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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

Look, us diesel lovers are a bit weird. I wouldn’t care that it’s slower than stock. Read more

“Officer, I must have mistook this McLaren for my yellow Cavalier. The key worked and everything! Simple mistake.” Read more

I LOVE that Cummins Gallardo. That’s the kind of engine swap you do just for the silly factor. Find a wrecked Lamborghini on Copart, find a wrecked Cummins truck, then make them kiss. Nobody would expect a Gallardo to sound like a school bus. Bonus points if you add a stack with a flapper on it. Oh, and you need Read more

While 10 percent is better than nothing, it’s not impressive. In theory, if a terrorist organization wanted to bring down an airliner today they’d have a good chance at being successful. The fact that it hasn’t happened is pretty amazing. For a long while, I’ve wondered if the real magic of the TSA is just making Read more

I bought one the moment the Motocompacto’s website changed its button from “Stay Informed” to “Shop Now.” It was $1,077 after tax with free shipping to my local Honda car dealership. Not bad! No idea when it’s going to show up, but hopefully I beat the bots and scalpers. Read more

Ok, I get the one about the lady who wrapped her car in FHP’s color scheme. This? The car is clearly a shitbox. The paint’s failing all over the car, the headliner’s falling down, and it has body damage. Sure, the tan is showing now, but come on, it’s clear this person isn’t impersonating a cop. Dudes should go find Read more

What is the home parking setup for a large part of the country? Do they park on the street? In a garage? In a carport? Driveway? If they aren’t on a street all they need to charge at home is a 110V outlet.” Read more

Right, and cisgender means you identify with the gender you were born as. Realistically, neither of those terms actually matter in day to day life. I’ve probably spoken the word “cisgender” maybe only a couple of times in real life. A lot of trans folks call themselves women and men and don’t bring out the “trans” Read more

Last time I checked, G/O Media (it hasn’t been GMG for years) actually makes money, so no... Read more

That particular commenter is known for some interesting takes. They still blame the pilots for the Boeing 737 MAX crashes. It’s best to just slowly back away. lol

$35k has to be a scam. Even if that almost certainly made up figure includes loss of income, there’s no way that car would have generated like $30k in the time it would take to replace the windows. Read more

I wonder if Jalopnik was ever owned by someone who wasn’t an asshole...
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Two decades ago, I was warned by a doctor that if I wasn’t careful enough with my health, there was a high chance I’d get diabetes. It runs heavy on my mom’s side and my mom is a Type 2 diabetic. Read more

I’m not sure why the Kia Boyz and Kia Boyz adjacent types do the swerving thing. When you’re driving in a city and see a Kia just erratically swerving left and right on a straight street, you know it’s one of them. Do they think it’s cool? Are they trying figure out how the vehicle handles? Jerking the wheel isn’t Read more

Huh, I’m surprised Jeremy Dewitte somehow isn’t involved in this. Did she say sergeant a bunch of times during the arrest?  Read more