jrodriguezjr
José Rodríguez Jr.
jrodriguezjr
Staff Writer at Jalopnik. Periodista automotriz. Naturally Aspirated Stan.

Well that’s just how it works. If you prove to be an efficient worker, you get rewarded with more work, not more money, duh. Read more

Someone actually did what I’ve thought would be an amazing and hilarious thing to do. Read more

I had no idea Mitsu put a phone in the 3000GT...But now I want that 3000GT =( Nice Price  Read more

THISSSS is my Bumper to Bumper Warranty on my Carrera GT

Hey Elaine! I’m writing you from Canal Street. I feel you on the potholes. I let somebody drive my car the other week and she brought it back with a leaking tire and a cracked rim. But that’s the price we pay. Fortunately my new house has a driveway that’s elevated above street level so I don’t have to worry about Read more

Wow, excellent! Very glad it will not be coming to the US, as the absolute last thing we need right now is an affordable small car, given how inundated our market has become with them these last few years.  Read more

I can confirm that the 310GS rules as a beginner bike. Word to the wise — an aftermarket windshield makes it a lot more comfortable on the highway

Except if you leave in a country where parking spaces are very tight, then the much longer 2 doors are a real pain. Read more

I agree on the 2 doors/4 doors version but I am not sure a Charger/Challenger, G37 or 3 series qualify as a small car, even by American standard. A Yaris or maybe a Corolla fits more the bill. Read more

This speaks to me. Maybe it’s the way my brain is wired, or that I grew up riding around in my dad’s VW Super Beetle, Chevy Chevette Scooter and a Ford Escort GL...but small cars have always been to me more engaging and ‘alive’.
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Invoking dead French academics in a discussion of cars? Davey G. would be proud. Read more

The smaller the car, the more superior a two-door configuration becomes as entry/exit is much easier when you don’t have to body slam the central pillar to get in and out. My 2013 Golf TDI would have been miserable as a 4-door instead of two door.
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For me, as a big ape of a dude, the benefit of the two door is that the bigger door opening makes levering my large self in and out easier. 95% of the time the back seats of my cars are nicely upholstered package shelves, so I could not care less about ease of access back there. So my preferred car types are either Read more

usually if there is a 2 door model and a 4 door model of the same car (3 series, Charger/ Challenger)“ Read more

I love small cars but usually if there is a 2 door model and a 4 door model of the same car (3 series, Charger/ Challenger) there is very little benefit to the 2 door car from a performance/track time perspective. its like you are paying just to look cooler. I remember When the Infiniti g37 came out and under car and Read more

Sounds right to me—though I think the ‘small’ characteristic usually goes hand-in-hand with ‘lightweight’, and both of those really help make a car fun and engaging to drive. Big cars and trucks—no matter how fast—don’t seem to be anywhere near as enjoyable as driving a small little rig to me.

But they will also spoil Read more