May 30
I apologize. The pictures of this beautiful Manta are crap. I let myself get carried away. Hanging around with that pugnacious little Fiat 850 infected me with a burning desire to catch an Opel: Chrysler-Fiat-Opel, the new Holy Trinity. Part of me knew better; I had enough on my plate already. And I haven’t seen an Opel in Eugene in ages. But my desire was downright Napoleonic. As is the result.
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May 30
Yes, it’s a post about something other than the feds getting the US taxpayer to squeal like a pig to save Chrysler and GM from the uncomfortable lesson that actions have—OMG—consequences. In fact, the closer we get to the Big Kahuna of GM’s C11, the more determined I am to provide car-related posts. After a [...]
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May 30
You’d better be, because the White House told Wall Street Journal that it will hold onto its GM stake for “at least two years.” Out of “necessity,” no less. And burning $10bn in cash per quarter all the way. According to the WSJ report, the White House still doesn’t want to involve itself in day-to-day [...]
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May 30
Challenger? I just met her! In bankruptcy court.
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May 30
According to John McEleney, the National Automobile Dealers Association’s (NADA) chairman, “Cutting dealers at this time would do absolutely nothing to make GM or Chrysler more viable.” When one considers the level of political clout commanded by the U.S. dealer body it shouldn’t be surprising that they don’t want to lose any of that power by losing dealers. And yet, I was still surprised by such a blatantly
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May 30
Chris writes: Hi Sajeev, I’ve got a Piston Slap question for you. I have a 2003 Jetta with a 1.8 L turbo engine. Recently, the water pump failed (at about 68k miles). My imminently competent and trustworthy local independent garage replaced the water pump and told me that they heard a tapping sound coming from the engine. They changed the [...]
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May 30
In California, weary road warriors who need a place to temporarily rest have few options if they’re traveling outside the reaches of its sprawling cities. The drive between the capital and L.A. is especially dreary: miles and miles of industrial farms, oleander and eucalyptus trees. Worse, rest stops are barely-maintained, glorified pit toilets. You’ll never [...]
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The best car / auto posts from around the web. New Cars, Classic Cars, Car Mods and hacks
May 30
I apologize. The pictures of this beautiful Manta are crap. I let myself get carried away. Hanging around with that pugnacious little Fiat 850 infected me with a burning desire to catch an Opel: Chrysler-Fiat-Opel, the new Holy Trinity. Part of me knew better; I had enough on my plate already. And I haven’t seen an Opel in Eugene in ages. But my desire was downright Napoleonic. As is the result.
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The best car / auto posts from around the web. New Cars, Classic Cars, Car Mods and hacks
May 30
Last Wednesday, Lee Engineering presented a detailed report to the Red Light Camera Citizen Advisory Committee which had formed in compliance with a 2007 law designed to force officials to think twice before rushing to activate cameras during a budget crunch. The study suggested that engineering improvements might even make cameras unnecessary at those two [...]
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May 30
I have a 1983 full-sized A-Team van. OK, it’s a Dodge model, not the black GMC of TV fame. But still. If you’re gonna own a repo, it’s awesome when you’re in the mood. Playing card table. Custom fridge. Plenty of classic interior fur. 1980s glazed silver with the custom striping. Happily (and sadly) I [...]
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