Feds Shut Down Websites For Allegedly Selling Trademark-Infringing Car Parts

When working on a vehicle, it’s always less of a headache to order parts and not have to wonder whether they’re faulty or not. Or, more importantly, whether they’re even the brand on the listing. But two websites recently got caught allegedly faking brands, and they’re now under seizure by...

Sep 12, 2025

Here's How To Replace A Clutch Master Cylinder

A while ago, Jalopnik readers to thin my herd of junkers. When I didn’t heed that advice, it bit me in the ass, leaving me . Now I’m finally doing it: I’m selling two of my cars. But first, I have to do a couple of quick fixes. Here’s how...

Sep 12, 2025

These Are Your Best Wrenching Tips And Tricks

Last week, I to tell me some of the coolest tips and tricks you’ve learned over your years of wrenching. Hundreds of readers contributed tons of great “wrenching hacks,” but here are some of my favorites. If you want to save yourself hours of heartache and frustration, just scroll through...

Sep 12, 2025

The Rotary Engine Sucks

Every time a new Mazda model is announced, a certain number of unwashed yokels always seem to mention that the car would be hella better if only they used the Wankel rotary. News flash: the rotary is a garbage engine. I imagine that automotive engineers have a tough go in...

Sep 12, 2025

Here's An Incredibly Sketchy Way To Fix A Flat When You Don't Have The Right Equipment

It is said that the mother of all invention is necessity. The second you need something to work, that’s the exact moment that you’ll come up with a plan to make it work. However, sometimes the solutions you come up with, given a lack of resources, is less than optimal....

Sep 12, 2025

How To Buy The Best First Car For An Enthusiast

What's the Best First Car for an Enthusiast? Aside from a privileged few, most drivers end up in some kind of cheap economy car or a hand-me-down for their first ride. It’s probably better that way. But if someone’s a budding car enthusiast, they have a lot of excellent choices...

Sep 12, 2025

eBay Challenge: The Most Dependable Cars For Under $4,000

When one thinks of what a constitutes a bargain, it all boils down to value over time, which means the longer something retains its value, the bigger of a bargain it is. This week, your job is to find the best dependable cars on eBay for under a $4,000 budget....

Sep 12, 2025

Why Buy Three Private Islands When You Can Buy This Used Bugatti Veyron?

We’ve all experienced this dilemma—your company goes public and your minority stake is now worth major bucks. You’ve been eyeing , but a handful of affordable islands near French Polynesia just went on the market, with just enough room to build a landing strip for your Gulfstream. What do you...

Sep 12, 2025

This Custom Kit Truck Is More '90s Than Hypercolor Shirts And Pogs Combined

Sometimes you see a car that’s such a magnificent blast from the past, you swear you’ve stepped right back into the ‘90s. Corvette-style taillights. Those side details. Color-shift paint. A wing added to a pickup. Ladies and gents, behold the most wonderful car-truck-thing for sale on the Internet. Hooniverse’s “”...

Sep 12, 2025

Should You Buy Your Project Car Stock Or Pre-Modified?

You’ve saved up some money. You’ve made peace with the spouse. Time to start a car project! Now, where do you start? With a bone-stock blank canvas or something pre-wrenched? There are merits to both options, and in my opinion it comes down to your end-goal. And patience. Let’s break...

Sep 12, 2025

How To De-Badge Your Car With Nothing But Hand Tools

The emblems on the back your car can sometimes be a symbol of status and a source of pride, but more often than not, they’re eyesores that would fare better as shiny belt buckles. Thankfully, I’ve devised a handy instructional video on how to remove your car’s emblems using nothing...

Sep 12, 2025

Racing In The 24 Hours Of LeMons Is Tougher Than You Think

Does dropping the engine out of the bottom of a crappy Honda Civic in the rain sound like a nice way to spend an afternoon? How about staying up all night twiddling wrenches just to make a junk car drag its sorry ass around a race track? For the last...

Sep 12, 2025

How To Drive A Sports Car Without Looking Like An Asshole

What’s The Best Sports Car If You're Not An Asshole? If you want to drive a fun car, it’s going to be something you do for yourself. Maybe one other person at most, but primarily for yourself. And for that reason some people are always going to think you’re an...

Sep 12, 2025

Four Super Cheap Alternatives To The Crazy Expensive MKIV Toyota Supra

The internet sure can suck sometimes. First, it turns every moderately clickbaity video into an opportunity for a goatse or rickroll, and now it has that it’s completely unattainable for people that work for a living. Bravo. Thankfully, here are four cars that can do damn near everything that the...

Sep 12, 2025

The Little Engine That Couldn't: Driving A 1974 Volkswagen Across The Country

It didn’t occur to me at the time quite how ridiculous it was. I was staring at my new car, its engine out and sitting on the driveway, and I planned on driving it across the country to New York City the next day. The idea sounded simple. . This...

Sep 12, 2025