I used to think this was a case of keyboard ninjas, but I was wrong. A while back we bought an FJ and took it down the alpine loop. My wife has been there before, I have not. It starts out as a simple gravel road. Then it turns into a bumpy gravel road. Then it turns into a very narrow bumpy gravel road with a big…

‘08 bmw 335i, had auto windshield wipers. You could turn them off, or turn them on to an auto setting, where a camera looking thru the windshield would activate them when it felt the windshield was wet enough. There was also a manual mode, but it was rather inconvient to access.

If tesla manages to make a good model 3 it will be a greater accomplishment than anything they have done so far. But we’ll have to wait and see what it turns out to be.

Toyota has the ability to absorb heavy losses in a way that tesla does not.

But they are trapped by the realities of the market. Developing new technologies is expensive, and early production runs are expensive. So they have to have a high pricepoint. For the pricepoint, they have to add gadgety nonsense to be competitive.

plane physics with magic wings. There is a little tiny bit of force charged vader toe nail clipping in each one of those high pressure radioactive fuel tanks.

You basically described the tragedy of all space opera. If you try to follow physics, the audience wont get whats going on.

Well I do cycle, and that does make me one of those morons in the eyes of many jalops.

Ok, good luck with your war on motor oil. Don’t forget to fight against it’s evil slick brother, dish soap.

Well, it doesn’t have to be automotive oil. It could be some kind of natural, friendly vegetable oil. And it’s not like oil that is going to get dumped out twice a year. Most cars aren’t wrecked.

Meh. Cars spill plenty of fluids in accidents.

There really isn’t. At least, not ruggedized enough. Nothing is ever ruggedized enough!

If you’re going to bother, fill them with oil instead of water. More viscous, so it can absorb more energy, lower freezing point, and its even somewhat lighter.

While we’re at it, can we do something about butterflies? Am I the only one that realizes they are not made out of butter?!?!?

How do you get all those trucks started? How do you slip all those clutches at the same time?

So if I bring in a warrantied vehicle with a blown engine, the manufacturer can’t deny the claim simply because I changed my own oil and didn’t bother saving a single receipt?

What about lack of maintanance? Does the manufacturer have to prove that too?

Unfortunately not completely dispelling. See the organic movement.

Jeebuz, I didn’t know you were going all political on me. You’re wrong about Israel. Yes, regular citizens carry uzis. My math teacher kept a mini uzi in her purse. The comparison is about as applicable as comparing sportbikes to Uzi’s in the first place, which is to say, not very.

Yeah, but the vast majority of those death are single vehicle accidents. Some might say that adults should be able to risk their own life. If you want to use you uzi comparison (which hey, check out israel. Lots of people walk around with uzis, its friendly) it would be like walking around with an uzi pointed at your…