Hank Watson's Garage Hour - Cars, Trucks, Beers & Guns

When time for negotiations are through and Lelu Dallas's multipass won't cut the mustard (Bunky), you can usually fall back on a mechanical part to function like the instructions said it would.  That's not always the case with digital traction aids and computer-controlled robo-'froaders.  Point is, there are good points and bad points for each, but the bads for knuckle-dragging hard parts don't lo...

When time for negotiations are through and Lelu Dallas's multipass won't cut the mustard (Bunky), you can usually fall back on a mechanical part to function like the instructions said it would.  That's not always the case with digital traction aids and computer-controlled robo-'froaders.  Point is, there are good points and bad points for each, but the bads for knuckle-dragging hard parts don't lo...

As if the geeks and goons chasing the Garage Hour don't have enough reality to deal out already, it's a show with more - fat beardos with their first bike (and it was pink!), Florida's Haulover Inlet and all the sweet boats that hit it (and those that couldn't pull it off), that Mustang "Guy" who doesn't understand traffic doesn't plan to cooperate, and a little bit on where have all the UbLyfters...

As if the geeks and goons chasing the Garage Hour don't have enough reality to deal out already, it's a show with more - fat beardos with their first bike (and it was pink!), Florida's Haulover Inlet and all the sweet boats that hit it (and those that couldn't pull it off), that Mustang "Guy" who doesn't understand traffic doesn't plan to cooperate, and a little bit on where have all the UbLyfters...

Don't be a tool - let function guide you to the geek side.  Garage Hour goons and gearhead gadabouts alike are celebrating more Second Amendment fans, and everyone's going plinkin'.  Meanwhile, CA is still trying to prove that fewer guns equal less crime (it doesn't), and Norway proves that guns don't make people kill (just the evil in men's hearts). While we're at it, there's some Blues Brothers,...

Don't be a tool - let function guide you to the geek side.  Garage Hour goons and gearhead gadabouts alike are celebrating more Second Amendment fans, and everyone's going plinkin'.  Meanwhile, CA is still trying to prove that fewer guns equal less crime (it doesn't), and Norway proves that guns don't make people kill (just the evil in men's hearts). While we're at it, there's some Blues Brothers,...

The Gearhead Consultancy made a drive-by of recent decisions by hallmark international automakers' lousy design and product ideas, and was led into a originality dead end.  From parts-bin novelties to bathtub visibility, the limited-production cop-out to mimicry versus flattery, there's more "ehhh" than "yeah" coming out of the big guys, and you're right to demand better (or other). It's all good:...

The Gearhead Consultancy made a drive-by of recent decisions by hallmark international automakers' lousy design and product ideas, and was led into a originality dead end.  From parts-bin novelties to bathtub visibility, the limited-production cop-out to mimicry versus flattery, there's more "ehhh" than "yeah" coming out of the big guys, and you're right to demand better (or other). It's all good:...

Getting back in the saddle is hard to do - but we're doing it anyway, because gearhead.  Hostus Maximus Justin Fort was on the road and captured everything from automotive design cheating (BMW and Suzuki VS Subaru), that guy in the Jeep in the #1 lane who forgets he's in traffic because his wagon is the toughest (traffic elitist), the same elitism at the gas pump, and why professional test drivers...

Getting back in the saddle is hard to do - but we're doing it anyway, because gearhead.  Hostus Maximus Justin Fort was on the road and captured everything from automotive design cheating (BMW and Suzuki VS Subaru), that guy in the Jeep in the #1 lane who forgets he's in traffic because his wagon is the toughest (traffic elitist), the same elitism at the gas pump, and why professional test drivers...

English, schminglish...  Sorry, but there's a lot going on in Garage World right now - running out of hours.  We did manage to kidnap Trinity's saucemaster for an hour - Jon Taylor, Regular Bill and Hostus Maximus Justin Fort did an in-house session on yummy beveraging (Simcoe Smash, peanut-butter stout, Idaho 7, dandelions for beer and health, and rusty reds), nose tasting and food pairing. Like...

English, schminglish...  Sorry, but there's a lot going on in Garage World right now - running out of hours.  We did manage to kidnap Trinity's saucemaster for an hour - Jon Taylor, Regular Bill and Hostus Maximus Justin Fort did an in-house session on yummy beveraging (Simcoe Smash, peanut-butter stout, Idaho 7, dandelions for beer and health, and rusty reds), nose tasting and food pairing. Like...

