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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A PSA on Alpine (not that kind of PSA)

Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

When a used parking brake sensor for your car is $75, might as well just try to resurrect the malfunctioning one by soaking it in contact cleaner and manipulating it vigorously. Quite glad it worked.

A triumphant Jeremy Clarkson, captioned with "I've mended something!!"

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The #weirdcarBS mentality is seriously considering a 20+ year old car from a defunct brand and likely needing a timing belt during the duration of ownership, rather than anything that has even a hope in hell of being covered under a warranty, whether factory or aftermarket.

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

@untitledstartrekproject.com and @joyoftrek.com do you guys know each other? Your podcast vibes seem quite compatible.

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

F^$#%$& aftermarket V-belts for the f%^*%$ water pump and alternator for a f*^$##% Saab 900.

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The next time someone writes yet another thinkpiece about the Jaguar X-Type, it should have the title “The Jaguar Mystique”. Any double meaning is fully intentional.

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Turbo, Euro, boxy, convertible. Which 80s icon are you picking? #weirdcarBS

A Maserati Biturbo poses next to a Saab 900 Turbo. Both cars are convertibles.

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Once upon a time in Cambridge, there would’ve been Saabs as far as the eye could see. Now I’m the last Saab standing in a sea of Subarus.

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

TIL the Jaguar XJS came with four-piston front calipers in its base configuration. And people nowadays act like that any caliper with two or more pistons is a big deal.

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Vanden Plas tray table in an XJR: because why not?

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Well crap. Militaristic space-combat shooter isn't a good recipe for life expectancy.

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

You can almost see inthe background the Saab 900 chase car that needed a jump because its hazards were on for too long.

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

One of the many curses of Saab is that they are optimized for daily driver usage in winter, and therefore it's so hard to find a clean one nowadays, because so many of them were used year-round and are now rusted out. #weirdcarBS

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I have never looked more racist than after a very overdue brake job. No there will not be pictures.

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Intercooled superchargers: great for driving fun, a pain in the ass for diagnosing coolant leaks. This is with most of the intake piping already removed.

Partially disassembled engine bay of a Jaguar XJR

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

For northeastern US #weirdcarBS, come to the event that @coffeeelf.bsky.social and I are planning!

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Note to self, never rush when dealing with car paint.

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

ChatGPT, or as I like to call it, eMBA

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Seriously, WCBS (formerly WCT) was a lifeline. @julkinen.bsky.social 's repost of @tamerlaneblog.bsky.social 's invite offer was the way.

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Gen Z/Alpha 🤝 Anyone older The ‘67 Jaguar 420’s meme value #weirdcarBS

The 1967 Jaguar 420, a doubly numerically memetic car

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

When the parking lot show is as interesting as the main event

Jaguar XJR, Saab 9-3 Viggen, Peugeot 505, FSO Polonez, and Volvo XC70 at Lime Rock Park

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Hers and his Jaguar XJs with corresponding awards: best in preservation class for @coffeeelf.bsky.social and her Series 1 XJ6, first place enthusiast for my manual X300 XJR.

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Hey @hoonofthe.day wanna do a Lemons rally with @coffeeelf.bsky.social in a 1950s Jag? That's +350 points just by country and decade alone.

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Sunburnt and moldy, but minimally rusty and apparently mechanically sound. Guess these Jaguar XJRs are not desirable enough to save examples like this from the junkyard.

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Is there a more unlikely pair of cars to share a name than these two? #weirdcarBS

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I prefer to photograph the weird cars at shows, and the Rad-themed ones tend to have large lineups of weirdos.

A Mercury Grand Marquis with a DIY convertible conversion

A Chrysler TC by Maserati abuts a Buick Reatta

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Things you never expect to see: a friggin Rolls-Royce Camargue #weirdcarBS

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

#weirdcarBS life is going to a junkyard for a part on a car you don’t own but you will need in case you do get that car and want to future-proof it.

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Seriously, isn’t the spirit of Boss Tweed possessing this kitten?

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The neighborhood snapping turtle has had some rough times.

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Meanwhile the Jaguar I-Pace is frothing in the corner, apoplectic about being forgotten.

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Fellow Star Trek fans, does this also appear in your Google results when you seach for "experience bij"? This is on the second page of results, but who knows how it gets ordered nowadays. @mikemcmahan.bsky.social @trekranks.com @tawnynewsome.bsky.social

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Ooh shiny. I’m discovering my love for chrome as I move further into my forties.

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Tired: save the manuals Wired: save the sidewalls Tire profile is an endangered species. #weirdcarBS

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Anyone else had to unbolt a water pump pulley to get enough clearance for a belt change? Just other Saab 900 owners? #weirdcarBS

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

The Jaguar XJ, looking forward vs. looking backward.

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Signs of Stockholm syndrome: you start to think that bleeding inboard brakes is actually easier than normal types. #weirdcarBS

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Good a day as any to restock on motor oil and gasoline.

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Oaty, or something @labcoatguy.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Ok hear me out: Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham hearse converted into a flatbed car hauler.

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