Why don’t they put something up like this on the approaching roads, so the trucks get a clang as a reminder well before smacking the solid steel guard.

but we don’t know whats under the road and what the cost would be

So what, there are sewers. Relocate them. It’s not that big of a deal.

Is it completely impractical to drop the street under the bridge like 6 inches?

How much do you think it would cost to drop the street about 6 inches right at the bridge?

I know it has a “crash girder” but it seems nuts to me to have this bridge continually damaged.

They could install another movable bar right at the exit of the junction, which would be about 10 to 15 feet in front of the bridge. Hitting the bar might give drivers enough time to stop before they hit the bridge.

The fix for this is to lower the street.

A subset of this clan is the 924/944/928 cadre, and that’s the group we’re most interested in today.

Can I get you to ride along with me when I drive?  I’ve never had a cop around to witness all the stupid/dangerous/careless behavior I observe.

Across the grass, on the side of the opposite onramp, is a motorcycle cop. He sees the whole thing, on go the lights, I start to slow down and pull over and he motions for me to go on my way.

93 octane will burn cleaner than 91 will burn cleaner than 87 than 85. Bottom line: better octane means cleaner cylinders means fewer problems. Don’t be cheap and run the cheapest, most polluted fuel in your cars and trucks.

I thought that American cars were supposed to handle by now.

Too much too fast followed by using the brakes to complete the rotation.

Heck, they can land just fine on their belly (once, sure, but still).

Even stock, that 2.7T is a lovely engine to drive: gobs of torque right across the rev band. The S4 was a special car, and there are still days I miss driving it.

What’s the reliability on Audis of this era?

250HP out of something

I brought my month-old MS6 to the dealer to have a few minor things taken care of under warranty.  They backed the open driver’s door into a pole.

90-100%: A