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Project Haterade RX-8: Dr. Wankel's Legitimate Pharmacy DOMINATES Lemons at Barber
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Was there ever any doubt? Mazda’s Renesis rotary engine is the best of the breed, a flawless engine design that’s proved perfect both on the street and track. Naturally, then, it was a sure thing that we’d obliterate the Lemons field with our cheaty race car. Or we would step on our own anti-submarine straps…
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Hooniverse Asks: How often do you wax your car?
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by hooniversejeff (@hooniversejeff) The market is littered with products that promise to bring out the best in your car’s paint. When I used to work in the automotive department at a Farm and Fleet, we had no less than 16 feet of waxes, washes, bug removers and…
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Hooniverse Asks: Trailer hitch or roof rack?
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Roof racks and trailer hitches often perform the same tasks, but each have their own benefits and drawbacks. A roof rack makes a hit on the car’s aerodynamics and can make wind noise even when it’s not in use, but it’s always there if you need to unexpectedly haul big items. When I still…
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Hooniverse Asks: Has a car alarm ever stopped a robbery?
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You’ve heard a car alarm before. It was probably going off at the other end of the parking lot while you were trying hopelessly to slip an Ektorp into your five-door and tying the hatch down with that pathetic plastic twine because you didn’t come prepared for your spouse’s need for lots of practical Swedish…
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Project Haterade RX-8: Five Hundred Dollars My Ass!
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I found a Mazda RX-8 for $800. It ran when, about two years ago, it was parked under a tree after the owner diagnosed a misfire from a bad ignition coil. It collected mold inside, leaves outside, and vegetation underneath. With a little luck, it’ll be racing this December in the 24 Hours of LeMons’…
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Shiny and Chrome Wilton Silver Color Mist Review: Don't Get it in Your Eyes
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About two years ago, The Internet found Wilton Silver Color Mist. It’s a cake decorating spray that looks like a suitable way to replicate the “Shiny and Chrome” spray that the War Boys in Mad Max: Fury Road liked to use right before their (often explosive and fiery) death. The A.V. Club reported that people…
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Hooniverse Asks: Would selling Jeep to a Chinese company be all that bad?
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The word “iconic” gets thrown around a lot, but it’s hard to come up with a brand more suited to that title than Jeep. Born out of our military and proved out in World War II, that seven-slot grille is an American symbol known around the world. It would be a shame for that steadfast…
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Hooniverse Asks: Has brand loyalty come back to bite you?
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Few people have enough first-hand experience with every car brand to be a real expert on what’s really good. We all have our preferences that we’ve built through our limited experiences, so we all suffer from some degree of bias. Your family’s a Honda family. Or your first car was a Saturn, and it took…
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Hooniverse Asks: Do you have a favorite photo shoot location?
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Most car enthusiasts also have an affinity for photography. It’s a natural connection: If you’re putting in the effort to make your car look/be/sound cool, you would also want to capture that and share it. If nothing else, good photos help you to sell your car when the time comes.
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Hooniverse Asks about beigeness
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Beige cars get a bad rap. It’s not always about being actually beige: Beigeness is an aesthetic, a design philosophy. It stands for mass-market appeal to an extreme. Boring. Lacking any character. Grocery-store brand unsweetened Cheerios. But their blandness can also be of benefit. You might not get noticed going 30-over on the interstate, whereas…
