Engineering some flex into the drivetrain (shafts) would be a creative and plausible explanation.

I hate to break everyone’s bubble, but that could simply be a properly working and well-tuned limited slip differential.

A limited slip differential will allow some wheel spin before engaging the other wheel. (Hence the name “limited slip,” rather than “open” or “locking.”) This would create the noticeable slowing of…

Not saying they aren’t cheating but... Tanner’s explanation is legit. In fact, I’m more surprised when I see AWD launches with all four wheels spinning perfectly together.

Tanner’s explanation is somewhat legit - and more so even, is the fact that differentials can exhibit this behavior, IE a clutch pack will clamp as the wheel spins and release, and grip, and release.

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This. My first vehicle was a 1989 Chevy 1500 that was previously owned by the Army Corps of Engineers (read: beat to shit). I sold it for something like $800 to a guy who made payments - $40 a week for nearly 6 months. To his credit, he did pay the full amount (eventually).

I can’t help but replay about big things in small trunks. Had my exhaust on my 99 c230 benz break at the cat while on the highway and drag and spark about 1/4 mile before I noticed. I pull over, popped the rear seat down and chucked the whole thing in 1 piece, about 6’ long with the massive mercedes muffler into the…

When we bought our house, there was a giant mirror above the fire place. It was just a huge mirrored piece of plate glass mounted directly to the wall, no frame or anything. I took it down, put in on the porch, and posted a Craigslist ad in the free section. Two hours later a dude in an old Civic sedan shows up, and…

I sold a Jeep Cherokee once that was in California at my parents house after I moved to Texas.

That’s why people think I’m strange. I have purchased a couple things on craigslist. Mostly furniture and the like but if I think it’s a fair price, I’ll pay it. $50, 100, even 200, I just don’t care that much to haggle and I can’t stand the feeling of getting ripped off so I don’t want to do it to others. That being…

I don’t know, but I’ve transported some fairly large things in my trunk, including a 7’ Christmas tree, with the seat folded down. I don’t know how old of a Corolla, but I just assumed every sedan built after ‘95 or so had a folding rear seat. It’s usually not that difficult, heft one end in and push it until it…

I listed my 97 Jeep Cherokee earlier this year. It clearly did not want to be sold, and luckily I found a buyer who clearly didn’t give one single fuck.

I was selling my ‘07 Fit base with about 80k miles on Craigslist. I’d gotten voluminous responses with serious sounding buyers, but few who actually bothered to show up. Except this one young lady and her boyfriend. “Westlakey” in appearance and attitude, riding in his BMW X5.

Sold my classic 1971 Volvo 145 because my wife was pregnant. As a “serious” car I bought a then-eight-year-old 2002 Citroën Xsara wagon. The only issue was that the car didn’t manage to get up our 33-degree-driveway when the engine was cold. So I had to resell it again. Found someone who paid a full 1200$ more than I…

I’ve told this story before, but it’s worth telling again.

This was about 30 years ago:

It’s amazing how people don’t realize how insulting and disrespectful it is to try to convince someone that they’re an idiot, and should therefor sell you their car for 25% of what it’s worth because of how much you egregiously estimate some ‘defect’ should cost in repairs. Listen, dickheads, when something is listed…

I’m currently in the middle of a fuck up. I sold my motorcycle to a guy, who then sold it to someone else. The guy I sold the bike to never put the title in his name, and re-sold it and gave the newest owner my info. This jackass has been calling me non-stop about how I need to ‘fix’ the title and is complaining about…

Craigslist buyers always ask to make payments. Like I’m a bank. Especially odd when they ask to make payments on a car I’m selling for $500.

I once sold an Isuzu to a dude who never ever changed the registration over in his name. I sent in my part but either way the cops go to my old address looking for the owner (me) but actually him. I call them and sort it out that I sold it and who I sold it to etc. Find out a few months later he was up on charges for…