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Podcast: Episode 252 – Exploring the new space
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We’re in Chris’ new apartment and we’re not in full studio mode yet, but we still want to run things a bit old school while exploring the new. So for Ep252 we bring it back to the original format; The News! We kick things off by talking about the Aston Martin Rapide AMR, Forza Horizon…
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Two Wheel Tuesday: False Neutral Podcast #78 – Time & Money
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On the June episode, we discuss matters time and money: Garrett finished his modular helmet shopping and ended up getting what he thinks is the best bang for the buck. Eric got another offer to trade his Mustang for a bike plus cash (this time a Harley FXR), but wasn’t close the deal in time.…
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Two Wheel Tuesday: False Neutral Podcast #78 – Time & Money
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On the June episode, we discuss matters time and money: Garrett finished his modular helmet shopping and ended up getting what he thinks is the best bang for the buck. Eric got another offer to trade his Mustang for a bike plus cash (this time a Harley FXR), but wasn’t close the deal in time.…
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2019 Nissan Kicks: How To Turn This Whole Thing Around
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Nissan’s new Kicks compact ute is a back-to-basics conveyance. It delivers reasonable size, driving character, quirky style, and fuel economy without any kind of whizbang trickery. This isn’t a hybrid, there’s no turbocharger, no variable displacement, no slick compression ignition. It’s a small displacement traditional four-cylinder engine with modest but workable horsepower mated to a…
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Paying Tribute to My Motoring Roots
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Who launched your passion for cars? For me it was my dad. Cars were definitely a thing growing up in the DeGraff house. When I was stroller-bound, my parents used to roll me down the street to the corner of of Brown Deer Road and Pelham Parkway to watch cars drive by, rain or shine, for…
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Improving Jeep Wrangler JK lighting with Raxiom LED headlights
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The beloved JK version of the Jeep Wrangler was in production for ten years. Being a somewhat primitive vehicle overall, the JK had many shortcomings. One of the biggest ones was its lighting. The factory headlights were as modern as disco ball and as bright, too. Things got so bad that in 2016 the Insurance…
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Quick Spin: 2018 Lincoln Continental
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The Lincoln brand was in trouble. The products were nothing but rebadged Fords or aging rebadged Fords. Lincoln had a choice: die or step-up. Ford wisely chose to put some money into the brand, develop a strategy, and slowly begin to execute. The true first of the new era of Lincoln was an old model…
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Aston Martin DB11 AMR – First Drive
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Aston Martin has hit the rest button on its V12-packing DB11. The updated version is called the AMR, and it’s received adjustments to the engine, exhaust, steering response, suspension, and stability control. There’s more horsepower (630 hp) from the 5.2-liter twin-turbocharged V12, and there’s also more noise. An ever slightly stiffer front roll bar dials…
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Not-So-Rotten Rental Car Review: 2018 Ford Mustang GT
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This isn’t like other rental car reviews you’ve read here before, so let me set the stage for you. It was an overcast Thursday afternoon in San Jose, California. I had flown out earlier in the week for a business trip to do business-like things with a big and important client-type entity. It was the…
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Podcast: Episode 250 – It’s the Blake and Jonathon show!
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Blake BZR Rong returns alongside friend of Hooniverse Jonathon Klein to deliver an on-the-road podcast. The pair are attending a press event in Utah and they decided to sit down and chat about all things automotive. Well, first they make fun of Chris and I and then they get to talking about cars.. eventually. Regardless, they’re funny…
