Makes sense on a cold engine situation.

OK. I can see that, but its also Driving 101 to make sure your vehicle is not going anywhere before you exit it. If Toyota has made the parking brake an issue or the PARK selector on the transmission somehow difficult to position correctly then someone needs their heads handed to them. This is stuff is Mechanical…

Since the car is efficiency by design, doesn’t the gas engine shut off automatically when the car is not moving? So if you get out and leave the ignition on, why is the gas engine still running?

I’m not much of a Lewis fan, he’s a bit of a whiner when he doesn’t get his way, but I completely respect his skill at speed. Who could blame the guy for this though? Have you heard the questions these professional journalists come up with? They might as ask them: “Do you like losing? Do you like winning? What did you…

You are talking about fleet trucks, I was referring to the three hispters on TV with a truck that comes with a mortgage.

No. Most truck owners don’t do such dumb things as dumpa laod of bricks into their super expensive trucks.

Indeed. He needs less Red Bull.

Obvious failures of a computer to handle the difficult nature of driving in the urban parts of the Northeast will be common place until they get those things sorted out. I imagine the biggest problem won’t be managing odd ball street configurations, but the irrational and incompetent human drivers doing random stupid…

No one get me wrong. A truck to me is a working machine. I would use it to haul things and tow things, not simply own one to use as a tall car. But fuel economy is important too when you are driving it and not working, and aluminum allows a significant weight savings. I always ran a thick rubber bed mat in my trucks…

Not sure if its the dumbest, the steel bed versus aluminum bed campaign is pretty ripe too. I mean, who really just lets anyone dump a load of bricks and pavers into the bed of a $60k truck from 4' up?

Looks almost exactly like my LG G5. Except for the fingerprint reader on the back, LG has been placing certain controls on the rear of the phone where your fingers naturally fall. My G3 had the on/off/vol control button on the back and I liked that. The G5 just has the on/off button there. Is Google 100% responsible…

The rivet gun is outfitted with a planishing head, used to slowly move the metal into shape without wrinkles and dents. If this fascinates you, as it does me, check out the videos on the folks who do Repousse. Intricate metal shaping as an art form.

I know NASCAR markets themselves as the Good Ol’ Boys from the South of Racin’. The series was born there and its mostly managed from there, but it is in reality Corporate America run. Multi-million dollar teams owned by billionaire captains of industry racing their rolling billboards around the track for…

Adding a slight amount or reducing a slight amount can make the car easier to rotate going into a corner or more stable and less likely to slide and scrub speed. These guys are looking for miniscule amounts of time to trim from a lap. Also the cars are very sensitive to changes that small and these guys log lap after…

In the end they are easier to repair too when the inevitable rust creeps in. Just add some patch plates over the holes, weld them in and keep on going.

We get some pretty wicked summer heat here in OK, pavement temperatures can exceed 180F degrees F easily when there hasn’t been a cloud all day in August. I’ve seen Police patrol cruisers with high powered radiator fans and added louvers and in the hood and every K9 unit has them because the dog doesn’t always get…

People may laugh, but Pintos ran really well in all kinds of racing and the little 4 cylinder can be built for large power too.

Iconic character actor. His villains have depth and obviously while the roles rarely stretch him he can still act.

What was the Tug Captain doing? Its his job to keep the barge up against the bank. If truck driver was guilty of anything it was being indecisive. Either get it on the barge or back on land.

The lesson here is that the majority of people are simply lazy. Too lazy to study in school and they end up with low wage jobs. Too lazy to work hard at their job to hopefully prove to their employers they are worth keeping and paying better and being promoted. Too lazy to look after their own health and thus they…