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Don't Be Afraid to Ask Questions: Part 2 – The Camshaft
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A traditional gasoline engine needs a mixture of air and fuel to create combustion inside the individual cylinder chambers (be they numbered 4, 6, 8, or 3 if you drive a DamnElantra®). If you simply let in a bunch of air and an Inland Empire Meth Lab amount of fuel, your car would first go…
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Korean Creationism – Finding One's Soul and Discovering Genesis
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Mrs. LaPine-Grueninger is a crafty lady with a crafty husband who also loves all-things automotive. They used to be Euro-obsessed dubbers (ok… they still are) but a recent trip to the Creation Museum helped open their eyes to the new gospel according to Hyundai and the modern word of Kia. Hop the jump for another…
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Oh Sweet Jesus… Marry Me Ken Block
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Calm down, Braff… b-r-e-a-t-h-e… Ken Block is a first ballot Hoon-of-Famer, there is no question about that – however the man continues to add to his already-long list of hoontastic achievements. Hop the jump to see this baby in action…
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The Wonder of It All: Super Car Road Trips Invades New England
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Living in Southern California, I am guilty of taking exotic car sightings for granted. At any given time here in behind the Orange Curtain, I can be at a stop light with latest from Maranello on one side and something crafted by the crew from Crewe on the other. I am not saying I get…
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Don't Be Afraid to Ask Questions: Part 1 – The Differential
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I have a confession to make my friends… I don’t know that much about what is actually going on deep inside the guts of a car. I can drive them, spout off some some random specs on modern cars and trucks, and I like to believe I can write about them to some degree. Being…
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Disco Stu… apparently advertises now.
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Thanks to Josh for pointing out this EXCELLENT 1978 Lincoln Continental. Apparently it is the Cartier Design series edition which is probably the real inspiration behind the Cartier American Tank line of watches… A daily-driver with under 100K miles on a 460 4bbl engine? The price is right at $500, so if you are in…
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Sweet Georgia Donk
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I present to you a find from one of my favorite web sites on the entire Intertubes… PropertyRoom.com. Here you can find new products being sold at low prices, but the real gems are the items that find their way to us thanks to various law enforcement agents. It could be a diamond ring, a…
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Hoon Hall of Fame: The Man with the Turbo Minivan
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I know this is Internet 101 right here for any auto geek, but it is time to honor a man with a passion that exemplified what it means to be a member of the Hoonisphere. If you think that looks like a normal Dodge Minivan – hop the jump to get served… (that’s right, I…
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2010 Mercedes-Benz E550 Coupe
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So I am driving the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E550 Coupe this week… and I wanted to share some First Impressions with you.
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2010 Nissan 370Z Roadster
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“Top down, chrome spinnin’…” or in this case, it would be the 19” lightweight alloy wheels wrapped in high-performance Bridgestone Potenza tires; 245 in the front and large 275s strapped to the back. The song continues that “you see the boss grinnin’…” and I am doing more than grinnin’. I am behind the wheel of…
