bracket-madness party! Instead of basketball, we've got cars! And don't think this isn't some randomly-selected field of Consumer Reports top choices. What we have is a 32-car selection from one of the coolest car movies ever made: the original Gone In 60 Seconds from 1974. Through the rest of this week and part of next, your votes will be tallied to decide the winners of each face-off. Polls will open tomorrow, so that gives you today to print out your own bracket, fill in your predictions, tell your buddies, and make up your own office pool. It also gives you time to go watch the movie, but if you want just a quick refresher, we've provided that too. More » -
