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Do you part out cars for a living? Awesome! Congrats on having a super classy job. I'm about to make it that much classier.

This here vehicle for sale is a van. But not just any van, oh no sirree. This here van is a Chrysler Town AND Country. Two-thousand and four. This vans parents remember when there were no vans, and you had to drive uphill everyday in a wagon. A "station" wagon, with wood paneling. And no shoes. Think 1977 Ford Country Squire. I grew up in one. Take it from me, you don't want a wagon. You want a van.

This van has it all, I tell you. Tires. Lightbulbs. Big lump of metal at the front that holds in the explosions and makes it go. All the bells and whistles. Seems fantastic, right?

This van also has a secret. This van has been the victim of automobile abuse.

Not at home, mind you. I've known this van for years, and I know better than to dare abuse it. There has been enough abuse already. No, the abuse I speak of came at the bumper of a Chevy. A Chevy that cared not for my van or common automotive decency. A Chevy that did a number on the driver side door.

All the bits and pieces work*. Including the window regulator on the driver side, which kind of adds insult to injury seeing as there is no window to regulate. Lots and lots of miles on the drivetrain, but they were gentle miles. Low rpm long commute style miles. Bought new by my car whiz father and maintained scrupulously. Carts dogs around like a boss. Would cart kids as well, if kids weren't just the worst. Anyway. Buy this van, please. Part it out. Take the profits and go paint whatever town you call home red. Or blue. I prefer green myself, but it's all subjective.

*Totally forgot. The radiator leaks. I have to pour around a gallon of water into it every two days or so. But you're parting it out and aluminum is aluminum, so not the end of the world.

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NHTSA investigating Chrysler for airbags, ignition switches

Wed, 18 Jun 2014

Chrysler is being targeted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in a pair of actions that focus on over 1.2 million Jeeps, minivans and crossovers.
The first is a "preliminary investigation" that focuses on an airbag issue afflicting the Jeep Commander built in model years 2006 and 2007 and Grand Cherokee from 2005 to 2006. In total, 700,000 vehicles could potentially be affected. It's not entirely clear what the airbag issue is, with The Detroit Free Press simply stating that the restraint systems in the affected Jeeps may be "faulty."
The other investigation is what's called a "recall query" and it covers a problem that General Motors should be familiar with. In this case, there could be a problem with the ignition switches of 525,000 vehicles, ranging from 2008 to 2010 Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans, to the 2008 to 2010 Dodge Journey crossover. Again, it's not entirely clear what sort of behavior prompted the 32 complaints that NHTSA has received on these vehicles.

This 1958 Chrysler Imperial Ultra 7 Pointer 1 is Japan's Batmobile

Sun, 02 Mar 2014

It might be sacrilegious to admit among some auto enthusiasts, but there's more to driving than performance and speed. Sometimes it can be a matter of love, as it is for Yasushi Shiroi, who has spent the last 21 years building a faithful replica of a car from a '60s Japanese sci-fi show.
Shiroi's car is the star of the latest video from The Aficionauto and it's truly a labor of love. This machine, which is sort of like a Japanese Batmobile, is based on a 1958 Chrysler Imperial and is designed to recreate a car called the Pointer 1 from the series Ultra 7. The latter was apparently hugely popular when it ran in Japan in 1967 and 1968, and told the story a seven-member team that fought off aliens attacking Earth. While the car in the series never actually ran, Shiroi wanted one that would.
The Pointer 1 has been in constant development since Shiroi has owned it. All of the body modifications have been done in steel, but mechanically, it remains something of a mess. This replica might be slow - and to many people, ugly - but it has brought its owner about as much happiness as a car can, and that's something worth celebrating. Scroll down to check it out.

Former Treasury boss unaware auto task force fired GM's Wagoner

Wed, 14 May 2014

We dig a good political tell-all every once in a while (how else will we get our political fix while waiting for House of Cards' third season?). Today, we get just that from former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's new book, "Stress Test," which details, among other parts of the 2009 financial catastrophe, the structured bankruptcy that allowed Chrysler and General Motors to emerge as competitive players in the auto industry.
In the book, which is nicely recapped by The Detroit News, Geithner discusses the firing of GM CEO Rick Wagoner while explaining how much trust he had in the auto industry task force that executed the move without his knowledge.
Auto Czar Steve Rattner "didn't even consult me before he fired General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner; if anything, that move increased my confidence in Team Auto," Geithner wrote.

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