a kudo and many more for your insights as too much electricity is wasted in transpiring ions from AC to DC to AC in pursuit of perpetual galvanic stasis.

So Fast and Furious is to blame for glamorizing street racing. I seem to have heard the same thing about Rebel Without a Cause and American Graffiti.

but less viscous

national lampoon, circa 1979?

funny how John Fitch is present at these pivotal moments

Same experience here. I had a rental Mustang convertible for three weeks of beautiful spring weather. Top down every day and I have to say it’s the best power top I’ve ever had for that long. And the steering wheel was perfectly meaty. That said, the windows didn’t seal, the controls were an ergonomic nightmare,…

“If you want that much performance in something relatively normal-shaped, you’re either getting it with wings and spoilers or you’re paying a premium for a luxury brand”......or you can drive a Mini Cooper Countryman JCW, a 300 hp wagon...[don’t confuse the issue by calling it a “crossover”, it’s a goddamn wagon.]

...at 12, on a dragstrip in my back yard, in the woods near NYC...

who left the pod bay door open?

One sunny Sunday morning many years ago, I changed the oil in my ‘92 Sentra SE-R, or at least started to before being distracted by something else. I had drained it, but not filled with fresh oil when my wife decided to visit her parents 10 miles away. As soon as I realized what had happened, I called her brother, who…

“Hitting 200 miles per hour is not an easy thing to do, and it’s pretty much useless on any street car, but the fact that it’s now within reach for a relatively mainstream car is quite an accomplishment. “

ditto my 2004 WRX. Clutch exploded at 14k. Engine threw a bearing at 39k. The new engine threw a bearing 2,000 miles later. Car was enjoyed and driven with gusto, but never abused. My maintenance was meticulous and even though I did almost all of the work myself, my record keeping, receipts and all, was good enough to…

thanks for triggering a fond memory from 1966 or so, watching the original (Adam West) Batman movie at the Elmsford (NY) drive-in while packed into the back of Uncle Al’s Corvair wagon with my sister and two cousins. good times.

Ditto that. As a diminutive and partially disabled adult, I gave up on motorized two-wheeling because I can no longer lift a serious motorcycle and because the bikes I can handle aren’t up to suburban traffic and road conditions.

why stand out, just lose the beanie and wear an N-95 or disposable blue mask like everyone else

I’ll take my ZF 8 speed over any gearbox on the market. Sure, a stick would be nice, but for those of us with battered knees that can’t handle a clutch without pain, paddles enable us to enjoy driving again.

rimshot!

Pretty sure that Ford mooted Cadillac’s 500.1 cubic inch engine with their 502

that’s why I’ve owned so many rust-colored vehicles

1971 Vega hatchback. Couldn’t do much with its 90 hp since it was hooked to a Powerglide 2 speed automatic and an “economy” axle ratio (2.73 or some such nonsense) that helped it occasionally top 20 mpg. It did look nice, handle well and carry a decent amount of cargo for its size and shape. It still sucked.