I don’t own (or want) a smartphone. How difficult would that make living with this car?

I think it’s less out of place than a first gen RX-7 in a sea of old muscle cars.

I had to do this once after a clutch line burst. The starter is more than powerful enough to push you forward into gear and get the engine running.  You just hope not to get stuck at too many traffic lights or stop signs.

Unless your car is ten, twenty, or thirty years old and the parking brake has failed or is on it’s way out.  It’s not at all uncommon for the parking brake to be non-functional on an older car from a rusted/broken cable or weak, nonexistent, or poorly calibrated rear drum brakes.

“Imagine spelling out all the exceptions any time you made a statement, because people treat it as an unmoveable line.”

As others have said, really depends on the car. I have a ‘79 RX-7 that has basically zero torque at peak and about 100HP. You’re either stalling or lugging the engine at anything below about 2500 RPM, normal cruising speed is 3-4k. Something with a big burbly V8 like a mustang doesn’t need to be nearly that high…

Anybody know the legal reasoning for this?  Is there any?  I actually thought an officer did have to witness it to charge you, isn’t that the problem speed cameras have in certain states?

I actually don’t think it’s a bad price. A very brief search suggests 30k is within the realm of reason for an unmodified one of these, and while it’s certainly not to my taste (or many others I gather), it does look like the work was well done. Fits a veeeery narrow purpose, but it does what it set out to do…

It shouldn’t be, though. If he wanted it to be official, he should have used an official channel to announce it. Aside from the laws that currently require it, there is no reason anyone should assume an unofficial statement is accurate or take any action based on it.

Nah, it’s just a new prototype wheel that has a big flat spot at the bottom, so the ride doesn’t get any worse after you’ve worn away the millimeter thin tire.

I’m not saying it’s not illegal.  I’m saying those laws are dumb.

Because the company line is not the same as an individual’s opinion. A person is not a company, even if they’re the only employee there’s still a difference between the official stance on a matter and your personal thoughts on it. Only the official stance matters, because that’s the only action that’s taken.

That’s kind of my point. It shouldn’t matter what the CEO (or any other employee for that matter) says in any unofficial statement. If it’s not official, no one should put any value behind it.

Look up what a LHD FD RX-7 SHELL costs, with no engine. $7k is not bad for an unmodified shell with a rebuildable engine.

Arguably, absolutely, he can.  It’s people paying attention to it that’s the problem.  There are official communications channels.  Those are all that should matter.

A lot of CEOs don’t use twitter publicly. Many probably have anonymous accounts though.

Actually, given how hideous the styling is on the Veyron, I kind of like the gold/beige one. It just seems to fit better than aggressive colors on the melted looking styling.

If I phrased it in reverse, would it make more sense to you:

For some nonsense reason a lot of modern cars still require the clutch pedal down to start in neutral.  I’ve had my 86 for about a year now and still routinely try to start in neutral without hitting the pedal...

I’ve had almost exactly the same experience (minus a failing transmission) with a ‘79 RX-7 I bought a few years ago. It sat for twenty years, went through several owners who had no idea what they were doing when it came out of storage, then I bought it, rebuilt the carb and replaced all the rubber and brake lines, and…