A buddy in flight school had a sweeeeet "original" Mini... tube framed with a ____ turbod engine putting out about 300 horses. I forget what I-4 he dropped in there... but that was a mighty Jalop car. It was a great engine with 4 wheels stuck to it.

That Sky Red Line w/ turbo... *bing* It was all sorts of American-Miata+++.

I was more opposed when torque-steer was more of an issue. Most new hot hatches have/are sorting the worst of those issues out.

AWD is awesome... FWD is cheap and mostly practical. And RWD, while I love it in the dry, is near-death for less-experienced drivers in snowy locations. Hell, I've tugged an F150 out of a…

I guess in retrospect, my alcohol-addled mind may be recalling some AWD conversions. Nevertheless... it had to have been a fun fricken car!

I would love to have the Focus RS from the same period, but they were never brought over to the US. AWD, water intercooled turbo!? YES PLEASE.

I would love to have the Focus RS from the same period, but they were never brought over to the US. AWD, water intercooled turbo!? YES PLEASE.

I have had a few really bad days in the past. I also have flight simulators at home. Several. And if I disappeared over an ocean during either of those periods... it would not have been because personal strife.

So I mean, it's a theory. So is/was the electrical fire bit. They are all *theories.* I don't see how…

The 53 is one bad bitch.

Yeah, turbulence affect both. And just like fixed wing, larger birds react a bit different then the smaller ones.

Dead serious, I was in a TH67 (very similar to the Bell 207), and I hit an updraft so strong that I was gaining altitude... IN FULL AUTOROTATION. I kicked it out of trim and dipped the nose which merely…

This is what it looks like to move 15000 pounds of awesomeness through a valley. It's about 3600 shaft horsepower screaming through an airframe originally penned in the late 60's. Those valleys look a lot narrower when this think about the fact that the rotor system is 54' wide.

That's right. It checks *all* the…

People think EVERYTHING gets filed and our positions are updated 100 a second. Hehehe. It's awesome.

And like you said, no radio, no transponder, no problem. Just stay in G. It's the fricken Wild Wild West down low.

See the ones with ADS-B? We track those pretty well.

See the rest? Yeah... not so much for them.

There are lots of factors, and they vary wildly based on type of aircraft and type of flight plan, if any.

You have crop dusters and similar that have no radios (aka NO TRACKING AT ALL) which will also fly AT YOU at…

Ever weighed a hundred pounds, soaking wet, and been surrounded by ten bullies that can clearly kick your ass?

Because... that is comparable. Ukraine has a very small and woefully underfunded military. They are on the brink of economic collapse and have just set up a reformed government. Russia holds a great deal…

Despite my naysaying in some earlier Renegade posts... and the fact that rear of it makes me throw up in my mouth a bit...

Hehehe, Let's be honest, I was having a good time with my post. Don't get me wrong, I am in love with the Jeep Truck of Doom I posted, but the market is pretty small for even that fantastic beast —- well, unless they replaced the Wrangler with it —- which would be fantastic.

Back to the topic: I do actually like the…

Well I assure you, I have stockpiled "stupid" like I was a prepper and "stupidity" was spam. Part of my prob was it being on 30" tires and a 2-3" suspension lift. God, it was fun. I still prefer it over the big fat Wranglers, admittedly.

The Samuri was fun. I mean, the stock version tried to kill you at every corner, but I am with you on this.

And I think your idea was at least part of the consideration with the original article. I think Jeep was going for a useful, economical, 4WD. Most of us won't buy the bro-trucknutdangling-type of truck that I…

Agreed and agreed. I dig the idea of the diesel Colorado. A lot. Enough that if I did not own a fairly new Tacoma, I would be considering this as a fierce competitor for my attention.

Attractive small truck too. I am out of the market for now, but I'll be test driving one anyway.

Now there is a page we are both on.

/ Owner of an overpriced Tacoma... that really really really wanted a small diesel in it. Because... diesel. Needed a truck. Didn't need a big truck. But really desired a diesel.

// Did I mention diesel would have been a selling point for me? CUz... it would have been.

Hey bud, like I said... I dig that they are branching out a bit and they are bringing out some more "fun" products. But I am realistic too. How well do you see these selling here? My opinion is "not as well as it should or as they are hoping."

And bud, don't take my opinion too heavily. I am just a guy on "teh…