
Apparently The Pope Can Diagnose Car Problems Over WhatsApp
Armando Jesús Lovera, a Peruvian living in Spain and working for a book publisher, drives a Citroën. Like anyone with an older but not too





The Idea Of A Car: Cold Start
Jason’s kid has a new bus stop, so he keeps missing his ride to school; hence, Jason is now driving Otto. In case these things

The Perfect Solutions To David Getting Stranded In His $2000 Nissan Leaf: COTD
David’s $2,000 Nissan Leaf is the gift that keeps on giving. This is an electric car with a battery so degraded that I bet charging

This Column Demanding We Stop Making EVs Is The Stupidest Kind Of Fearmongering Crap
You know what’s a nice treat for a cranky-ass writer like myself? It’s when some major media outlet publishes something so delightfully, irredeemably stupid and

Ask Autopian Writers Whatever You Want (Within Reason) Right Here, Right Now
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Surface Rust And Non-Op Tags: Why I’d Still Buy The Shit Out Of This 1980 MG MGB Limited Edition On ‘Bring A Trailer’
Welcome back to Gavel Gazing, a new series here at The Autopian where we take the same sort of auction-watching we’ve been doing anyway, slap

These $15 Radio Removal Tools Completely Saved My Hands And They Could Save Yours Too
We’ve all had to yank a radio, right? Whether a fuse gave up, a new one’s going in, or you’re retrofitting your factory stereo with

The ‘Pebble Flow’ Is An Electric Self-Propelled Trailer Hoping To Make Camping As Easy As Using An iPhone
For many Americans, going camping with an RV is more gratifying and fun than going to any hotel. Your home on a trip is wherever

What Car Has Been Forever Ruined For You And Why?
Cars are emotional items as well as practical ones, which means our reactions to them are not always purely logical. In a rational world, all

How Parking Under A Tree Can Kill A First-Gen Porsche Boxster
The original Porsche Boxster is an astonishing amount of car for the money, but it comes with some pitfalls. Everyone knows about the infamous IMS

Why The Pontiac Grand Prix’s ‘Idiot Lights’ Were The Dumbest Of Them All
Sometimes I’ll be talking with our contributor, “The Bishop,” about random car minutia, and he’ll mention something that sticks in my brain and won’t leave.

Electric Car Sales Are Way Up, So Why Does Elon Musk Seem Worried?
Electric car sales accounted for about 7.9% of the market in the third quarter of 2023, which is an all-time record and an improvement over

One Of The Weirdest Buses Out There Has Three Decks, A Bunch Of Car Doors, And A Limousine Interior
The bus is a fantastic form of transportation. Cram some people in a giant metal box then whisk them away to a destination. As I’ve

Silly Little Red Things: 2000 Kia Sportage vs 1997 Suzuki X-90
On today’s Shitbox Showdown, we’re looking at two utterly pointless little red SUV-ish things. They’re both silly to begin with, but to make matters worse,

Let’s Take A Look At The Strange Car Choices On The Bump N’ Jump Cabinet Art: Cold Start
One of the things I like best about really early video games is how much heavy lifting the illustrated cabinet or box art did when

The Proper Way To Operate A PNHLR Shifter: COTD
For the most part, driving a car is a pretty simple task. It doesn’t take much noggin horsepower to figure out that “P” on an

There’s A Whole Locomotive For Sale On GovDeals Right Now And It’s Totally Off The Rails
If you’ve ever wanted to buy something a bit daft, a bit nonsensical, I recommend taking a stroll down the pages of GovDeals. Need a

The Honda CBR250RR MC22 Sounds Like An Old F1 Car And Redlines At 19,000 RPM At Road Legal Speeds: Holy Grails
Motorcycles are addictive, sensational machines. There’s nothing quite like swinging a leg over a nice bike and setting your sights on the horizon. However, some

This Might Be The Most Expensive Mazda RX-7 Sold On Bring A Trailer (Update: Or Not)
The collector car auction marketplace is one of constant one-upmanship. Fewer miles, more documentation, rarer specs, and higher prices have traditionally been the order of

Lowrider Cruising Is Finally Legal In California Again And It’s About Damn Time
Fans of automotive art, rejoice! Cruising in a lowrider is now officially legal again across California with the repeal of a decades-long ban. California governor

It’s Wrenching Wednesday: How Are You Prepping Your Car For Winter?
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