The wiring wasn’t all that complicated. The light bar is powered by a standard relay circuit. To trigger the relay, I just piggy-backed off of the high beam fuse, and ran that wire through a toggle switch in the cabin first. So turning the toggle switch on closes that circuit, which simply allows the high beam circuit…

Are you saying the situations I described are comparable to driving around with my light bar on all the time? I’ve flashed like four people in a month of having this bar on my car, which equates to about 0.000000001% of my time behind the wheel...

And believe it or not, I only live 15 miles outside of Chicago. We just happen to back up against a pretty big forest preserve, so the roads in two directions from out house are dark, unlit, tree-filled, animal-ridden roads at night.
Though I actually first got addicted to driving lights back when I lived in rural…

I don’t think there is any need to get offended by his post. I certainly know city folk who simply have no understanding of what it’s like driving on a dark, twisty, wildlife-filled road in the middle of nowhere. It can definitely get dark anywhere in the right circumstances, though. Hell, I only live 15 miles outside…

I just wanna get in ahead of the shitposting:

I despise, as much as the next guy, those assholes who drive around with their light bars on all the time, blinding everyone. Those people suck.

Having said that, a light bar (or any auxiliary light) can be a fantastic tool on a dark, unlit road at night when used properly…

I'm looking to buy a new mid-sized truck soon, but they're all very dated so I'm waiting for the refreshes to show up.

I read that far. By that logic, my research paper can also be considered art.

I know there are a handful of larger global issues, but I really do feel like we, as a planet, need to have a big, long talk about the definition of the words “art” and “performance.”

I’ve always been of the opinion that vehicles used as Taxis/UBERs/whatevers should have a quota of 3-5 seconds of total honk time per 24 hours. If you need to use more than that, you’re doing it wrong. It would be a relatively easy thing to implement (at least for dedicated taxi vehicles), and problem solved for…

The Miata is better suited as a weekend car, but the Toyobaru twins are more practical as an only vehicle. That’s the main reason I went with a BRZ. Well that and also back in 2014 the new Miata hadn’t come out yet, so the BRZ was just a better-equipped, more modern vehicle than the Miata at the time.

The Toyota 86 starts at $27,060... which is only $500 more than the Miata. So yes, it is actually a perfect comparison from a price perspective. The BRZ does start at a higher price point, but the 86 is right there, price-wise.

He has the WRX in there :)

No? You’ve lost me...

How the hell did you go through that much analysis without even mentioning the one DIRECT competitor to the Miata (minus the convertible-ness): The Subaru BRZ / Toyota 86.

I made this meme the other day. I’ll just leave it here.

He decided to take the entrance ramp at race speed, but forgot he was driving a poorly-modified car on shitty tires, and spun out.

Honestly, the few “cars and coffee” events I’ve been to have largely turned me off to the entire thing. They’re just full of assholes, and idiots, many of whom are only “car guys” in the sense that they could afford a nice car; nothing more. The ones that DO show up in modified cars are usually ricers, or idiots who…

Given that you have to have turned OFF traction control, fully turned the wheel, and then floored the gas, this doesn’t sound like an attempt at doing anything useful, in the same way that the Mustang comes with an equally “useless” “Line Lock.” It just sounds like a fun feature for enthusiasts from a manufacturer…

The point is that there isn't much financial incentive for a CEO to NOT fly a company into the ground.

Subaru Loyalists: “Subaru doesn’t give any FUCKS about us enthusiasts anymore.”

Subaru: “Hold my sake...”