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I reply bullshit on your assessment that it is bullshit that the W220 is considered unrelentingly unreliable based on the fact that your video of everything wrong with the car is over 30 mins long.

this is a load of fear-mongering. I’ve driven 1.5 EB Fusions and Escapes, and a 2.7EB F-150, all with auto stop/start. there’s no real “lag” to speak of; the engine doesn’t have to crank for nearly as long as it does on a “fresh” start from off. The engine is warm, the oil film is still present on critical wear…

Andrew... nice work.

This is a really neat photo

10 Minutes?....I thought they had to be able to get a driver ..AND their seat, out in way under a minute...10 is more dangerous than no halo...surely?

for the early vehicles, parts are readily available and stocked to be done same day. as for the newer recalls, parts are still being produced and not widely available.

I just checked and my daughters 01 Civic that she bought in January is on the list. Called the local dealer and they are actually in stock. Appt is Tuesday. Hopefully she doesn’t crash (again) this weekend.

They offer you a rental. From what I’ve read, most Honda/Acura dealers have inventory, or can get them within a day or two.

Doubtful. In a crash that an airbag could make the difference between serious injury/death and living with minimal injuries I would rather play Russian roulette with Takata. Sad situation...

I do find it bizarre that people are insulting you over your comment, a comment where you point out the US military intentionally put good men in harm’s way, really death’s way, yet people here, rah rah flag-waving types, are defending the military’s right to kill their own men and women as an experiment.

Orlove’s The Shining

And what do you get for COTD?

This is what a free market looks like.

The unspoken part is “because our lobbyists haven’t successfully gotten ‘Tort reform’, award caps, and reduced consumer protection laws implemented.....yet”

I’m trying to figure out here where the laws are ‘written for cars’ and therefore, don’t apply to bikes...because in my state, any motorized vehicle on the road has to follow the exact same law. Period.

Those lines are painted with cars in mind because cars cannot accelerate as quickly as motorcycles. In my mind that means it’s not necessarily unsafe to pass. As you can see from the video, he could see there was no one coming and that it was safe.

You had me until the part where you said that motorcyclists were essentially free to break laws that they feel don’t apply to them. Vigilantism is wrong so is breaking the law. No double standard.

My i3 doesn’t even need to gloat. Never used a drop of gas and always charged from solar panels. Even when charged from the grid my state doesn’t use a bit of coal derived power. I believe the i3 was named the most fuel efficient production car on the planet. I named it one of the ugliest cars on the planet as well…

Ever seen “Robot Wars?” There are no robots on the show. They’re all remote manipulators - Waldos. Robots are devices that follow their internal programs without remote control. Yet everybody thinks those things in the arena are robots. Even on Mythbusters, Grant was always talking about ‘building a robot’ to test…