My in-laws recently had a moderate offset frontal collision and ended up totalling a 2-3yr old SUV. The body/frame damage likely wouldn’t total it but since all the bags deployed it was a write off. Seeing as they walked away unscathed aside from bumps and scrapes I’m okay with it. I can replace a car, myself and my…

The first Late Night show was created in 1954, on NBC. Its simple format of opening monologue, celebrity interviews, audience participation, comedy bits, and musical performances, has been copied endlessly and now there are multiple versions of the same late night show, all successful. Multiple comedies of a group of…

So, this concept of a “magic speed” for fuel efficiency is due to a combination of a few factors for cars in the 1970s when the 55 mph speed limit was enacted.

You do realize he made a three man Atari joystick and made an 8-bit Fiat as a controller for Pole Position.

I think it’s time we take a few minutes to ask ourselves some important questions:

Hello. Mech Eng here though I admit that I don’t know everyting so if you grok this subject better than me please pitch in.

Honestly, while iDrive has its shortcomings and it’s not the most intuitive interface, I actually prefer the knob that rests where my hand naturally is while driving to a touchscreen. I can do most key functions without needing to look at the screen more than a quick glance, while a touchscreen requires you to be…

I miss knobs. I mean, really. I can turn a knob without taking my eyes off the road. I shouldn’t have to pull over to change the temperature of the car or adjust the volume.

Are you not using ear plugs?

100LL is gasoline. Jet fuel is basically kerosene, so, maybe kinda sorta usable in some diesels, but definitely not gas engines.

But you also don’t want to vomit and die when you look at the Elantra, so that’s a plus.

Everyone on the Internet wants a Focus RS, but nobody in real life wants a $41,000 Focus.

Crappy OEM tires can also account for road noise, especially at highway speeds.

stop describing niceties as necessities

Manuals can be great, but you need to have enough gearing. Once you start getting tires more than a few inches larger than original, it costs big bucks to regear your axles and/or transfer case

I totally agree with this. I find that when I drive my GFs car (an automatic), putting the pedal down will give you maximum speedage (technical term) because it downshifts and gives you all the power it can, whereas in any of my manual cars, I need to make a conscious decision to downshift from 6th (or whatever) to…

Could not have said it better.

For me, the problem with most other car shows isn’t that they fix the exact same kinds of cars over and over again, it’s that the shows aren’t about fixing cars. They’re basically soap operas in manly settings.

1995 Buick LeSabre, it served her well and was a reliable car, but I hated everything about it. The steering was terribly numb, so were the brakes. Sure it rode smooth, but it had some clunking noise that annoyed me, and because of that soft suspension handling was exactly what you expect, very floaty and…

But the facts of the matter make that about the only explanations. The pilot either fell out or jumped out of the aircraft at some point after take off, leaving the aircraft to crash when it ran out of fuel. That really isn’t all that mysterious.