Here's How Much It Really Costs To Own A 20-Year-Old BMW M3

Everyone dreams of buying that childhood dream car for cheap on Craigslist through the magical power of depreciation. But as we’ve seen time and time again, purchase price is only one small part of the equation. One of my favorite car-related video series this year has been fromCarThrottle, wherehost Alex...

Sep 13, 2025

Getting Drunk Could Save Your Life From Automotive Fluid Poisoning

If, for whatever reason, you just sucked down a quart of DOT 3 brake fluid, windshield washer fluid or antifreeze, get your butt to the hospital right away. But if you can’t get to the hospital quickly, it may be time to break out the booze. We’ve probably all heard...

Sep 13, 2025

Here's What The Inside Of A Neglected World War II Jeep Engine Looks Like

I just yanked the engine out of my 1948 Willys CJ-2A; here’s a look at the innards of that old cast iron hulk called the “Go Devil” that powered America’s troops through World War II. The Go Devil engine is a 134-cubic inch, cast-iron flathead inline four found in World...

Sep 13, 2025

Welcome To My Favorite Time-Wasting Car Website, ScuderiaCarParts.com

Like you, I often harbor idle dreams of one day owning a Ferrari. For reasons obvious to anyone who has seen the state of my apartment, this is never going to happen. Still, I like to dream, and one website supports my fantasies: . The fun thing about ScuderiaCarParts.com is...

Sep 13, 2025

This Guy's Car Fetish Is So Normal It's Actually Pretty Weird

Like so many of us, Tyson Hugie dreamed of one day owning a very specific car collection. Classic 4x4s? European sports cars? Nah, man—early 90’s Acuras. It doesn’t sound too intrinsically exciting, but looking at this fleet. I think he might actually be on to something here. Hugie reached out...

Sep 13, 2025

Some Mad Genius Built A Quad-Turbo Camaro With Junkyard Ford Parts

Truly, we are living in an extraordinary time for nutjob junkyard engineering. As proof, look at this otherwise junky Malaise Era Camaro with a out of a truck with four turbos pulled off Ford Ecoboost engines. It is a monster. This particular build turned up on the illustrious , and...

Sep 13, 2025

A Carpetless Interior Gets So Much Filthier Than You Think

Ripping out interior carpeting and laying down a layer of gritty, grip-tape style truck bed liner is a popular modification for Jeeps and trucks. It is extremely cool and tough looking, but after scrubbing the stuff for a few hours, I’m closer to contracting a soil-borne illness than having a...

Sep 13, 2025

How To Decide When A 'Parts Car' Is Actually A Good Idea

A “parts car” is a spare car you have solely to harvest pieces from to keep another car alive. Sounds like a great thing to have, right? I thought so too, but in case you needed more convincing here’s the business case for a parts car. And a guide on...

Sep 13, 2025

Here's How All Of The Fluids In Your Car Can Kill You

As someone who finds himself covered in automotive filth quite often, I decided to do some research to see just how dangerous all the fluids in my car are—you know, just to have a better idea of how many years I’ve got left to live. My conclusion: probably not many....

Sep 13, 2025

Here's How Ridiculously Expensive It Is To Replace A Windshield On An Aston Martin

Exotic car ownership is a bit of an experiential mixed bag. Sure, it’s interesting to be the person that gets the most attention at the gas station, but you’re nevertheless plagued by problems of the common driver, with the added sting of prices for repair procedures being every bit as...

Sep 13, 2025

What Is The Best Wrenching Music?

A reader shot me an email earlier this week desperately asking for advice about which tunes to crank whilst wrenching. Not to keep the poor bastard confused and listening to static coming from his garage’s AM radio, I’m here to provide help. The reader’s name is Rosin, and here’s the...

Sep 13, 2025

Genius Invents App To Remotely Open His Miata Headlights

Sure, we’re all carrying around more computing power in our pockets than all of America had throughout the 1980s—but what does it really matter? Are we any happier? The answer was no, until very recently, when a Swedish guy made a smartphone app to remotely control his Miata’s pop-up headlights....

Sep 13, 2025

I Just Sold A Jeep I Loved And Now I'm Heartbroken

I know I have a problem; I’ve always known. My brothers, parents, and even readers remind me all the time: “David, you need to stop buying Jeeps. You’re in over your head.” So a few days ago, I took one step to try and deal with my addiction. But now...

Sep 13, 2025

How To Strip A Car To Its Skeleton And Ditch It Before Mom Finds Out

Sure, you know how to unscrew a few bolts in your time. Maybe even been brave enough to hit a junk yard and harvest something off a dead car to put on your own. But what about dismantling an entire car in your driveway for fun and profit? Chris Fix...

Sep 13, 2025

eBay Challenge: Forgotten Supercars For Less Than $35,000

If you’re an avid Craigslist peruser as you should be, you’ll have noticed that finding an exotic supercar on a budget is becoming harder by the day. However, hard doesn’t mean impossible. Your challenge this week is to find forgotten exotic gems for less than a $35,000 budget. This will...

Sep 13, 2025