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NEW CARS DESIGNED TO FALL APART( life / help / transportation / auto )
Plastic engine parts.
Stop spending $20K on plastic! CAR WIZARD shows how this ’95 Lexus LS400 is the perfect car. Prices on cars have gone through the roof, and they are mostly made out of brittle plastic piece... read more
GAS BUDDY FINDS STATIONS THAT HAVE GASOLINE, DIESEL OR BOTH( life / travel / transportation / fuel )
No mention of their snack supply. Here’s the link: tracker.gasbuddy ... read more
AUTO-GYRO( life / travel / transportation )
I’ve seen this gyrocopter taking off and landing from the John C. Tune Metro airport. Maybe he’s doing sales demos or something. Pretty cool looking. See autogyrousa /... read more
EMISSIONS TEST( culture / humor / transportation / auto )
A mostly one-way text conversation (click image) I... read more
THE TRUTH ABOUT ELECTRIC CARS( education / research / transportation / auto )
From: AnonymousSee Electric-Cars... At a neighbourhood BBQ I was talking to a neighbour, a BC Hydro executive... read more
SCOTTY KILMER EXPLAINS NEW CAR REPAIR( life / help / transportation / auto )
You probably can’t fix it yourself, and your mechanic might not be able to, either. Almost a metaphor for our times. See Scotty Kilmer explains new car repair. ... read more
TOO FUNNY( culture / humor / transportation / auto )
This is too funny not to share.
Almost every driver has been there - when parking in a large lot or garage, it can be easy to misplace a car.But while most drivers locate their cars after a frustrating fe... read more
WIFE'S JETTA( culture / humor / transportation / auto )
Driving wife’s Jetta while my car gets serviced. I called it a piece of $h! while I tried to climb out. Its door hit me in the forehead during the struggle. So, I guess we’re even.... read more
ALTERNATE ROUTE( life / travel / transportation / traffic )
Don’t you hate it when you take an alternate route to get away from a slow driver only to have them end up in front of you later? Yeah.
That’s all I wanted to say. But, since you’re here, look at this: ... read more
SHAKING WHILE BRAKING( life / help / transportation / auto )
Three and a half hours in the Pep Boys waiting room is always time well-spent, wouldn’t you agree? :) I’m home now, appreciating the comfort of my office ch... read more
LIT MOTORS BUILDS A CAR THAT BREAKS THE RULES( education / research / transportation / tech )
Right now, electric cars are not sustainable, he says. The average electric car battery pack is four times larger than ours, with one-third the range. ... read more
FORD'S HEMP-POWERED, HEMP-MADE CAR( education / research / transportation / tech )
I just thought this was interesting: youtube / v 54vDcPCQM8 And here’s another article on the same subject: ... read more
300,000 MILES, AND NOT ONE ACCIDENT( education / research / transportation / tech )
Ever since Google began designing its self-driving cars, they’ve wanted to build cars that go beyond the capabilities of human-piloted vehicles, cars that are much, much safer. When Sebastian Thrun announced t... read more
AUTO REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE ESTIMATES( life / help / transportation / auto )
We hear this is a good website to estimate how much a car repair should cost. Auto Repair and Maintenance Estimates Auto Shop and Mechanic Ratings : Repair... read more
HOW TO REPLACE A HEADLIGHT BULB IN A HONDA ACCORD( life / help / transportation / auto )
How to Replace a Headlight Bulb in a ... read more
A DAY WITHOUT MY CAR( culture / humor / transportation / auto )
I'm just testing this Windows Live Writer software. UPDATE: There's now a newer, "open-source" version here.... read more
BILL AND TARA'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE( culture / movies-tv-video / transportation )
It started out as an innocent attempt at dinner and a movie on a Saturday night. It turned into... Tara’s nightmare! We had dinner at Schlotzsky’... read more