Title Loans Are A Scam You Need To Avoid

Need cash fast but can’t find anyone who will lend it to you? Have a car with a clear title? Maybe you’ve heard that you can borrow money against that title and get a “Title Loan.” Don’t. The theory is simple: You borrow money and put up the title to...

Sep 11, 2025

The Toolbox Essentials For Dealing With A Rusty Bolt

Few things will make you feel worse than twisting the head off a bolt. It means the threads are seized in the hole, and now you have get the broken stump out of a tight spot. Having the right tools and know-how is essential to avoid that gut-punch feeling of...

Sep 11, 2025

Here's How You Remove A Fractured Bolt Extractor Tip From Inside A Broken Bolt

Just yesterday I was in a deep sea of melancholy with my head in my hands after breaking an EZ-Out bolt extractor into a bolt that had broken in my engine block. But then I found a cure, and I’m here to deliver the antidote to you, my fellow wrenchers....

Sep 11, 2025

Get Your Bank Accounts Ready, The Aston Martin Vantage Just Got Stupid Cheap

While many would say that buying a used, hand-built British car is the automotive equivalent of lighting your house on fire, I tend to disagree - especially when can be purchased for a price enticing to even the most frugal car-buying snob. , as everyone would agree, is an exotic...

Sep 11, 2025

Why The Hell Did I Just Buy A Broken Porsche 944 Turbo?

The main thing I advocate for people to do when purchasing, maintaining, and modifying a car is research until your eyes bleed. The more information you have about something, the more likely you’ll succeed in finishing said project. As it turns out, I am absolutely dogshit at following my own...

Sep 11, 2025

Here's What The Inside Of A Blown-Up Jeep Engine Looks Like

A month ago, an attempt to speed through a deep mud pit resulted in the . After a beautiful memorial service for my dearly departed 4.0-liter, I removed the boat anchor and took it apart. Bear witness to the carnage I found inside. Few things in the wrenching world suck...

Sep 11, 2025

Complaining To Your Car's Manufacturer Is A Waste Of Time

A lot of people who get fed up with their defective cars call the car’s manufacturer, hoping to get help. Don’t bother. Let’s say you buy a brand new car and something goes wrong with it. You take it to the dealer, they work on it and give it back...

Sep 11, 2025

Am I In Over My Head? All My Old Cars' Problems, Ranked

My unreliable vehicles have turned my garage into a veritable prison from which I simply cannot escape. Night after night, I go to bed with aching elbows and shoulders, wondering if I’ll ever be done fixing these machines. I’m starting to lose hope. As a single guy with no...

Sep 11, 2025

Working On An Engine That's Not Rusty Or In A Car Looks So Relaxing

Every DIY mechanic knows turning wrenches usually isn’t the worst thing about working on a car. It’s the years of grime, rusty bolts and tight squeezes that bring out your blood. Take all that away and building an engine is just like playing with a cold Lego set! This B-roll...

Sep 11, 2025

The Time I Thought I Could Do A Motor Swap In Mom's Garage

As a younger man, I spent a lot of time around modified Subarus. I gained a great deal of knowledge and experience (or so I thought) to the point where I decided to attempt motor swap. I parked my car in my mother’s garage for what I thought would be...

Sep 11, 2025

Here's How You Can Buy A 500 HP Dodge Viper For The Price Of A Used Hyundai

In the vast and often unforgiving used car market, there are three prices that matter - initial cost, ownership cost, and most importantly, sweat equity. That’s why today, I present you with that you can buy for the price of a depreciated Korean economy car, but only if you’re willing...

Sep 11, 2025

What Was The Most Pointless Mod You've Ever Done To Your Car?

Look, I get it. Cars are more than just playthings for the rich and appliances for the working class. They’re as much an expression of individuality and non-conformity as any printed cotton ironic slogan t-shirt in existence, but some personal touches don’t actually mean anything, no matter how much you...

Sep 11, 2025

From German Taxis To Sick Chrome Lambos: The Crazy World Of Car Wraps

Up to your eyeballs in wrapping paper for those expensive gifts you know that your nieces and nephews are just going to destroy in a week? Hey, it could be worse—you could have an entire car to wrap. With Christmas less than a week away, let’s take a break from...

Sep 11, 2025

The 600-HP Mercedes S65 AMG Is Officially Cheaper Than Your Boring-Ass Econobox

When shopping for technology, we often get the most advanced gadgets that our wallets can sustain. It’s the reason why, by trickle-down effect, we have Ultra-HD Wifi-enabled toilets, for no money at all. It’s the same reason why now costs less than a Ford Fiesta, despite being the tippy top...

Sep 11, 2025

Here's Everything I Need To Fix On My Cheap Porsche 944 Turbo

When you’re faced with an insurmountable challenge, sometimes the best course of action is a quick and unceremonious about-face, followed by a frantic sprint—but where’s the fun in that? Here’s everything wrong with my broken . Make sure you’re sitting down for this. Buying a car sight unseen is a...

Sep 11, 2025