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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

Some states charge property taxes on vehicles as well as homes. Pissed me RIGHT off when I got slammed with that one in a couple of mid-southern states that squeal about their low income taxes (and then tax everything in sight). Read more

They might be going out of “fashion” for large transport-category aircraft but it’s the only solution for business jets with their much smaller engines and cowlings. Maybe somebody will put arresting wires across a runway someday and every landing will be like a carrier trap. Read more

And just like that he’s sealed up the highly sought after ‘cartoonishly hillbilly’ demographic. Read more

Musk lying about something to pump TSLA? Say it ain’t so!
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I had a smart fortwo for 8 years, and it was not nearly as bad to drive as it’s been made out to be. It was zippy, had great handling, and was a lot of fun to drive. Read more

8/8 really is the best date to release a new Tesla product these days.  Read more

If you like coasters and haven’t been to Cedar Point, do yourself a favor and go.  Read more

“woke” = everything single fucking thing these assholes dislike or don’t understand. Read more

I’ve been waiting for 10+ years for this logic + reasoning epiphany from the neckbeards and it clearly is just not going to occur. I’m convinced they want to stay ignorant, angry, and aggrieved, such that it gives them something to fire themselves up while they beat their 3rd wife and stepkid and start fires at the Read more

Maybe one day the “anti-woke” crowd will realize that most of the internet today is posting shit literally to just to upset them for clicks. It’s actually incredible how much of social media is some person who got popular for baking bread or underwater welding getting clicks and comments for posting a stolen Read more

Harley Davidson should sue this guy for not buying a Harley. Read more

This needs to be an article, Ms. Mercedes. Read more

I drove a Ford Tempo owned by a friend’s family. The steering COLUMN moved to the left and right while you drove. The entire interior felt like it was decaying as I drove and there was a weird smell accompanying the visual feast of decomposing plastic and mystery materials. I literally felt like I needed a shower when Read more

The F-150 that it was towing was experiencing the exact same forces on the other end of the chain, and was completely unscathed. Any body-on-frame pickup truck from the last 30 years would have been fine. Read more