That very real possibility is why the navy likes their planes to have two engines. Running clean, the fighter is capable of flying well enough on one engine to hang around and land when the deck is clear. If it has a high-drag load-out, it can jettison that load if it needs to to stay airborne. Unfortunately, the…

Actually, Brazil wants two carriers, and not just helo carriers, they want real carriers...

If you are sticking with the windows server platform and have smallish branch offices that you need to support, take a look at using branchcache. You can use the lesser editions of server to run the needed services and dedicate spare storage space to branchecache. The fact that these aren’t server class machines isn’t…

Listen everyone! We’ve all been there. You’re trying to make that turn off, you know, the last one before a long bridge, and your gas gague is hanging on the underside of E. The car to the right of you sees your blinker but refuses to let you over. You want to accelerate to get in front of him so that you can turn…

Large recoil-less rifle maybe?

While I think that a lot of these laws are just absolutely ridiculous, I have to say that I do think they have a somewhat weak interpretation of the RTRF laws.

Cars are very much a matter of personal taste. I don’t think that the toyobaru is a bad car by any measure. I just think that it could be very easily “turned up to 11” and be a phenomenal car. A better lotus exige perhaps? ;)

You are certainly welcome to your opinion on the engine. Cars are very much a matter of personal taste. Though, i’d highly suggest that you spend some time with the Ford Fiesta st and even other vehicles that use Ford’s 1.6l ecoboost i-4. They have solid and quick throttle response and, as a result of having a nice,…

The Toyobaru does not exist in a vacuum, there are vehicles like the Hyundai Genesis Coupe 4T and the Ecoboost Mustang that play in the same pricing territory that do many things better. I also suggest that the next base Camaro will also be in that same territory and it will make the choice even harder.

I ABSOLUTELY understand what you mean.

The Toyobaru is just shy of being an epic vehicle. In my very humble opinion, it needed the following changes from the factory:

I can’t compare it to the I30, but, it definitely did not lack power. By the time the 04s had hit the market, the redesigned Maxima with its new bulbous look, but better handling and more power, was already on the market. It may not have had the luxury of the I35, but it was a more refined platform and the interior…

I’ve had an I35 as a loaner twice and it is a WONDERFUL car. Yes, it’s not made for the twisties, but, solid acceleration, all the amenities you’d want, and, at its core, its still a maxima.

But, can I put it in Rally mode?

You do realize that this is essentially what the short wheelbase Dodge Caravan became when it was canceled in the late 2000’s? Same wheelbase, same base powertrain...

If you need a cheap, mid-sized SUV, you can do a lot worse than a 2012 SXT V6 for $18,500 with the standard 1 year Enterprise used warranty.

HAven’t been to an airport recently, have you?

Well, that’s kind of a stretch. It’s actually very much like the old, discontinued short-wheelbase Caravan of the mid 2000s. The 2.4L I4/4 auto is the same powerpack from the SE, the wheelbase is EXACTLY the same. The front crash structure is largely the same under the boxy skin.

Do NOT get a NEW Journey. Absolutely get a two year+ old one off lease. They take a MASSIVE depreciation hit. You want the 2012 Journey or newer as the 2011s have been rumored to be a bit sketchy in reliability. A reasonable mileage 2012 RT should be obtainable from Carmax for less than $17K. Brand new they were…

Hey, now, we have to keep our expectations low. They’ll get around to it when they finally beg for some out of state crews...