Thank you so much! I must say, I really am fascinated by memories, how they fade, how they degrade or are reshaped over time. Part of the original cut of this story was how I had become nervous over the years that I’d done something to hurt her feelings/make her angry, which is why we lost touch. And then when I… Read more

I am actually based out of Colorado, but travel for these stories as well as my Jalopnik longform essays. Email me at tempest@jalopnik.com and we can discuss. Always interested in a good lead. Read more

And if you do, so fucking what? It’s your car. Anyways, then you get it out of the way. EXCITED FOR YOU! Read more

Is there a chance it was a moped with a car body kit? Read more

WILL IT ROLL? Read more

Someone else here was asking for the same thing. Here’s what I would tell you (and what I told them). First, go to an empty place with lots of room. Before you try to do any actual driving, put the car in neutral (with the stick, not the pedal) and practice the throttle. Just apply pressure to the gas pedal and get a… Read more

A ‘72 BMW 2002 you say?! Read more

See, this is exactly how I would feel about a car like that. Like it’s totally fucking awesome on paper, but then driving it I’d be like “why aren’t you a stick, car?!” Read more

Thank you so much! That is a very big compliment, and it means so much. Read more

Theft deterrent; freeloader deterrent, too. Read more

I had to cut it from the episode, but Orlove also learned on a Volvo wagon! Read more

I hope you listened to this episode! There’s a very fun segment involving a 70s Beetle. I should also note that at one point, someone told me (and I’ve always thought it was my dad, but he’s so NOT mechanically inclined, I don’t believe he could do this) that when their clutch cable snapped on their 70s Beetle, they… Read more

WOW! Which Corvette do you like better? If you HAD to choose. If you HAD to give one to me for producing such an awesome podcast, and keep only one for yourself because you can only drive one Corvette at a time... which would you give to me, and are you driving it over, or should I just come over and pick it up? Read more

Please check out Episode 3 of the podcast (“Bad Memory: ‘52 Pickup”), and or read this: https://jalopnik.com/the-heartbreaking-story-of-a-man-and-his-68-camaro-1796968126 (Same main character.) His ‘68 Camaro that he bought in 1973? He’s only put 8K miles on it since he’s bought it, and it still has the original… Read more

Thank you! It took a lot of restraint for me to not jump in and offer some more advice. Read more

Thank you so much! Really hope you like them all. And, yeah, thanks for the comments on the music. I really don’t expect everyone is going to like everything. But I like it, and it seems others do, too. So all good for me. Read more

I sure will. Meantime, I’ll keep an eye on my inbox. Eager to hear if you think you’ve got a story for me. Read more

Thank you so much! Read more

Never driven a manual RX-8, but I bet it’s fun as hell! I was also told early on that burning out the clutch is the worst thing you can do ever. Read more

This is good advice for teaching! I am all about the manual Mazda, too, by the way. Read more