Operating cost for the helicopter is about $1500/hr. Standard rate would be double with minimum of two hours, so $6000. 4 guys on board (pilot, co-pilot, crew chief, swimmer) standard rate about $900-1000 for the pilots and probably the swimmer also, so call it $4000. So at least a $10,000 bill from the coasties.

Auto jobs are not low paying jobs, the auto unions made sure of that. They pay at least $25/hr to literally install one part on a car.

So safe zones are like gun-free zones.

Considering there is only one track in the world where you can reach that speed, it really isn’t necessary to bump it up. 220 mph is fast enough.

I’m sure Casey Chan saw it already.

It’s still 2+ tons of metal to move around.

It’s not that hard. With the BRZ, you tend to take the long twisty routes instead of the straight roads. For a while I had a 05 Legacy GT with a larger turbo along with the BRZ. It had over twice the amount of torque but it couldn’t match the handling.

California always does whatever it wants.

Dude needs to learn how to corner first.

Who cares about your constitutional rights, the California legislature doesn’t.

Unintended acceleration can be stopped by putting both feet on the pedal, doesn’t matter manual or automatic. If both feet are side by side, one foot is bound to be on the brake pedal.

People that live or work in silicon valley often leave the dealer plate on their car for many years to avoid tolls. Dealer plate is just an advertisement. A paper registration is taped to the windshield, but it can’t be read by the toll cameras. The bridge toll is $5, some people have to cross two bridges daily, which…

The question to ask is how long will the battery last before it overheats.

But the turbo V6 will go first. It typically cost more to run, premium fuel, synthetic oil at a more frequent change interval. When you get a failed turbo, often times it will take out the engine too when it sends the chips through the oil system.

Don’t know what it is with gas engine turbo, but they seem to fail at a higher rate.

I just got rid of my 05 Subaru Legacy GT with 276K miles on it. It was on the 2nd turbo.

The one thing you won’t have with a turbo V6 vs a V8 is reliability. If you drive it hard, it is a matter of when the turbo fails.

Daddy in China will pay the bill or just buy her a new car.

Though they could benefit from a ski ramp. The British Harriers can take off with heavier loads by utilizing the ski ramp.

Actually it can fly without its gun. NOAA has a A-10 for flying into storms.