Cars and Comrades – Details, episodes & analysis

Some products deserve one star reviews, but sometimes the customer is wrong. We found a few examples of the latter case.

But first: Zach is in trouble with HR, Conner gets heated, Bryant buys tires (and is tired), and Brandon tries to Fit in with the import scene.

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We’re back from a slightly longer than planned hiatus with a bunch of Bad Ideas, some of them from major auto makers, some our own. Be sure to write in with your own bad ideas: [email protected] //

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Links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldsmobile_Diesel_engine //

https://www.junkyardmob.com/guides/olds-403-guide/ //

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_Z1 //

Why Audi V8 Engines are an Absolute Disaster: https://youtu.be/r2DWShxuPcU //

https://www.theautopian.com/chevrolet-pissed-everyone-off-when-it-put-these-dumb-air-filters-on-the-vega/ //

https://www.motortrend.com/features/nissan-leaf-awd-motorcycle-engine-swap-custom-build/ //

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You've probably heard of the Wankel rotary engine found in the Mazda RX-7, but it was also tested in all kinds of experimental vehicles, including torpedoes, Soviet cop cars, helicopters, and diesel tanks. But first: our project car updates, and some history about the inventor Felix Wankel.

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Links/Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Wankel //

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankel_engine //

How Rotary Engines Work https://youtu.be/sd6pJtR4PaY //

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankel_Diesel_engine //

Rolls Royce Made A Diesel Rotary Engine With Four Rotors! https://youtu.be/1pDjwaqU0dU //

https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/man-builds-3000hp-34-7l-2100cu-turbocharged-big-block-rotary-engine-its-insane //

https://tractorzoom.com/equipment/tractors/john-deere/the-angry-dorito-john-deere-rotary-power //

https://driventowrite.com/2022/09/06/join-the-wankel-party-lada/ //

https://jalopnik.com/the-soviets-made-fast-ish-rotary-powered-ladas-for-the-1850125728 //

How USSR Stole Wankel For KGB https://youtu.be/Bo8oalHcW3g //

https://www.thedrive.com/news/soviet-five-pointed-rotary-is-the-final-boss-of-wankel-engines //

We'll have a full-length news episode coming out later today, but in the time since we've recorded that episode, a very important story has come up that we wanted to cover.

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Links/Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turboencabulator //

Chrysler Turbo Encabulator https://youtu.be/MXW0bx_Ooq4 //

Rockwell Retro Encabulator https://youtu.be/RXJKdh1KZ0w //

Bryant speaks with the CEO of Cars and Comrades about the future of advertising

This week we were joined by the great comrade, Breht from Rev Left, to talk about the end of the UAW and WAG strikes, and the latest Palestinian decolonial actions.

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Escape from LA, John Carpenter's sequel to Escape from New York is the only sequel he's directed and despite awful CGI, this campy movie rules. Kurt Russell makes his triumphant return from Cleveland to star in this movie in L.A.

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