$35k before incentives is about $3000 less than the Bolt. That may not be enough considering the range deficit, but if the interior of the car is bigger and it’s not a Chevy...

From what I’ve seen, startups don’t seem to have any consistent competence in hiring anyone other than software developers.

It’s relevant, because “Dvorak is so much faster you guys” and “0-60 times are so pointless” are equally obnoxious internet arguments.

No, Boyle’s Law states that pressure and volume are inversely proportional at constant temperature. Therefore, increasing pressure at constant volume must increase temperature.

If he’s still a Miata fan but practicality is an issue, I’d say buy an E82. You can go 128i for more Miata-esque balance or 135i for boost. The big thing is that the E82 just barely steps over that size threshold where a car is suddenly actually usable, something the 86/FR-S/BRZ doesn’t do (and I bought an E82 almost…

I knew that looked familiar...

Corvette is an interesting comparison...because a 2017 Corvette is 200 lbs lighter, 130hp richer, and (adjusted for inflation) $5000 cheaper than a 1998 Supra Turbo.

Minor point...the Supra was lighter than current V8 Camaros and Mustangs by about 200 pounds. The pony cars are definitely cheaper though. All said, an E82 135i has about the same power/weight ratio as a Supra, in about the same size package...the only thing it’s missing is the reliability.

Since everyone mentions D&D in contexts like these, I think it would be the right place to recommend the game Fiasco. While players have characters somewhat similar to D&D, the game centers around improv and storytelling rather than game mechanics. Most importantly for many people who can’t easily play tabletop RPGs,…

Maybe not too much power for me, but too much power for the car.

At what point is the depth of the jank so deep that it becomes a better solution to rip out the entire harness and start fresh?

Around firms making predictions about auto sales patterns, the fact that new car demand was going to cool off has been known for a while...the somewhat hairy question of *when* that would start to affect sales is a lot more difficult to pinpoint with any accuracy. It was similar in energy...we all saw the writing on…

As the original comment states: “Context, sampling mechanism, and research design means everything.” The example was meant to indicate that a sample of 1000 out of 500,000 is as valid as a sample of 1000 out of 300,000,000. The argument about geography is a strawman because, while it delves into the nitty gritty of…

If the question was about visiting Wyoming, then a sample of people in Wyoming wouldn’t be random in the context of the question. The original point is right not only for a reasonable definition of “sample” but also for a reasonable definition of “random”.

Generally speaking, strong results from a company don’t move the stock price unless they outperform their own projections. Companies with big fixed costs don’t have huge bumps in earnings seasons because, barring a 2008-level catastrophe, they don’t deviate from their own earnings targets either up or down in a…

In retrospect, yeah. The power mods that weren’t mentioned in the article are way more of an issue, and the CAI itself, fouling the MAF or not, is not a good mod for turbo Subarus.

It’s a K&N, they all use oiled filters.

It’s less direct spray or flow, and more that eventually the entire intake tract gets coated in oil. That said, it’s been pointed out to me that the car’s running a full K&N CAI, which is almost certainly the actual cause.

Yeah, once I read the ad and saw the guy had an intake, that was the more obvious conclusion.

After reading the ad I came more to the conclusion the MAF probably died as a result of the CAI.