I agree the skip shift is a awful idea, but why bypass the hill hold, it’s a wonderful invention! your dad said “can” hold on a hill with the clutch, not you should hold a car on a hill with the clutch, doing that is a great way to wreck your clutch early. Driving stick isn’t just about being able to do it smoothly…

I mean, it was the engineers driving it, so they kinda did build it themselves.

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.

What the fuck, are you serious? The man paid for his ticket. He paid for a ticket to go on that plane.

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…

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