What's The Worst Thing About Being A Car Enthusiast?

Sharing a bond with an automobile can be a beautiful thing, but it’s not all jellybean raindrops and unicorn farts. Sometimes it straight up sucks to be the person that takes an interest in cars. My question to you is, what’s the worst thing about being car-obsessed? Me? I’m a...

Sep 13, 2025

Adam Carolla Is Auctioning Off Some Of The Most Beautiful Lamborghinis Ever Made

Before Lamborghini made cars with angles sharper than Wendy’s twitter responses, the Italian automaker made cars that were unquestionably timeless works of art. With examples of Lambo’s vintage roots becoming harder to come by, cars like the ones for sale by comedian should light fires under the asses of any...

Sep 13, 2025

My 1948 Jeep Off-Road Project Has Hit Rock Bottom

This is bad. I’ve got three weeks to turn a rusty carcass into an off-road beast, and there’s just no way in hell. Not after what happened this past weekend. I wanted this Moab build update to be a positive one, as even I’m getting tired of reading my own...

Sep 13, 2025

The Inside Of An Alternator Is Completely Fascinating

This Is How An Alternator Works - David Dissects If you’ve ever wondered how your car’s battery stays charged, wonder no more. I cracked open a junkyard alternator and recorded the wonders that lie within in the second installation of our new video series, . The best way to learn...

Sep 13, 2025

This Weekend Will Be A Critical Point For My 1948 Jeep Off-Road Project

This weekend is it. If I can’t get my 1948 Willys CJ-2A up and running by Sunday night, all hope is lost. The problem is, I just found out that my engine bearings are toast. All of them. A couple days ago, I decided to check how much play there...

Sep 13, 2025

Here's Exactly What It Cost To Buy And Rebuild A Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo

When the topic of 1990s Japanese performance cars comes up, we as car enthusiasts tend to beat the proverbial dead horse. We rattle off the Toyota Supra Twin Turbo, Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4, Mazda RX-7, and the Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo. We stake out our brand allegiances, javelin the performance specs,...

Sep 13, 2025

Hello There Friend, Maybe It's Time For You To Buy This Volvo For $550

Hi. Hey. How are you? You seem well. You look, and you’ll excuse me for being a little forward here, like you could use a 1962 for $550. Hm! An Amazon! Great cars those things. They’re like 1955 Chryslers built in miniature. They came with stout inline four-cylinder engines with...

Sep 13, 2025

The Last Toyota Celica Is A Killer Used Car Bargain

More than a few people are bummed that when the got a Toyota badge, it didn’t get the name Celica name to go with it. The Celica nameplate has always meant fun on the cheap, and now a decade into the used market, that’s more true than ever. I think...

Sep 13, 2025

My 1948 Jeep Off-Road Project Is Still Far Behind After An Epic Weekend Of Wrenching

On , I may or may not have made the claim: “This weekend is it. If I can’t get my 1948 Willys CJ-2A up and running by Sunday night, all hope is lost.” Well, I was wrong, because my friends Brandon, Steve and I didn’t get the Willys up running,...

Sep 13, 2025

The Way Windshield Wipers Work Is Actually Fascinating

This Is How A Windshield Wiper Works You may not realize this, but there’s an elaborate linkage just below the base of your windshield that allows your car’s wipers to move back and forth and, in some cases, up and down—and it is fascinating. To learn more for our latest...

Sep 13, 2025

Here's What Happened When I Tried Starting My 1948 Jeep Off-Road Project

Last night was the big night. I filled up my with fluids, hooked up a battery, sprayed some starting fluid into the carb, and prayed for some sign of life from a . Here’s what happened. In a rather bold move, I decided to do all of this on Facebook...

Sep 13, 2025

Cars From the 1990s Are The Best To Wrench On

We can look back on a lot of cars, especially American ones, from the 1990s and , but they did have one redeeming feature: they’re some of the easiest cars to wrench on today. As you know, I’m the proud owner of a of 1990s Jeep Cherokees, of which run...

Sep 13, 2025

This Latest Setback Could Doom My 1948 Jeep Off-Road Project

Now that I know my 1948 Willys CJ-2A , my biggest issue—one that threatens to cripple the whole project—is the electrical system. Namely, the fact that two critical components, the starter and generator, are toast. The electrical system on a 1948 Willys is about as simple as they come—my friends...

Sep 13, 2025

My 1948 Jeep Off-Road Project Is Finally Showing Signs Of Life

If you’ve been following thetragedythat is my off-road project, you’ve likely concluded that it’s a total basket case and that I should have given up ages ago. Well, you’re right. And the project is still in peril. But there’s good news: my stubbornness has borne some fruit finally, and the...

Sep 13, 2025

All States Should Have Mandatory Vehicle Safety Inspections

To some car enthusiasts this will sound like blasphemy, but after lots of thought and wrenching on junky cars, I’ve decided that a mandatory—but very, very basic—safety inspection in every state is the right thing to do. Here’s why. Let me begin by saying that I thank the heavens everyday...

Sep 13, 2025