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Mercedes Streeter
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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

Exactly. I knew someone who owed a ton of money on a new Dodge Challenger they couldn’t afford. Read more

I went to HS in the late 2000s and learned the same. Even got to simulate playing with the stock market. Read more

Damn! They’re so mad that Cramer lost a few fingers and O’Leary is going full Twizzlers over there! lol Read more

So, that “Built For Any Planet” thing, does Tesla consider Earth to be a planet? I’ve hit water crossings of that size in a Smart Fortwo without losing any parts. lol Read more

I’m not sure any vehicle is up to the task of being exposed to salt year-round. I bet if he spent that $13k on indoor storage rather than firing the parts cannon he'd still have a good alternator. Read more

I swear I will never get on a Boeing plane again. Ordinary citizens shouldn’t have to worry this much about which manufacturer makes the aircraft we fly on, but I guess that’s just life in America. Read more

I think rusty things that fly might be more of a me thing. I’ll offer the airline $3k. lol Read more

I’ve never understood why you’d want half a dozen nearly identical cars. Read more

There is a less fun explanation for that. Those people are too poor to afford to replace their tires, fix their bumpers, or replace windshields. They probably do care about the crap wrong with their cars, but they’re one bad day from the BHPH lot taking back the car... Read more

Yeah, I’m not entirely happy with Instagram either. I left it for a year after months of attacks from StreetSpeed717 fans and have had trouble finding the motivation to come back. Read more

Oh yay, that’s just fantastic. (Sarcasm lol) Oh well, still not shedding a tear for TikTok.  Read more

Honestly, I couldn’t care less. TikTok is home to that objectively toxic Libs of TikTok lady (it took all of the restraint I had not to say something meaner) and quite possibly the worst aviation and automotive “expertise” you’ll find on the internet. Read more

And who lives near a pond and doesnt own a glass-breaking hammer in each vehicle?
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Yep. A modern trick to quieting down car cabins is through the usage of laminated side glass. Those window breaker tools are useless on laminated glass. That includes the Resqme, one of the best self-rescue tools out there. Read more

...the brakes hold until you give it enough throttle to release the brake without rolling backward... Read more

When I searched for the apartment I live in now, nobody told me that there’s a life flight helicopter rescue pad maybe 300 feet from my balcony. Read more

That looks like a Rotec to my eyes. I wouldn’t be surprised if the bike was originally built by JRL Cycles. That shop specialized in pairing Rotecs with custom frames with really long rakes and this fits the bill. Read more

Counterpoint on the HHR: It’s the perfect vehicle for someone with a small business or for the person building a mini camper. My wife’s HHR, which was very far past its prime, got 35 mpg all day every day. Some of the best sleep I’ve ever had in a car was in the back of one of those things. Read more

Yeah, I've been to Kona before. Hotels are all over the place. That said, the vast majority of them are luxury resorts, something United probably doesn't want to pay for... Read more