If you want a capable and sensible offroader, get yourself a Jeep, a truck, a buggy. Or, you know, don’t.
I’m the only motherfucker dumb enough to drive an old VW Baja Bug in the middle of New York City. Volkswagen hauled t…
As a person who has crashed a number of cars in a number of situations, let me tell you that I have never found a…
I bought an old lifted VW Beetle two years ago because it was cheap. Cheap to buy and cheap to own. As it turns…
Dear lord do I adore Stéphane Henrard's diesel VW Buggie running in the 2015 Dakar Rally.
It all started with a bent pushrod tube a few months back.
I have long been a proponent of owning old and classic cars, that life isn't so bad driving what the rest of the…
Here's why I love cars: They're gender-neutral, colorblind, politically centered metal and fiberglass boxes of…
It all started with a long drive from New York City to West Virginia.
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"It's tippy-er than I thought it'd be," Wyatt says. It's unclear if he means that the car turns in faster than he…
I looked over my shoulder and all there was was darkness. Sheet rain was falling and the road was only slick where…
[Here we see a wild Baja Bug far outside its natural desert habitat. This vehicle was spotted in the Pennsylvania forest near the running of the STPR round of the Rally America championship. Photo Credit: Raphael Orlove]
Did your car's engine just explode? Did your truck have a critical axle failure? Don't worry, as the world's…
I close the door and take a step back. Thick black smoke is coughing out of the back of my car, staining a pile of…
[Here are a couple mechanics hanging out and eating mangoes after work at Willets Point behind my car, yesterday. The city continues its plan to close up all these people's shops to fix up the Mets' Madoff losses.]
You can now sign the "Petition Gawker to petition Jalopnik to petition Raphael Orlove to release part two of his Baja Bug story." Get to it right here. Come on people, Obama's not going to read this without your help!
There are few moments of my life I wish I had on video, but the time I nearly ran over my own headlight was one of…
One day, four carts, three guys, one 1973 Volkswagen Baja Bug: it was a quest to find the best halal cart chicken…
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Question: half a foot of snow falls on New York City. My car is an air-cooled Baja Bug. Can I drive my car even when…