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Four Black Donuts to Go, Please

“The looks I care about are developed on the pavement at Monza, not the runways in Milan.”

We car guys can be an odd lot. We’ve got more opinions on motor oil than most people even know there are types of motor oil. We can find immense joy in otherwise mundane automotive-related tasks that ordinary folks might never think about, or would rather not, like buying tires.

I happen to love shopping for tires. Really. Even that part at the end, where I actually have to

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