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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

Oh! I’ve seen this movie! Stupid, yes, but I’m a fan...

The photo isn't of the actual truck. Somehow, Wikimedia Commons just happens to have a picture of a Cybertruck not fitting well into a parking space. lol Read more

Oh, I know a lot of dumb people have lots and lots of money. :) But destroying stuff for clicks does seem to be a viable strategy. People like WhistlinDiesel and his clones win no matter if you hate him or love him. Read more

And this is why you’ll never find me on TikTok. Ok, and the rampant misinformation put out there by “influencers” who don’t know their backs from their fronts. This is some real pointless garbage. Read more

The Dodge Trans-Van, for when your transness needs to go camping. ♥ Pairs well with a Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am. Just delete the hyphen to create Trans, Am.

We’ll fight together, fellow taco lover. If I had unlimited cash, I’d have a garage with the best versions of the SSR, Prowler, Thunderbird, PT Cruiser, and HHR. Read more

Woah! I’ve never been “proud” of a makeup brand, but this article did it. I’ve been wearing e.l.f. Cosmetics since I came out as trans a decade ago. To date, it’s the only brand that matches my skin tone right on point without making me spend a disgusting amount of money. So heck yeah, I’m going to keep on buying that Read more

Oh, that must be the sibling of this car!

The sad thing is that this keeps happening! If I facepalm any harder I’m going to give myself a headache. Read more

Based on the FlightAware data, I bet the 6,000 foot loss of altitude over roughly two minutes (3,000 feet per minute) was from the pilots trying to fly out of the turbulence. That’s a steep descent, but within the parameters of the 777. Read more

I’m going to come out of left field and say basically every performance side-by-side. Read more

Jets are arguably even better. If the engine in my Cessna rental kicks the bucket, it’s time for me to find a cornfield relatively fast. Commercial airliners can still fly just fine on one engine and in the rare instance of losing both engines, they can glide for a while. Just to throw a figure out there, the Boeing Read more

There is a funny/sad story about that. Back in 2017 I did have a house, sort of. My parents occasionally get large windfalls, be it from lengthy court cases, inheritances, or whatever. They got one in 2017 and bought a 4 bedroom house in cash for $105k in a foreclosure auction. IIRC, the house was a 1970s build and Read more

It’s not as bad as it sounds. My Smart Fortwo CDI has all of 40 diesel ponies and hits 60 in 20 seconds. You just learn to time your entry and bury the throttle on the way out. Don’t try outrunning anyone because you can’t. Read more

$581,903 to live in a 6-foot-wide tiny house on a driveway and with the most boring interior design imaginable. What a deal! Gosh, the housing market is so broken... Read more

To elaborate on this further: The Citroens (which are just rebadged Fiat Ducatos) are also sold as vans, cutaways, and a cutaway with a stripped out floor. The Ducato is FWD and unlike a Ford E-Series van, there isn’t a frame behind the cab, at least not in the traditional sense. Read more