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I'm not super good about it. I try if I see it, but most of the time I'm in my own head about something. Driving time is good thinking time! Also, it's Colorado. There are only two types of cars here: Subarus and Jeeps. My understanding is that the Jeep wave is between... "Jeeps" lacking a...

Depends on how you drive. Most modern engines make far more power than is really necessary. I used to daily several different cars over the years that only made double digit horsepower, and a few that were low double digit. Every day. Only running vehicle at any given time. Even in an area where...

What Jeep did especially well with the current crop (JL/JT) is really put effort toward how the end user enthusiast will use the vehicle. Money was spent on ultimately frivolous things that do nothing more than cause people to smile. They're pretty singular in that regard in today's market. Ford...

You weren't kidding around about "high end"... Vintage parts are occasionally easier than newer parts. Pateks weren't exactly ever common by any stretch... Neither were Vacheron of Ulysse for that matter... I've seen where amateurs like myself have tackled (and butchered) Pateks, but I've also...

Also in Denver. 1-2K' above it actually. Air density decreases at a rate of 3%/1k' above sea level. So your air is 15-18% less by volume than at sea level. As a result, the heat generated by compression is less. In a naturally aspirated vehicle, that translates to less propensity to knock...

I have a similar transfer case on another truck. Same tech, different make. Combined with proper tires, it makes for the most surefooted winter driver I've ever had.

I don't do that. Don't want the liability or the insurance rider to my homeowner policy. One of these might be of help: https://awci.memberclicks.net/find-a-professional2 https://net.nawcc.org/Web/Business_Directory/Web/Directory/Search.aspx Not many people really get watches any more. Quartz...

I don't typically name things, and I don't have mine yet to name. I have named cars in the past, but they have to tell me their names; if you try to name it, it just comes across as forced. '62 VW bus - panel spec, originally purchased by a TV repair franchise in northern California. When...

I'm currently debating between holding onto a pile of cash for truck parts or a stereo microscope for watchmaking and occasional electronics purposes. 3.5-180X (gotta hunt tardigrades with my daughter when she's old enough), simufocal, double boom stand, variable LED lighting, etc.

I bought one new. Used the crap out of it. About to rebuild it for the first time (kit is sitting on the counter in the mud room waiting for an opportunity to get it done). At a certain point, grease just isn't enough to keep the pins moving like they're supposed to, and it doesn't like coming...

So... Not a datapoint to add to the spreadsheet exactly, but I've been following this and ruminating a bit. Personally, I don't feel great about any vehicle making less than 20mpg. There's no rhyme or reason to it, just kinda makes me feel bad. My diesel Bison obviously beats that, but it's sold...

Background: I used to DD A '62 VW bus. The thing that bugs me about the Canoo truck is that it LOOKS like it's cab over, but the front seats are in the second row. Kinda defeats the purpose. I get it; safety regs exist for a reason, and cab-over is a no go for a very good reason, but it seems...

Check your freedom top. It's easy to have it slightly misaligned to where water can get it. The other spot is the windshield frame seal.

I used to work in the biofuels industry shortly after the passage of the RFS (Renewable Fuel Standards) Act during the W administration. There's almost certainly nothing explicit about this in there, but this is what I was thinking from the second I read the OP. One of the provisions that made...

Good deal. Hope I didn't scare you. Didn't realize you were at that level of anxiety. 99-and-lotsa-9s percent of the time it goes exactly as you experienced.

Salt Lake City might be the closest I've seen hitting that high mark, but I'm not sure how consistent they are with it. Going to try when I get there.

And then a few hours later it came out that they're under investigation by the SEC. Watch that space, but it may be an uphill battle out of vaporware status. Personally, Canoo is my favorite EV startup I've seen so far in terms of the actual vehicle. I hope something good and real comes out of it.

I drove exclusively classic cars for several years. Average 6 month hold, made a few hundred to a few thousand on just about every one (excluding one that was totaled, and breaking my buy rules after the accident). I got in a really bad accident in 2016, and decided I needed some safety...

I've seen it hinted at, but not stated explicitly in a "here's photographic evidence" sort of way: does the Mopar CAI intake boot work with the Mopar snorkel (which I believe mates up with the stock intake at the boot). I'm actually asking because I'm interested in the AEV snorkel that retains...

Ditto. Made me chuckle as well.