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Amber DaSilva
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Staff Writer at Jalopnik. Sucker for big adventurous motorcycles and tiny sporty cars. It doesn't make much sense to her, either.

As someone who drives 700 miles each way every day, up a mountain in both directions, in the snow while also simultaneously towing, this really resonates with me. EVs will never work for anyone. Read more

“I hated the last gen CTR, it was too gaudy and over the top” Read more

Thanks for watching. Yes, I’m totally going for youtube fame by making videos about cars that no-one gives a shit about. Have you seen my collection? Driving and maintaining these old cars was fun for a very long time. But my perspective and priorities have changed. This was a video about that. Read more

Cranking but not starting with a Smart will sometimes either be an issue with the immobilizer not disabling or perhaps a bad fuel pump. Given that car’s mileage and cosmetic condition, I’m leaning fuel pump. Easy test: shoot some fire-make-it-happener down its throat and step back. Read more

I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe... Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion... I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain... Time to die. Read more

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I concur with Jose’s love of the C4. I still dream of owning one in a cherry red, drop-top, and the goofy digital instrumentation. Read more

Glad Steve recognized the C8 is ridiculously and unnecessarily long due to the stupid golf bags behind the engine thing. It makes the car look ridiculous. Read more

I was in Colorado Springs for a wedding in April. I went with my sons to the Penrose Heritage Museum at The Broadmoor the morning of the wedding. A small and intimate museum. They cover the history of the race and artifacts the Penroses collected on their world travels. You can get up close with all of the cars, everyt Read more

I hiked it up to Devil’s Playground. From the Crags Campground it is 4.8 miles, 3200 ft of elevation gain, you can leave when you want, and it is free.

600 miles still isn’t practical. Most of us drive 3,000 miles a day, in a blizzard  across Antartica. How’s the mileage at -60°? Read more

I think there is a copyright issue, hence why the slideshows always use stock/press photos. Read more

Fair enough, the 2 different buyers fact is completely correct. Read more

Motorcycle Safety Course story - Woman in my class was a know-it-all. Her husband rode Harleys and she had only ridden on the back, but kept talking over the instructor and other folks in the class about all her experience. Apparently her husband bought her some sort of Harley 1200 as her first bike so she talked a Read more

I got cut off during a lesson and my driving instructor flipped him off and told him off at a stoplight. When the light turned green, we drove off as my instructor said “You know what sir? Fuck you!” Read more

Hyperpop like 100 gecs is purposely designed to be looked down upon by older generations. It’s unequivocally unhinged and overdone. If you don’t like it, that means it’s working. Just putting this here before the storm
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gecs are big in the (rapidly growing) young lgbt car culture! Read more

There are bound to be plenty of boomer takes on this, but it is important to note that 100 gecs is a maximalist and almost experimental take on hyper-pop. Read more