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Friday Fun: $30k Challenge
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Welcome back to Friday Fun, the game in which you spend theoretical money in as logical or illogical manner as you desire. Consider it a way to let one’s automotive imagination run as wild as it would like, or to remind it of how great a reality can actually come to fruition with real money.…
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2017 Land Rover Discovery: The 'All Around The Dial' Review
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Last week I had the opportunity to drive the new Land Rover Discovery. I’m not much of an off-roader, but in the interest of pushing personal boundaries, I’m happy for the opportunity. The new seven-seater Disco proved it’s pretty well capable of tackling anything the environment wants to throw at it. There is a little…
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The News for February 24th, 2017
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Welcome to the Hooniverse News! As always, this is a weekly recap of some of the biggest stories in the automotive industry without the fluff or bull. There’s also just a little opinion of mine because I can. This week: Ford reveals lighter GT Competition Series for track day enthusiasts The Ford Fiesta ST has a three-cylinder engine…
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Mystery Car
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Poof, and just like that, February is almost all over. Before we say goodbye to the month that never sticks around long enough for us to get to know, let’s give it up for the last Mystery Car for Feb. Make and model of the above if you please. Image: ©2017 Hooniverse/Robert Emslie, All Rights…
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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 176 – Journey Of Self-Discovery
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For our regular Friday episode, Cam, Jason, and Brad are all back together. Brad is a little bit on the sick side, so it’s a little shorter episode than usual. Cam got some work done on his BMW, while Brad went to the Arizona/Utah border to test out the new Land Rover Discovery. The Cammed…
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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 176 – Journey Of Self-Discovery
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For our regular Friday episode, Cam, Jason, and Brad are all back together. Brad is a little bit on the sick side, so it’s a little shorter episode than usual. Cam got some work done on his BMW, while Brad went to the Arizona/Utah border to test out the new Land Rover Discovery. The Cammed…
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Hooniverse Asks: What Once Common Car Do You Think is Now Completely Extinct?
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There are only about 26,000 polar bears in existence right now, and many in the scientific community think that they are in danger of going extinct within the next 100 years. That would be a major bummer—especially if you are a polar bear—but in fact the polar bear is a fairly recent addition to the genus,…
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Last Call: Small Wonder Edition
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While the current Fiat 500 is small by today’s standards, I think it’s a shame that it’s nowhere near as small as its forefather. Last Call indicates the end of Hooniverse’s broadcast day. It’s meant to be an open forum for anyone and anything. Thread jacking is not only accepted, it’s encouraged. Image: 360.com
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Snow, Skis, and a Rally Stage – Team O'Neal Shows Us the Way
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You love to ski in the wintertime, but you also love to rally, you say? What to do? How about both?
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Quick Pic: The New F1 Hotness
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Well we have our first F1 car in the flesh, and it’s the new, anniversary flavored Sauber. With a lovely blue and gold livery celebrating their 25 years in the sport it’s one hell of a good looking race car. Features to look out for on these new cars are the new style front and…
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Hooniverse Goes to a Fundraiser with BMW Race Cars, Axe-Throwing, and Flat Bill Riley
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If you’ve never been to a 24 Hours of LeMons race, you might not know that most race’s have a charity associated with the event. The charity occasionally affords teams the ability to donate to the charity to get themselves out of an unfortunate penalty while doing some good. It was through one of these…
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Review: 3M Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration Kit
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If you have a car or truck with plastic headlamp covers then you know that their inevitable yellowing with age is both an aesthetic and a safety issue. You could spend hundreds having a dealer or bodyshop gouge you with their “headlight rejuvenation service,” or with a product like the 3M Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration Kit…
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Thursday Trivia
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Welcome to Thursday Trivia where we offer up a historical automotive trivia question and you try and solve it before seeing the answer after the jump. It’s like a history test, with cars! This week’s question: What brand had the best selling station wagon in the U.S. in 1948? If you think you know the answer, make…
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The DFL Show: Episode 41 – Your Neighbors Already Hated You
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It’s Eric, Stef, and Joel around to talk shop this week. Brad’s sick, so you get an Eric Host. There isn’t a whole lot of news to talk about, but a bit of Daytona stuff and some racing news elsewhere with new driver signings and other drivers retiring. Then there are a couple rounds of…
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Hooniverse Asks: What Boring Car Had the Coolest Wheels?
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In the culinary world catsup can cover a multitude of flavoring sins. When it comes to cars, sometimes it’s hard to get excited, and in a day and age when performance mods are either illegal or highly expensive, sometimes you need a little catsup of your own. That’s where wheels come in. One of the…
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Last Call: There's no "i" in Tire Edition
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I have come to the realization that my knowledge of tire brands and models is sorely lacking. It’s also dawned on me that the idea of other companies jumping on the Apple i-something bandwagon is getting seriously tiring. Bring those two disparate elements together and you have my confusion/resignation at the sight of iMove® tires…