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Michael Ballaban
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Deputy Editor, Jalopnik. 2002 Lexus IS300 Sportcross.

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It’s not that “manufacturers don’t want to,” it’s that they’re legally prohibited.  Read more

It seemed silly to me to sacrifice performance in dry, cold weather (90% of my winter driving), for better performance in the snow (10% of my winter driving).
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An Enterprise spokesperson got back to us with a statement shortly after we published: Read more

Yeah, as I mentioned in the piece, I’ve got my own OBD-II reader now. This is great advice for anyone out there on the fence. Read more

just wait until you hear the prices people are paying for 50 year old cars  Read more

My Yugo is a later model, and that one’s got a CEL too. It’s dark for now, though. Read more

Welcome to New York. Pretty much anytime after that it’s $46. Lot closes at 7. Read more

Yes, I got the original name of the fire wrong. It has been fixed. Thank you to the 273 people commenting and sending me emails to let me know. Read more