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Hooniverse Asks: What’s the best snack for a road trip?
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Like so many over the Thanksgiving weekend, I took a quick, 200-mile road-trip to visit my family. There was a time when I used to do the Boston-to-New York drive in about three hours but those days are gone. I’m older and somewhat more responsible now, there is ton more traffic and construction, and so…
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Book Review: The Road Chose Me, Volume 1: Two years and 40,000 miles from Alaska to Argentina
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Those who have been reading this here website will probably recall us writing about Dan Grec. We talked about Dan’s African journey and even nominated the Jeep he drove in Africa for the Hooniverse Car of Year – the most prestigious automotive award in the world. But before Africa there was another expedition. Before the…
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Lego Tesla Cybertruck looks better than the real thing
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Many of us are finally sobering to the realization that the Tesla Cybertruck wasn’t a joke. It seems like Tesla really wants to build and sell this truck. Thousands of people put a deposit on it. I have theories and opinions on this truck that I’ll keep them to myself for now. Those who put…
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2019 Volkswagen Golf – old Golf with a new heart
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This 2019 Volkswagen Golf may look like any other seventh generation Golf but its secret is under the hood – a new engine. To go with that engine is either a new six-speed manual transmission, which replaces the old five-speed, or a new eight-speed automatic transmission, which replaces the old six-speed slushbox. So far, so…
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Guy makes billions off wrecked cars and we just keep looking at his website
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The man in this picture, standing in front of his car collection, is Willis Johnson. You may have never heard of him but you sure as heck have heard of his website, probably have spent too much time on it, you and may have even bought stuff from it. Mr. Johnson founded Copart Inc. Yes, that Copart…
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Last Call: Lights? Where we’re going we need lights
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Long time reader and frequent commenter Sjalabais sent in today’s Last Call image. He quoted it as “Here is a 1990 Subaru Justy 1.2 AWD… ready to do ‘justyce’ do dark roads.” I’m not sure if the 1.2-liter engine even cranks out enough juice to power thee lights. Last Call indicates the end of Hooniverse’s broadcast…
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Hooniverse Asks: How do you feel about the use of the Mustang name for a four-door EV?
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The new Ford EV is four-door hatch that’s slightly jacked-up. Like many in this class, it’s kind of a modern CUV thing but really a car, except it isn’t. Think Jaguar I-Pace or Audi E-Tron. Ford chose to call this vehicle Mustang Mach-E. Understandably many people have blown a gasket over the use of the…
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We missed one hell of a “Barn Find” auction
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Let’s make this long story short. Somewhere in England or United Kingdom or Great Britain, some land property sold for redevelopment. On this property were warehouses. Those warehouses are full of cars. Apparently the old property owner did not care for those cars enough to move them. Or perhaps he or she (let’s be honest,…
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Like it’s 1991 again – 2020 Camry is available with AWD
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Not so big news today is the the 2020 Camry will be available with AWD for the first time since 1991 Camry All-Trac. That’s pretty cool because one of the reasons people migrated toward CUVs is the availability of all-wheel-drive, and availability of AWD on mid-sized sedans has been kind of limited. The interesting part…
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Classic Captions Contest: 2013 Mercedes-Benz E 300 BlueTec HYBRID Estate Edition
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It’s been way too long since the last time we had a classic captions contest. I have no idea who wrote it, what the car was, or who won it. Let’s move on. Classic Captions Contest is where we show you a classic advertising of a vehicle and you supply the best quote for it.…
