The Terrifying Story Of A Man Who Almost Died While Wrenching On A Car

Today on the Facebook group, someone shared a post by , a guy who had just been crushed and nearly killed by a car after it fell off its jack. I just talked with Kyle over Facebook; his story is truly terrifying. : pictures of a very injured man lie...

Sep 13, 2025

eBay Challenge: Great Cars That No One Notices For Less Than $10,000

It’s one thing to have a great looking, sounding, and performing that gets plenty of compliments. It’s quite another to fly so low under the radar that no one noticed that you’ve beat everyone to the destination by an hour. That’s why it’s your job to find great cars that...

Sep 13, 2025

I Bought The Cheapest Running Manual Porsche 911 In The Country

Recently I dazzled you with advice on . My pithy commentary and artful use of .GIFs had the unintended effect of making me seem like the anti-Tavarish, someone who advises against buying a daily-driver European luxury car for less than a Japanese econobox. Sorry to disappoint, but I’m just as...

Sep 13, 2025

How I Successfully Traded Cars With Some Guy From Craigslist

Ever seen “will trade” in a used car ad? I know I have, and I wondered: does anybody seriously swap cars with total strangers? Turns out they do. I did, and rolled away with my dream car. (And possibly tetanus.) Here’s how I traded my Toyota pickup truck for a...

Sep 13, 2025

Why Put Wheels On Your Car When You Can Drive Like This?

As far as simple ways to put you and everyone in your immediate proximity in extreme danger, using a floor jack to replace two of your car’s wheels is tough to beat. This video was allegedly taken in China, specifically between Lanzhou and Dingxi, but it’s impossible to say definitively....

Sep 13, 2025

This 1000 Watt Flashlight Drone Is Like Having Your Own Personal Sun

flashlights are cool and all, but if you can make one fly you’ve basically got ceiling lamps anywhere. That, or a terrifying impersonator of a spaceship or police helicopter. Here’s what a humble drone can do 1,000 watts of LED lighting power. According to the YouTuber who seems to have...

Sep 13, 2025

America's First Honda Is Finally Restored And It's Glorious

Tim Mings, possibly the only full-time Honda N and Z600-mechanic left on Earth, spent a good chunk of this year restoring the after realizing Serial Number 1000001 was sitting on his lot. Now we finally get to see the finished product. The plucky N600 was “roughly three feet shorter than...

Sep 13, 2025

Here's How I Made My Aston Martin V8 Vantage Sound Ten Times Better For Free

The sonorous roar coming from the back of a performance car as it straddles the upper registers of its RPM range is most of the reason people buy the damn things in the first place. Here’s how I made my otherwise timid Aston Martin into the snarling beast I imagined...

Sep 13, 2025

How To Do The Bare Minimum Of Car Maintenance In Six Easy Steps

You don’t need a comprehensive understanding of how a car works to enjoy one. (Though I think it does help.) Anybody can make their car a lot safer and likely longer-lasting by paying attention to just a few key things, as this video runs through. Our friends at CarThrottle over...

Sep 13, 2025

For The Love Of God, Don’t Ever Buy A 2012 Hyundai Genesis 5.0 R-Spec

Back by unpopular demand is a juicy new PSA, or “Pile of Shit Announcement.” My described my intention make amends after several years as a shady used car dealer, retiring my gold chains and hair gel to start caped crusade preventing the readers of Jalopnik from buying a lemon. Here’s...

Sep 13, 2025

For Less Than The Cost Of A Carmax Warranty, I Bought (And Fixed) This 2004 Range Rover

Yes, I bought a Range Rover and it has problems. This story may sound familiar, but not at the absurdly low price I paid for my Rover, and how cheaply I am able to repair the issues. As I settle into the groove of my side gig at Jalopnik, I...

Sep 13, 2025

I Already Voided The Bumper To Bumper Warranty On My Aston Martin V8 Vantage

I’ll go out on a limb and say that no one wants their hand built sports car to blow up in their face, which is why having a warranty is so common on cars not exactly known for their ability to fend off calamity. However, I’m here to tell you...

Sep 13, 2025

Some Mad Genius Stuck A Chevy V8 Into A Kia Sorento

Most people make sleepers out of cars that are already somewhat inclined towards performance modification. , , that sort of thing. Nobody crams an LSx into a 2007 Kia Sorento. Well, this dude did. And it rips. As the ever-excellent reports, this Kia has a 6.0 liter LS out of...

Sep 13, 2025

I Dyno Tested My 1999 Porsche 911 With 243,000 Miles

I just bought the cheapest I could find, a manual 1999 Carrera with 243,000 miles. But naturally I had to know how much power it puts down, and that meant taking it to the absolute limit on the dyno. My inaugural test of this car starts with a bang, a...

Sep 13, 2025

Here Are Ten Great Cars For Less Than $10,000 That No One Notices

It’s an undeniable boost to your ego when someone compliments car you’re driving, but there are certainly times when all you need is something low key, where you - and no one else - knows its true potential. That’s why last week, for a $10k budget, and it almost seems...

Sep 13, 2025