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Thank You!

News/Other Stuff eric - April 21, 2019

I would like to thank everyone - and there are many of you - who recently tossed a few bucks in the hat to support this site after reading the article...

Wisconsin Heroes Beat Down Those Who Dare Not Show “Respect”

News/Other Stuff eric - July 20, 2014

Here are today's heroes in action: Got something to say about your buddy’s arrest? Don’t say it in Green Bay, WI because you might get an ass kicking. In fact, don’t even...

Texas “hero” Shoots Man for Resisting Anal Probe

News/Other Stuff eric - November 17, 2017

... and the guy who got shot was innocent of any crime. Lyndo Jones was breaking into his own truck when confronted by a "hero" - who within 10 seconds of...

Reader Question: Air Bag Disconnect?

News/Other Stuff eric - March 5, 2019

Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply! Judith asks: What happens if I pay someone to disable my air bag? Besides loss of warranty? Would I go to jail? Obviously...

Iowa Heroes Beat Groom to a Bloody Pulp

News/Other Stuff eric - March 12, 2014

DES MOINES, IA — A settlement has been reached for a groom who was beaten unconscious at his own wedding reception, although the city still refuses to admit their officer did...

Useless Eater “hero” Steals Money in Plain Sight

News/Other Stuff eric - August 19, 2017

Watch this one. A couple of guys are wading in a river, looking for whatever they find. They're young, fit - and most of all, not harming anyone or even potentially...

Reader Question: 2018 Camry Fuel Injection

News/Other Stuff eric - August 14, 2018

Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply! Greg asks: Thank you for the great education you present on cars. I found your website and You Tube a few days ago....

Bloated Ohio Hero Faces 20 Years

News/Other Stuff eric - April 29, 2016

An Ohio Hero is facing up to 20 years in prison after federal investigators exposed a decade long scheme with another officer to falsify search warrants in order to steal more than...

Latest Radio (KMED/Bill Meyer June 23, 2018)

News/Other Stuff eric - June 23, 2018

Here's the audio clip of my appearance yesterday on Bill Meyer's show in Oregon. We talked about the MPGe scam, among other nuggets! . . . Got a question about cars - or...

Another Kid Touching “hero”

News/Other Stuff eric - February 14, 2018

Here's a news story about a "hero" caught diddling kids - including a six-year-old. The interesting thing - the connection not yet generally uttered aloud - is that the profession of...

