The Best And The Worst Part About Building Your Own Car: COTD

Some of the braver car enthusiasts among us go beyond just modifying our cars to actually building the things. Why drive something off an assembly line when you can have something you made with your own two hands? The thrill of building your own car is amazing – except for when it goes wrong.

David is building an entire WWII Jeep from piles of parts that he bought from eBay. Sid Bridge makes a hilarious point:

Definitely enjoying this build. It also dawned on me that the best thing about building a car from scratch is that if something goes wrong, you can easily pinpoint whose fault it is.

A lot of you are excited that David is even crazy enough to build his own Jeep from the ground up with not even two months of time remaining. Lizardman in a human suit:

Yay! Dave “Last Minute Finish” Tracy is back!

LTDScott:

He’s gonna lose the shop!

NC Miata NA:

But this is a different kind of build: A battle against time.

AKA a regular DT Jeep build

Meanwhile, Jason has endured the stares and conversations of his haters to get you sweet Toyota Highlander content. Lori Hille:

So glad you took a “fuck you” for the team to give us this report.

Matt wrote a Morning Dump that contained a story about Ford getting charged tariffs and Jony Ive designing a Ferrari interior. Username Loading….:

It is the 2010 earnings call and Ford says warranty costs are high but are expected to improve.

It is the 2018 earnings call and Ford says warranty costs are high but are expected to improve.

It is the 2025 earnings call and Ford says warranty costs are high but are expected to improve.

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Mechjaz:

Comment of the I Just Spent Another Afternoon Changing Out High Temperature Coolant Parts Made From Plastic in a Ford.

Finally, we asked you about a car feature that will seem weird in 30 years. Sid Bridge:

We’ll be so far removed from physical, metal-bladed keys that people will be weirded out seeing them in action.

Have a great evening, everyone!

Top graphic image: David Tracy