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Andrew Fails
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Fails is a freelance photographer who sometimes pretends to be literate. You can see his portfolio at www.failsphotography.com. He is talking in third person because it makes him feel mysterious.

Dodge Shadows are indestructible. We’ve got one that’s been through multiple owners in our region’s rallycross program. Read more

If that thing ever hits the market, which I'm not holding my breath on, I assume it will only bear a passing resemblance to the truck they showed on stage.  Read more

This is a reminder I need to buy one for my Dainese. Read more

And multiple programs have shown that the majority of mods have zero effect on lap times. Some people just like to tinker. Read more

Run my classic Mini in the Lake Garnett Grand Prix Revival. Read more

Didn't another Jalopnik writer just post a story about traveling from one country to another by train? Is it only outrage when people we don't like do it? Damn, these goalposts are quick.  Read more

Getting down is super easy, it's just a question of how fast you want to get down.  Read more

That’s how I feel about all off-roading/rock crawling. Read more

I’ve got a Kriega tailbag that’s way better than my old system of a messenger bag and a bungie cord net. Plus, it still has a shoulder strap for when off the bike. I generally don’t like riding in backpacks though, as I feel like they really cut down on airflow through the jacket. Read more

Every time I see how little money people get at the scrap yard, I'm more and more confused by the people whose whole gig is collecting and selling scrap. The return on investment cannot be there.  Read more

Not even putting it above profit. According to another commenter’s math, it would pay for itself in less than a decade.  Read more

Oh, I agree, the Cavalier served a purpose. I feel like half of my high school owned one at some point. My point was that the Cavalier was a not great domestic vehicle, that gets left as just that, while the PT Cruiser, also a not great domestic vehicle is the subject of who knows how many angry Facebook groups, Read more

PT Cruiser. It’s not the best car ever made, but I wouldn’t say it’s any worse than a lot of other domestic products of that era, but it’s something the internet has latched onto that it’s cool to hate on, like Nickleback. Read more

Man, that sounds great. We had some projections done here, and best case scenario, solar panels would cover less than 50% of our energy use. So for a $15k project (after rebates) we’d save an estimated $15k over 25 years (all of these figures came from the contractor).  Read more

It is, actually! The trick is to keep all the magic smoke on the INSIDE. I replaced the old headlight switch this weekend, and it only shot sparks at me once, which I'm counting as a success. The old one you had to flip to all the way on, then a little bit back off, then kind of push it in and sideways. Read more

My car has some terrible inline fuses under the hood, one of which is for the ECU. I’ve definitely had to give it a jiggle to get the car to start. Read more

Hasn’t like half of the Jalopnik staff written articles about large trips they’ve taken during the pandemic? Read more