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BrentP: There’s probably no greater automotive lego set out there. I would still like to get a plain looking ’79 and put a...
Jason Flinders: Nunz, I thought “The Invaders” was more apropos to the matter at hand. An underappreciated and mostly...
Nunzio: Darn! I thought it was gonna be Barnaby Jones! (Ya know, the show where you can alternately kill someone by whacking them in the...
Jason Flinders: A Quinn Martin production… https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=uOLGrXOtuwQ
Laura ann: They must work instead of drawing any welfare this means invaders and everyone else. I didn’t say put them on the dole....
Nunzio: Ha! AF, people such as myself, Scotty Kilmer; even my 94 year-old mother have been asking that very question for years now- with...
Nunzio: And I’m sorry to say, but if Trump is referring to them as ‘migrants’ [I didn’t know this- as I...
Nunzio: Right on, AF! The thing is, too- much like a real military, where the troops are just peons and stooges, so too is it with the...
Nunzio: Uh…that should be “…..we would NOT expect statists to “get it”….”
Nunzio: Personally, Eric, I don’t see how there’s any practical difference between heavy-handed socialism and heavy-handed...
Anti Federalist: Muggles, We’re seeing random blackouts around the country as a heat wave pushes east. I have yet to have anybody...
Anti Federalist: Nunz, That IS the precise word, “invaders”. That is exactly what this is, a Fifth Generation warfare...
eric: I agree, Doug – Some fault the Orange Man for not doing all or even most of the things he said he would during the campaign....
Douglas L Self: In spite of voting for Gary Johnson in 2016, I’m fairly satisfied with the “Orange” man’s...
Nathan Hail: Trump has defunded at least one UN agency- https://thehill.com/opinion/in ternational/406596-why-pres...
eric: Hi Mike, Yup; of course! I’ve already reviewed a couple; check out the “reviews” section…
Bill B: Yep. Sun’s fading the red some and my Mom (yep, almost 80 but she still asks to drive my ‘stang from time to time!)...
eric: Love it Robert! And I’m also jealous!
Robert K.: I’ve been daily driving a Charger Hellcat and I’ve finally found a car that I intend to keep for a very long time. Everything...
Jarhead John: I was talking price and performance on a Charger recently at a local dealership here in Pittsburgh… Just as my...
Douglas L Self: In some instances, “Pain Compliance” is likely to inflict less harm than wrestling with a resisting, fighting...
BrentP: I’ve had mazdas in my life one way or another for over thirty years. They are better than other offerings from Japan but...
Douglas L Self: The (thankfully FORMER) APD officer’s first name is KEISHA? WHY does that figure?
Douglas L Self: Such a “cluster-FOOL” attempt to convert a gasoline engine to run as a diesel would likely fail in...
MikeC: Eric, will you get to review the new 2019 Mazda3? I think you might appreciate Mazda’s effort to be different and build a...
brazos_bend: Man wish I had some cash to burn to get one. Could trade in both my and wifes trucks for the scat pack nicely packaged but...
Jeremy: Hey Eric, I wonder if these twits read Orwell? If they do, they’re undoubtedly too stupid to realize they’re the...
ken: Pretty brave Leos when there’s 2 to 1, armed with guns and your handcuffed. Yep,,, some real bad Asses there for sure. But,,,,...
ken: Oh if I were 30 years younger and the cops were still peace officers with a sense of humor….. 😛
MIkePizzo: Agree with you 100%. And I love the attitude it packs. Although it’s primitive, a big bore Hemi hooked up to a not so...
CharMan: Thanks for this!…And thank Glenmorangie nectar d’or.
Nunzio: ‘Zactly, Eric! When one says “migrant”, it is already a given that they are doing nothing wrong, and that one...
eric: Indeed, Jeremy! My Spider Sense is tingling; I think we may be approaching something . . . big.
Nunzio: True dat, Brent- but why pay $4K for that? Just buy a junker. Opposite side of the coin: When I was a kid, an old Jew who owned a...
Jeremy: Hey Eric, Come on, man! Correct terminology is hate speech now, get with it. Cheers, Jeremy
eric: Hi Brent, An ’80s-era Fox is on my list of candidates to become my daily driver once the truck becomes to rusty to do more...
eric: Hi Nunz, If I were advising Orange Man, I would urge him to refer to illegal aliens – not “migrants.” This is...
eric: Hi Char, Don’t give up until the game is lost. It isn’t . . . yet.
eric: Hi Muggles, I am supposed to be getting an eGolf to test drive soon. The thing costs about $32k to start – about $10k more...
Muggles: An observation about the topic at hand (not, as most here do, rant about everything else) is this. My local horrible Democrat...
Eightsouthman: Nun, I like this one: If pigs could vote, the man with the slop bucket would be elected swineherd every time, no matter...
BrentP: Nobody would buy it to drive as is. They would either buy it to strip it and build it back up from the ground up with an entirely...
Eightsouthman: I grew up a gearhead and by 10 I had a sub to Hot Rod. Not long after, it wouldn’t hold my attention so I had Sports...
Nunzio: EXACTLY, CharMan [“Don’t squeeze the CharMan!”] AND….he has done more damage to our 2nd-Amendment rights...
Nunzio: Brent, my sister was even crazier for not taking the $4K! The car is a dog- sits parked 99.9% of the time, and is just driven a...
CharMan: “would have almost tripled the fines imposed on car companies” You mean fines imposed on car buyers since car...
Nunzio: What ever happened to Trump’s campaign rhetoric about de-funding US participation in the UN? A truly good idea…which,...
ramalan2d: hehe thankyou for information nice 🙂
Nunzio: Me, play the lottery? LOL! Do I look stupid? 😮 Even if it were a reasonable deal, I would not want to win a large sum of money-...
Nunzio: Eric, That was the thing I most liked about Trump from early on in his campaign. He spoke his mind, and didn’t care who...
