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Staff Writer at Jalopnik, learning pilot and does bus stuff. Smart Fortwo (x4), Honda Beat, Suzuki Every, VW Touareg V10, Passat TDI, Jetta TDI, Audi TT, Buell Lightning, Triumph Tiger, Genuine Stella

I want to ask what your price for diesel is but I’m afraid that I might faint. Read more

I should clarify that locally, prices were higher in 2008 than they are now. Of course, 2022 isn’t over yet so there’s still time. Read more

WOAH! Now that wild thing is right up my alley! I plan on going to AirVenture itself this year so you bet you’ll see something on what I find. Read more

My landlord is cool! I keep most of my cars in a warehouse, however, because I’m sure my neighbors would not be cool with 14 cars and a bus taking up the parking lot. lol Read more

Here in Canada we became acutely aware that the little diesel doesn’t make much heat in the winter. Cannot recommend a cabin heater enough for those in norther states. Read more

That headlight arrangement is something else. Curse you for dragging me down a rabbit hole of oddball Ducs. Read more

Oh, it’s all kinds of stupid! Like, the choice of a dovetail trailer as the backbone alone makes this just...odd. Still, I can’t hate it, but perhaps that’s because my standards are low enough that you can trip over them.  Read more

After having driven a car equipped with a 3800 I have to agree. General Motors did excellent with that engine and the supercharger made it even better. As someone noted above, they’re also easy to get even more power out of. Read more

Alright, looks like Kinja got confused when I tried to add to the now non-existent second paragraph in that comment. Here’s the graph with the addition: Read more

Your interpretation is correct. Duncan says that he wanted to explain his side of the auction after the shill bid, but said comments were removed. He wasn’t able to provide screenshots or other proof of comment deletion, hence the use of alleged there. Read more

I stopped using eBay (except for a last resort) for this exact reason years ago.
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Ah! If you let me find my medical tricorder I can probably check for that. :) Read more

To clarify, I definitely meant the gas engine there! I went ahead and made that part read clearer. :) Read more

Do not hose out a Honda Element! There’s nowhere for the water to go, so you’ll end up rotting out your floors: Read more

For anyone except a wealthy VW collector (if there is such a thing)... Read more

That all sounds terrible and explains the reasonable price.... and yet I want it even more now. Read more