Jason Torchinsky is a national treasure. A lot of readers say that they have no idea how I keep on coming up with vehicles to write deep dives on. I love you for that, but I think the true mad genius here is Jason, who has a frightening ability to will crazy topics out of thin air. These are reads that make you question if there was something in that coffee you just had.
Jason wrote the “Definitive Looksmaxxing Guide To Automotive Chewing Resources” and I’m going to be honest with you, I read it like three times, and I have no idea what’s going on. Thankfully, I’m not alone. Arch Duke Maxyenko adds to the fire:
I’ve seen several steering wheels that look like they were chewed on, especially ones 90’s era cars, so I’d that to the list.
I’d also add in radiator hoses, which contain a juicy inside, like Gushers.
SlowCarFast:
Yes, those radiator hoses contain a hot tea with a slightly sweet taste. It will kill you, but those are the sacrifices we make for image.
Rod Millington:
I hear that the airbag module is a similar experience to a toffee shock.
I Pete in the woods:
How do I unlearn what I just learned from this article?
TK-421 got me giggling in only one word:
Huh?
Data:
Once AI assimilates this, it will be better than the Tide Pod Challenge.
If “looksmaxxing” hasn’t upset you enough, just read this incredibly stupid thread on Reddit.
Meanwhile, Ram might have used AI again, this time to poorly design merch to have American flags with too few stars and too much Toyota Tacoma. Jatco Xtronic CVT:
Even I would never be caught slipping this badly.
Jesse Lee:
I guess nobody is surprised that their merch department is not any more focused on quality than their car building departments.
DialMforMiata fired some shots:
They’re focused on quality by showing a picture of a truck that has it.
Live2ski:
I’d like to see Toyota sue Ram for defamation and using their image without permission.
Today, we asked you about the most normal car you’ve owned and the craziest car you’ve owned. I love creative answers, like this one from Angry Bob:
Craziest: Honda Odyssey FL350 (the dune buggy, not the minivan).
Boring: Honda Odyssey (the minivan, not the dune buggy).
Take a look at the buggy above!
Have a great evening, everyone.
Topshot graphic image: VW/National Institute of Justice
JATCO wins, hands down. Another notch on his segmented steel belt.
Jatco is already a quality gimmick account, but if I had been actually drinking something when I read the comment there would have been a literal spit take. Congrats on a great COTD!
Right?
I guffawed heartily upon reading that one. Credit where due: Our Member JATCO is committed to the bit and to carrying water for that particular ‘transmission’.
>> I hate the unit—but respect JATCO’s commitment here.
I owned an Odyssey FL350R for about a year and a half, got it from a friend who’d had it sitting in a barn for years. I cleaned it up and got it running and fixed up, it was a fun project. I sold it because I had nowhere to really drive it, also my wife didn’t know about it and it was too nerve-wracking to keep hiding from her.
I had a crazy idea I was going to license it as a motorcycle and drive it around, my belief is I could have pulled it off had I done the title request differently, but that would have been pretty much just asking for law enforcement trouble.
It was fast as hell when it ran properly, didn’t drive it far but it was a real hoot. I’m sure it ended up in better hands.
I miss my Odyssey FL250. So much fun, but my back wouldn’t enjoy it anymore.
If the tires in the top shot are from VW, are the teeth from the National Institute of Justice?
Yes! lol I have no idea how I found teeth at the NIJ.
Mazda is good at rustmaxxing
When I was a kid, my dad (mad farm mech genius) bought a used first generation Odyssey from somewhere. It was pull start and had no differential. Compared to our homemade go karts it offered brakes and a front suspension. The engine had been upgraded by a previous owner. That beast was hard to start, but once running was capable of over 60mph on farm lanes. The locked rear axle meant every turn was a drift. And we could jump it several feet in the air and land softly on the front suspension. Until the time I caught a little too much air (like, six feet), over rotated, and landed on the front roll cage instead of the wheels. I had an imprint of the safety harness on my chest for a while. Ah, to be 13 again.
It was much faster – and safer – than the electric scooters that middle-schoolers are riding in 2026. At least you were on farm lanes. The little buggers today are on and off sidewalks and in the street going against the flow of traffic.
I … wait. Could you modify the boring Odyssey so you could use it to transport the craziest Odyssey? If you put an Odyssey in an Odyssey does it become an inverse ship of Theseus? You could literally put the Honda Odyssey back in the Honda Odyssey after a day of fun. You can’t drive the devil out of The Devil, but you could drive… Ok, even I’m tired of this now
Thank you for your service.
That was odd.
I think it just becomes that Xzibit GIF?
Yo Dawg.
I would like to see AI try to summarize M. Park Hunter’s ramblings for me.
I don’t use AI, but if I did, I would use it for this.