Nasir: Never knew this was possible – i know they convert fuel a lot back in Karachi (say petrol to CNG/LPG), but when a conversion...
Nunzio: My point exactly, Tu! And you can really see it illustrated very well and very clearly at the local level in small towns. For...
Eightsouthman: While I agree with the new Vette being too expensive, only the moneyed will determine if it lives. They way things are...
Nunzio: Ross, other countries who don’t want to be invaded and which offer no entitlements, have no problem keeping invaders out...
Nunzio: I’m in favor of the spay idea…but my vet won’t comply! Says he only does dogs, cats and cows. I told him...
Jeremy: Chuck, “Finally, someone admits this incredibly obvious thing!” I’ve maintained this from the start....
Nunzio: Tu, One thing is for sure, some Eye-talian did! Seriously, they say he’s buried under The Meadowlands in Jersey…..
BrentP: We’re at the point that a 4cyl fox body that’s straight and rust free is desired to build something else from. But...
Nunzio: Amen, Eric! The thing is too- even the humblest car (like Bugs) from the good ol’ days, had character, just because they...
Nunzio: Funny thing is, Bill B., my sister has a ’92 too- a 4cyl; and my cousin has a ’71 6-cyl. that she’s owned since...
eric: Hi Nunz! The sad thing is cars in general used to have character. Something original or different that made them almost human in...
Nunzio: Heh, yeah, Eric- I guess it’s a matter of personal taste, too. My neighbor picked up a ’67 Mustang about ten years...
Nunzio: PS. As a perfect example of the detriment to society that laws like mandatory insurance create,: I have encountered numerous...
Nunzio: Mornin’ Eric! Yes! All that crap certainly does add up- but the even worserer[sic] thing is, even if it were only $5, just...
Eightsouthman: I have never seen a conversion. Some say that GM engine put into cars and light trucks was just a 350 but that’s not...
Mike in Boston: Got that right Tuanorea, it was either H.L. Mencken or Mark Twain who said “if elections made a difference they wouldn’t...
Eightsouthman: Seriously, I think it was a 55 model and lived to 2017 or so. I’d like to have another just like it.
Eightsouthman: The district attorney won’t do a thing except obfuscate and let her keep the money.
BrentP: Chucky, Until you build your own private race course you’re going to have to deal with the fact that the public way is for...
BrentP: The kids employed by places like Best Buy are know nothing hacks. You learn to do it yourself to avoid having your car’s...
MarkyMark: And it won’t take half or more of your shit!
Eightsouthman: Laura, what do you mean work? It’s a lot of work making more citizens to be on the dole.
MarkyMark: Is that a Fox body Mustang?
Allen: Eric, nice article. I had a conversation with a body repair shop today while picking up my car for repairs after some Ahole...
Laura Ann: Ross & Eric: Entitlement is the issue indeed. I say: no welfare no free medical, housing they must go to work like...
Crusty Old TV Tech: Young fellers in general seem to not get a kick out of any form of mechanical/real electronic work. If they...
Crusty Old TV Tech: Around these parts you usually hear “KAH KUKU KAH, PURA NORTENA!” coming from those construction site...
Bill B: She’ll treat ya better too! 😉
eric: Amen, Bill! I had my TA long before I met my wife; I still have it – and she is no longer my wife. It has been my companion...
Bill B: And we could do it ourselves, something that’s really lost on a lotta folk these days.
Bill B: Whoops! Make that 20 years longer than I was with my wife!
Bill B: “… becomes a companion.” I’ve been with mine for 27 years, 7 years longer than I was with my wife! The...
Bill B: When I’m not on my bike or working out of my van I drive a ’92 Mustang GT 5.0L 5-speed manual. It’s not cherry...
Fred: They have the vast majority of rest of America’s full support as well. That’s the problem.
Bobby: Names such as Zora Arkus-Duntov, David Hill, and the recently deceased James C. Perkins are deep in the brains of Corvette fans...
eric: Hi Bobby, Yup. Almost every car I’ve test driven/reviewed during the past two years is powered by a 2.0 liter turbo...
Bobby: Dear Leader Obama seized General Motors as payback for supporting opponents in 2008, and under Pelosi’s 35 MPG standard the...
Anonymous: https://youtu.be/jCaxeFu0sMk Lahey: tempus fugit Ricky: what the fuck does tempus fuckit mean?
eric: Hi Nunz! I arrived at a kind of critical mass of exhaustion recently. I simply have become tired of all these little bites. The...
eric: Hi Nunz, Like the old Beetle, the Mustang is a car with character. It was built for fun. This made up for its many deficits. It is...
eric: Hi Ross, Agreed – no question. For openers: If the current practice of forcing every single American citizen to present ID...
eric: Hi T, I think we are living in pre-revolutionary times; that pressures are building now which will find an outlet. Orange Man has...
Tuanorea: Wrong link. The Kindom of Moltz https://youtu.be/059YiXdMTLo
Tuanorea: Nunzio, Do you play the lottery? Many people say that if you don’t play, you can’t win. I say the lottery is a tax on people...
Shotgun Chuck: Eric, THIS. This is the one thing that the “car-guy bicyclist” mentality just plain does not get. Street...
Tuanorea: Nunzio, “In the end, the purposes of those who really run this country always get achieved, as the people sit back and say...
Ross: Eliminating entitlements would likely slow immigration, but only from a tsunami to a slow-motion flood. America would still be the...
Nunzio: I never could see the appeal of the Mustang either Ken (O-K, the Mach 1’s looked cool at least…). They’ve...
Tuanorea: Eric, “The election mattered.” Yes it did. I’d proffer that all elections matter. From electing the local dog catcher to the...
Tuanorea: “It’s kind of like voting for what flavor of condom gets used” They have flavored condoms? I still recommend having your women...

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