The Dumb Decisions Previous Owners Made With Our Readers' Cars - Jalopnik

A writer recounts installing a new LeoVince LV-10 slip-on exhaust on a 2019 Husqvarna Svartpilen 701 after inheriting vehicles with questionable modifications and repairs. The article frames the project as a personal fix—complaining that the prior exhaust sounded worse than “infant screaming”—and contrasts it with the unexpected messiness left behind by previous owners. It then surveys examples: a Saab 96 “bull nose” with a problematic water pump/generator rigged using a belt-driven washing machine pump; a 2001 Camaro missing its Monsoon head unit and allegedly held in place with a soda can; and an S8 subwoofer amp wired directly to the battery by cutting jumper-cable leads.