andrewpcollins
Andrew P. Collins
andrewpcollins
Jalopnik Staffer from 2013 to 2020, now Editor-In-Chief at Car Bibles

So this sent me down the rabbit hole of finding a spare cover for my Montero that ended at a site that would let you upload your own image or slogan and the first thing that came to mind was “I should get a picture of the back of my truck on the spare tire cover to mess with people” and I didn’t order anything. Read more

I see so many mall crawlers with the spare on the roof, a rusting away shovel, and a farm jack that hasn’t been used, maybe ever.  I wonder what happens if that recovery equipment ever needs to be used? Read more

I agree with most of the criticisms of the list and that the Viper is a good one. Other cars (more recent, probably obvious) I’d put up there are: Read more

2011-2014 Cadillac CTS Coupe. The door pull also works as an Oh S**t handle. It slopes down to an armrest that is at a perfect height. The push button to open the door falls very naturally to hand when you want to leave. (Also shown: The often overlooked manual door release. You can see the red markings jus ahead of

I feel the exact same way. The right door handle can change the feel of a car. 80s car need fact, the original 86 Taurus had chunky, molded door handles, like Ford’s European offerings at the time, but for some reason, they went to cheap, American style pull straps for the ‘89 facelift. (Not my picture, but you get

Just talked to my coworker, and his head unit had two previous devices’ worth of contacts in it.
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I need a few million dollars so I can fund a show that’s just Tracy/Torchinsky doing goofy shit together. Read more

The thing you need to understand about David is, he’s just... wired differently. He lives for these quests. Read more

I don’t know why but every time I see a car on it’s roof I immediately think that now would be a good and convenient time to change the brake pads. Read more

Don’t really need to. It wasn’t a flawed design from the start like most GM products. All they need to do is keep it emissions and crash compliant, and they can just put in a new head unit every few years to keep up.

This is a car built on it’s own strengths, not built to be a segment leader. When you play to your Read more

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This is when I became a fan:

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next will be a pic with his wife & daughters (if applicable) by his side. Jackass is a coward and should be out in front of this apologizing and making amends to change. Instead he hides behind his lawyer and next will be his church. Read more

Dammit, you chucklefuck, your intentions were perfectly clear. You wanted to hurt and embarrass a total stranger because some stray gross impulse darted across your lizard brain and being a white male, you never even thought to resist or question it. You honestly expected her to find that funny or at least “laugh it Read more

Wow. If this is Hackett’s brilliant idea, Ford is fucked. Read more

Except “now you can get a cheaper basic car” isn’t how it’s going to play out. An ultra-basic model will theoretically exist, but no dealers will order it, it’ll be a pain to get, and the moderately-equipped stuff we’re used to will be marked up. Read more

I’ve had a S5 Sportback for 22 months now, and my feedback on it: Read more

The ex-gawker sites are pretty much the only places where reading the comments is not just suggested, but pretty much required. Thank you for fostering that community, and thank (the royal) you all for writing what other places couldn’t and wouldn’t. Read more