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Last Call- So Much Wrong Edition
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See, this is why we can’t have nice things. Image source: [Imgur.com]
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Hooniverse Fastback Friday: The General Motors Edition
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Well, my fellow Hoons, this is the last, or the first, depending on when you tuned in, post for this olelongrooffan on this Hooniverse Fastback Friday. Yeah, I was down at Bellair Plaza and gathered up a few images of some fastbacks for your Hoon pleasure.
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Hooniverse Fastback Friday: The MOPAR Edition
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My first post here in the Hooniverse was just after the esteemed Mr. Glucker had noticed a Barracuda while out with his family enjoying some May, 2010 weather in a park on the left coast somewhere in the Hooniverse. Well, this afternoon down at Bellair Plaza, this olelongrooffan spotted another one and thought my fellow…
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Hooniverse Fastback Friday: The Blue Oval Edition
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Well, someone up there is watching over this olelongrooffan. After watching me miss both the Amelia Island Concours D’Elegance and the 12 Hours of Sebring the last couple a weekends, who ever that being is decided this weekend would be a good time for the 2011 Spring Fling down here in The World Center of…
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The Hybrid Car Is Dead. Long Live The Hybrid Car!
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It’s been months since I actually drove the 2011 Lexus CT200h. Well past the industry-standard thinking period. Well past the point of reason to write a relevant review. This does not escape me. The problem has been I didn’t know what to think of the car. There was no nice little box to fit it…
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Mystery Car!
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Well, here it is, another Friday and you know what that means. Every time I think I have a good mystery car you guys nail it in the first five minutes. NO MORE! I’m done being mister nice Schmo so suck it hoons. If this one is guessed in the first post, the next Mystery…
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Hooniverse Asks- Factory Repair Manual, Haynes Manual, or Let The Dealer fix it?
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My daily driver is an ’05, and is well out of warranty so if anything goes wrong with it (knock on wood) it’ll be up to me to screw it up fix it. That means I need the factory service manual, so I’m hitting up this new fangled thing called the Internet to see…
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Hooniverse Fastback Friday – The Rotary Powered Mazda Fastbacks of the 70's
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Welcome to Hooniverse Fastback Friday. A couple of days ago I was reading Rob’s posting over at Jalopnik about a peculiar Mazda Rotary that was not an RX-7. That set me on a quest to see if there are any other vintage Fastback Mazdas that could possibly fit within “Fastback Friday”, and look what I…
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Last Call- The Back to the Future Trailer Still Cracks Me Up Edition
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You know, Marty, I figured – if you’re going to make a trailer out of a car, you might as well do it with some style. Image source: [Imgur.com]
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Hooniverse Truck Thursday: The Farm Truck: Dodge Sweptside Edition
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If my fellow Hoons are looking for a quick, at work, read, I suggest you click back and save this one until you are at home, comfortably enskied with the cold beverage of your choice and a bit of time at your disposal….. Much like this post, my fellow Hoons have been warned… This olelongrooffan…
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Encyclopedia Hoonatica: Twin-Spark Engines
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I was asked this question at work, and could only come up with three engines; I’m sure there are more, so I therefore turn the question over to you, our astonishingly-well-read commentariat, to provide more answers. Alfa-Romeo made a marketing point of this feature, so I am removing them as the low-hanging fruit. In…
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Hooniverse Asks- What Car has the Best Looking Gauge Cluster?
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It’s the part of your car that you look at probably more often than any other – aside from maybe the seat cushion to check for skid marks after a particularly frightening maneuver – it’s your dash. And as you and it need to be on so familiar of terms, you’re probably well versed in the…
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Hooniverse Truck Thursday – A Minty Green Dodge D200
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Welcome to Hooniverse Truck Thursday. I was looking at the Hemmings listings for a truck to feature this week, and look what I found. It is a 1972 Dodge D200 that just underwent a cosmetic restoration. This is the first year for this generation of Dodge Trucks that was produced between 1972 and 1991, and…
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Last Call – My Cat Is An Honor Student Edition
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Bad: Getting stuck in traffic. Worse: Getting stuck in traffic behind Mrs. Chiggers. Image source: [Imgur.com]