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Posted on June 16, 2017
Dealership Bathes Owners Instead of Carwash on Rainy Days
“Washing all those cars on a rainy day is a lesson in futility,” said Flod Neckner, the service manager at Ladron Nissan out on the interstate. Incidentally, Flod says his name was supposed to be Floyd, but “my… Read More
Updated on June 15, 2017
Captured on Camera! 2019 Mustang Raptor!
Ford has reportedly decided to expand the Raptor off-road package beyond just the F-150. In addition to rumors of a future Ranger Raptor, we now know the automaker has plans for a Mustang Raptor. Parksplug reader Smiley Terborg… Read More
Updated on June 9, 2017
Man and His Car Both Go Into Limp Mode On Same Evening
“It was a rough night,” said Darrell Suplee, who asked that his name not be used in this story. Last Tuesday evening, Suplee and his 2008 Toyota Camry abruptly went into limp home mode while he was… Read More
Posted on June 7, 2017
2018 Camaro: Don’t Raise the Roof — Lower the Windows!
Complaints about the current Camaro’s lack of outward visibility are finally being addressed in the ’18 model. “Designers had a choice,” said Titus McNernernerny, who isn’t an automotive designer but enjoys drawing cars on the back of air… Read More
Posted on June 6, 2017
Breathe Right Unveils Line of Automotive Grille Strips
Millions of people use Breathe Right nose strips at night to open their nasal passages. Now Breathe Right is focusing on improved automotive engine breathing with its new line of Steer-Clear grille strips. “Wind resistance pushes grille… Read More
Posted on June 5, 2017
Look What Was Mailed to Us Rolled Up in a Cardboard Tube
It’s a photographic teaser of Nissan’s next crossover, which, according to an inside source, is an amalgam of the current Pathfinder and a future, much more curvaceous Juke. And, no, our source says it will most certainly will not be dubbed the… Read More
Updated on August 10, 2021
Toyota Considering Changing Tacoma’s Name Following Spelling Snafu
TACOMA MIGHT BECOME THE TAMOCA, SAYS ANONYMOUS SOURCE Toyota apparently believes it would be less costly to change the name of the Toyota Tacoma to “Tamoca” rather than remanufacture more than 30,000 tailgates to correct a spelling error. That’s according… Read More
Updated on June 2, 2017
Bad Parking Job Leads to Bad Haircuts, Angry Customers Say
Dozens of disgruntled customers say they’ll never again allow Scooter’s Mobile Barber Service to touch their hair. Yesterday, upon arriving for his appointments, owner Scooter Festin inadvertently parked his fully-equipped barber shop van with the driver’s side… Read More
Posted on June 2, 2017
Motorist Thwarts Red Light Cameras With Captcha License Plates
“I don’t worry about red light cameras anymore,” said 28-year-old Argonicle Sump, an auto enthusiast whose fishing fly lip piercing points straight at the ground like a plumb-bob even when he cocks his head to one side, which… Read More
Posted on June 1, 2017
First Look! Factory Five’s Mid-Engined Cobra Replica
Carroll Shelby is probably spinning like a lathe. Factory Five, the company whose large New England manufacturing facility is located between factories four and six, is reportedly about to begin production of a mid-engined Cobra replica. Parksplug began… Read More