It's a fine selection of the random gearheadiness that makes the Garage Hour an international sensation (seriously, what's wrong with you people?) - semis and wide loads and how to own the lane, a review of some logic powering automotive bushings (and rubber versus polyurethane), and we found some Found On Road Awesomeness - Snap-On, baby! Because it's not a Garage Hour without serial weirdness, w...

It's a fine selection of the random gearheadiness that makes the Garage Hour an international sensation (seriously, what's wrong with you people?) - semis and wide loads and how to own the lane, a review of some logic powering automotive bushings (and rubber versus polyurethane), and we found some Found On Road Awesomeness - Snap-On, baby! Because it's not a Garage Hour without serial weirdness, w...

Balls that bounce are great, but GM recalling 50-70,000 Bolts aint.  Also, when you have lemons, don't make terrorists lemonade.  ...Unless you're a fool, in which case you gift-wrap that lemonade in $85billion of the finest military hardware on Earth.  Geeks like military hardware, so we'll talk about it. There's other bouncing madness: even though fundamentalist cavemen get mountains of rifles a...

Balls that bounce are great, but GM recalling 50-70,000 Bolts aint.  Also, when you have lemons, don't make terrorists lemonade.  ...Unless you're a fool, in which case you gift-wrap that lemonade in $85billion of the finest military hardware on Earth.  Geeks like military hardware, so we'll talk about it. There's other bouncing madness: even though fundamentalist cavemen get mountains of rifles a...

The next time you wander into the kitchen in your torn boxers, are the 'fridge and toaster watching you?  ...And who's watching them?  How about when you pair your car's "infotainment" system with your phone?  "Smart" homes and cars appeal to a lot of stupid people because you can be really bright but still dumb enough not to realize that if you're not managing all that unwelcome tech in your life...

The next time you wander into the kitchen in your torn boxers, are the 'fridge and toaster watching you?  ...And who's watching them?  How about when you pair your car's "infotainment" system with your phone?  "Smart" homes and cars appeal to a lot of stupid people because you can be really bright but still dumb enough not to realize that if you're not managing all that unwelcome tech in your life...

...Because driving ain't about being able to afford a car, and being skilled ain't because you showed up - motoring fails are not what you think, but you should have thought of that.  The Garage Hour goon squad - with Mr. Intolerant and Hostus Maximus Justin Fort - does a little dance with why car accidents are up, and the whys aren't what they were (ahem, the road is in the real world). While we'...

...Because driving ain't about being able to afford the car, and being skilled ain't because you showed up - motoring fails are not what you think, but you should have thought of that.  The Garage Hour goon squad - with Mr. Intolerant and Hostus Maximus Justin Fort - does a dance with why car accidents are up, and the whys aren't what they were (hint: the road is in the real world). While we're at...

Want to do your thing, and geek out on fast cars, fine beer, crawly trucks and bangy guns?  Like doing stuff that's not "approved" by the woketards?  If you don't stand up for your right to do your thing, "your thing" could go from "out there" to "illegal" under cover of the Trojan corpse in the White House and his band of unmoored zealots.  To borrow a term, it's time to fight for your right to p...

Want to do your thing, and geek out on fast cars, fine beer, crawly trucks and bangy guns?  Like doing stuff that's not "approved" by the woketards?  If you don't stand up for your right to do your thing, "your thing" could go from "out there" to "illegal" under cover of the Trojan corpse in the White House and his band of unmoored zealots.  To borrow a term, it's time to fight for your right to p...

Nothing like climbing into a little history, especially when it's the great Japanese and USDM stuff from the late '80s and '90s. You name it - CRX, EF, EG and EK, S-13 and S-14, good seats and bad grounds, cotton and foam intakes, STILLEN, RNC, Jackson, HKS, Road & Track, Flyin' Miata, GTR, NSX, VQ, 350 and 370Z, fart pipes and blow-offs, 1J and 2JZ, straight fours and sixes, FJ40s and 80s, and wh...

Nothing like climbing into a little history, especially when it's the great Japanese and USDM stuff from the late '80s and '90s. You name it - CRX, EF, EG and EK, S-13 and S-14, good seats and bad grounds, cotton and foam intakes, STILLEN, RNC, Jackson, HKS, Road & Track, Flyin' Miata, GTR, NSX, VQ, 350 and 370Z, fart pipes and blow-offs, 1J and 2JZ, straight fours and sixes, FJ40s and 80s, and wh...

The answer is "crap!" Geeks ain't fooled by a thin logic, and Hostus Maximus Justin Fort goes late-night weirdsauce (and possibly some other places) on the safety fraud that DRLs have become. Because there's always situational affects, there's also a look at good running lights on semis and bikes, lane-spltting, single DRLs and marker lights, and a little on why "automatic" headlights are not very...