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  • Hooniverse Asks: What's the Worst Example of Unnecessary Complication You've Ever Run Across?

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    Ahh, there it is in all its glory and denuded of its plastic frippery—the Audi 2.8-litre 30V  V6. Did you know that in order to replace the thermostat you have to pull the entire front end—bumper, lights and radiator—away from the car AND remove the timing belts? Yeah, don’t ask me how I know this.…

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  • Last Call: Ironic Truck is Ironic Edition

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    Officer, if I had been able to see my trailer well enough to read it, don’t you think I would have also been able to see the fence? Last Call indicates the end of Hooniverse’s broadcast day.  It’s meant to be an open forum for anyone and anything. Thread jacking is not only accepted, it’s…

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  • Trunk du Soleil

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    I’m freaked out by the way the trunk lid wraps around the tail light lens of the BMW 2-series. I mean, how does that thing even open? Argh, it’s driving me nuts! Image: ©2017 Hooniverse/Robert Emslie, All Rights Reserved

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  • Thursday Trivia

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    Welcome to Thursday Trivia where we offer up a historical automotive trivia question and you try and solve it before seeing the answer after the jump. It’s like a history test, with cars!  This week’s question: what is the origin of the related terms for road surfaces—macadam and tarmac? If you think you know the answer, make…

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  • Hooniverse Asks: Do You Have Any Keepsakes From Cars You No Longer Own?

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    I recently discovered a long-forgotten Volkswagen key in a little-used drawer. As I pulled it out I asked my wife whether she thought it was for our old Jetta or our even older Golf, but she was of no help. I guess, seeing as it’s been more than 12 years since we’ve owned either it matters…

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  • Last Call: Thrown For A Curve Edition

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    Sunny thought that the force field perimeter security system was an unnecessary expense when she bought her CR-V, but now she’s glad she’s got it. Last Call indicates the end of Hooniverse’s broadcast day.  It’s meant to be an open forum for anyone and anything. Thread jacking is not only accepted, it’s encouraged. Image: Imgur

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  • Craigslist Crapshoot

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    Welcome to Craigslist Crapshoot, our weekly search for the most bizarre, awesome, and/or terrible vehicles that the online classifieds has to offer. Cummins, Cummins, Cummins, Cummins, Cummins, Chameleon… Last week we went looking for anything with a Cummins diesel, all comers all takers. We’ll see the smoking section in just a bit, but first this week’s quest.…

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  • Hooniverse Asks: Have You Ever Come Across a Car or Truck You Used to Own?

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    I look at a lot of cars out there, and I am attuned to particular makes and models that I presently own or have owned. Every once in a while I come across one that I think might actually be one that I at one time owned. It inevitably turns out not to be the case, but…

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  • Last Call: LA River Racers Edition

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    Los Angeles County has always been plum full of surreptitious places where you could get your drag on. One of those was the concrete canyon that is the LA River just south east of downtown. Paved for much of its length after the devastating floods of 1938, the viaduct is now more storm wash than actual river,…

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  • Track Tuesday: Name That Track

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    Welcome to Track Tuesday where you are asked to identify a (maybe) famous race or test track from just one closely-cropped aerial image. This week, it’s some kinks. Good luck! And since nobody seemed to get last week’s track, here’s the answer. Image: ©2017 Hooniverse/Robert Emslie, All Rights Reserved

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