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Mike Spinelli
mspinelli
Founded Jalopnik. Coasted on that shit for years.

The issue I had with Drive, at least the few episodes I watched last year, was that at only a 1/2 hour length, they never were able to go too in depth. The segments seemed prematurely short so just as you felt they were getting into a groove with a segment, it was over. Read more

Pfft...That Spinelli guy is a joke. I mean,,,what else has he ever contributed to?
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This is Brooklyn. Grinder is the least of your worries :) Read more

Meh. If I had the space sure; high-grade primer/paints/clears will mess you up.

It was a lot more work than just rattle canning it. I could have done that on the street or dipped it if that was the case. Read more

Rears were done on the street (in terms of rust and Bondo/etc). Doors were the real PITA. Read more

Owner here.

Just wanted to post an update on the car in question:

They seemed pretty cool at the time... Expensive though. You could have bought the MB, and had the real thing.... Which was troubling. Read more

Driving in New Jersey? Yes, it really is the modern equivalent of driving in the uncharted waters off the end of the map. Where else will you find stuff like this EVERY DAY!?!

My worst day happened driving North from Albuquerque (NM) to Boulder (CO) one fine Autumn day. Read more

Compared to NY, NJ is whole new world. Weird left turns from jug handles and weird license plates and that guy in a wife beater driving his Suburban yelling at his cousin Christopher for doing too much coke
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I’ve got a pretty bad story about my Dad losing his mind on a car trip. Read more

The kicker was the best, because I was thinking all along - Westchester to Paramus is 30-40 minutes tops. Read more

I thought Mike said he was in the back seat

From scrolling down I was able to ascertain they might be doing a Netflix show called House Of Cars.
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Dude are you kidding? Every single episode of The Bob Newhart Show began with Bob and his cousin diving through the open doors of an Olds 88, shooting a bow and arrow out the window, peeling out and jumping the car over an abandoned bridge. Read more