David Tracy

4/22/22

This Video Of An Out-Of-Control Cadillac XTS Climbing Two Cars Is Mind-Boggling

This story was originally published on May 6, 2020

David Tracy

PublishedApril 22, 2022

4/20/22

This Is How An Automatic Transmission Works

This story was originally published on July 1, 2013

David Tracy

PublishedApril 20, 2022

4/12/22

Stop Screwing Your Oil Filter On So Damn Tight

This story was originally published on May 4, 2018

David Tracy

PublishedApril 12, 2022

4/11/22

Why Expensive Oil Is A Waste Of Money

This story was originally published on July 27, 2017

David Tracy

PublishedApril 11, 2022

3/31/22

Here's How You Diagnose an Engine That Won't Start

If we want a new generation of car enthusiasts to care about cars, it can’t hurt to explain how things actually work.

David Tracy

UpdatedMarch 10, 2023

2/15/22

An Extremely Detailed Look At The Porsche Taycan's Engineering Designed To Take On Tesla

Jason & David Classics: We’re sharing the posts beloved by most from the two’s careers here at Jalopnik

David Tracy

PublishedFebruary 15, 2022

2/15/22

I Had Three Strange Run-Ins With the Police in My $500 Postal Jeep

Jason & David Classics: We’re sharing the posts beloved by most from the two’s careers here at Jalopnik

David Tracy

PublishedFebruary 15, 2022

2/15/22

Do Not Wash Greasy Car Parts In Your Dishwasher

Jason & David Classics: We’re sharing the posts beloved by most from the two’s careers here at Jalopnik

David Tracy

PublishedFebruary 15, 2022

2/15/22

David Tracy and Jason Torchinsky Are Leaving Jalopnik: It's Time To Say Goodbye

Hi, it's David Tracy and Jason Torchinsky; we need to have a talk.

Jason Torchinsky

and David Tracy

PublishedFebruary 15, 2022

2/14/22

I Beat The Crap Out Of A Ford Bronco In The Desert And It Was Sensational

I've been off-roading for 15 years, but few experiences have been as exhilarating as bombing a Ford Bronco through…

David Tracy

PublishedFebruary 14, 2022

2/9/22

Let's Talk About Serviceability And The Annoyingly Difficult Repair Jobs That Make You Want To Curse Out Engineers

Mechanics, it's time to just let it out. Give your therapist a break, and tell us the packaging decisions that haunt…

David Tracy

PublishedFebruary 9, 2022

2/7/22

I'm Building A World-Traveling Overlanding Rig Out Of Two $350 Parts Cars And It's Already A Disaster

I'm going to travel around the world in an overlanding Jeep that I'm building of two parts Jeeps.

David Tracy

PublishedFebruary 7, 2022

2/4/22

Show Us Your Winter Car Projects

I'm currently working on merging two $350 shitboxes into one functional machine. It's not going well.

David Tracy

PublishedFebruary 4, 2022

1/27/22

Buying A Brand New Car Is A Terrible Idea, But What If You Helped Engineer That Car?

Do I break my "never buy a new car" rule to order a car that I helped engineer?

David Tracy

PublishedJanuary 27, 2022

1/26/22

This Weekend Is Going To Be A Wrenchathon Of Epic Proportions As I Fight To Get My Fleet Down To Five

I'm at 13 right now. I need to get to five. So I'm bringing in the big guns this weekend for some USDA Prime Choice,…

David Tracy

PublishedJanuary 26, 2022

1/21/22

I Bought <i>The</i> Cash For Clunkers Car: The Cheapest New Car In America In 2009. And It's Weird.

I Bought The Cash For Clunkers Car: The Cheapest New Car In America In 2009. And It's Weird.

This is the cheapest car people bought after turning in their rusted-out Explorer. It's bad. But also good. I'm…

David Tracy

PublishedJanuary 21, 2022

1/18/22

Someone Agreed To Buy My Beautiful Jeep Cherokee But Under The Condition That I Go Through Wrenching Hell

It's not even that they asked me to do this — I volunteered! Like an absolute fool.

David Tracy

PublishedJanuary 18, 2022

1/14/22

Man Spends Three Days Trying To Remove Oil Filter, Lives Every Wrencher's Nightmare

There's A Special Place In Hell For Whoever Tightened This Guy's Oil Filter.

David Tracy

PublishedJanuary 14, 2022

1/12/22

Unbelievably, American Automakers Used To Brag About Their Cars Being <i>Heavier </i>Than The Competition. Look At These Absurd Ads

Unbelievably, American Automakers Used To Brag About Their Cars Being Heavier Than The Competition. Look At These Absurd Ads

You're about to see the dumbest advertisements of all time. Sadly, they weren't even uncommon among American…

David Tracy

PublishedJanuary 12, 2022

1/10/22

The Most Reliable American Car Broke Down And Caused A Shitshow That Destroyed A Chevy HHR

Fatigue failure is an unpredictable threat to old cars. It led my 1965 Plymouth Valiant to break down on Friday &…

David Tracy

PublishedJanuary 10, 2022