What I learned in this thread:

Not sure if you meant to respond to me or the author of the article, but I am quite aware of what dump trucks can be used for outside of their intended

Multipass!

When you control the dams that cross these rivers, you can fuck with the flow pretty easily.

Near a base... near a dam. That they use to block the flow of the Euphrates.

You lost me on this article. You're awfully critical about something you apparently don't understand. Earthmoving equipment can be a huge strategic asset, especially when all it takes is to look at the news to realize that ISIL has been blocking the flow of the Euphrates river by closing off the Fallujah dam in order…

According to almost every democratic senator, any rifle that's black.

One could likely sell the engine in it and the 'turbo subaru engine' off for a 350 v8 and come out even or ahead on the funds, and have a stupid silly car for not that much money.

Driving something with an M5 engine and Fiat multipla brakes seems scary enough

Tav, if you're ever in the twin cities after like... may 2015, drop me a line. I know you're somewhat into modified cars, and I sure wouldn't mind the journalist's perspective of my namesake.

The miata, because it's slower than a slug being fondled by a snail in the middle of a molasses spill in january at the north pole.

They're too busy fellating said miatas.

The Miata. Pop up headlights and all. Handled wonderfully, sure. But holy monkey taint it was the slowest thing I've ever driven. The utter lack of acceleration was incredibly off-putting. I wasn't expecting a speed demon, but it felt like it couldn't even get out of its own way, and I am disappointed to this day,…

The latter (turbo) version of the Cobalt SS seems to be a pretty solid contender.

In this thread: people who can't afford a GTR bitching about the way GTRs are driven by people who can afford them.

weight reduction. ;)

I really need to win the lottery someday. I'd have a pole barn full of wondrous vehicles such as this, and a bunch of 'stupid' silly cars that I like for odd reasons, like a mazda 323 gtx, pulsar gtiR, escort GT, and pretty much every car offered with pop-up headlights.

If I had a true experimental car from that era, I would sure be asking a lot more. People like original history, but this just reeks of an attempt to wring a few more bucks out of a doomed project.

As a huge LOTR fan, that made my day. Thanks!

you can FIX it with a hammer, not 'fit'. :)