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18 Mar
Blog: Garage419
2009 Volkswagen Jetta 2.0TDI Review
It's long been known, to me and about eight other people, that California, New York, and Massachusetts ruined it for everyone. By restricting nitrous-oxide-spewing diesel engines from their stupid little states, they led the rest of the nation, via the ignorance highway, to believe fun and economy
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16 Mar
Blog: Garage419
Producer's Blog: Did we really do that?
Yes. That was a real Audi R8 and we did bring it onto a frozen lake. Trust me though, that was probably the safest environment for that car besides maybe the Bonneville Salt Flats. With 36-inches of ice and nothing to hit for a mile in most directions, it was a car guy's dream. Though, the
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11 Mar
Blog: Fast Lane Daily
Failure Always Leads to Car Porn
Cheetos Boredom Buster I was recently instructed by my boss Mike Spinelli to make a miniature Formula One car out of Cheetos. Clearly, Mike had lost his mind. There was no way I was going to spend my evening trying to jam toothpick axles through a very delicate snack food [I said to
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06 Mar
Blog: Garage419
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles - In Edit
It takes a lot to put together two new Garage419 episodes each week. I honestly don't know how we do it with such a small team, but we do it. The past few months you may have noticed a dramatic increase in the quality of our production. We are working hard to bring you the best automotive cont
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04 Mar
Blog: Fast Lane Daily
Finding Great Roads
Cheetos Boredom Buster Interstate highways aren't for driving enthusiasts. The Eisenhower-era system was a cold-war project, built as much to move peaches out of Georgia as to deliver Abrams tanks to the landing site of a Russian sea attack. The design assumed speeds of 75 mph and dicta