Why choose to drive like that? Why did I choose a car I know is unsafe? For that matter, why did Duran?

Driving any automobile is an inherently unsafe activity. Make no mistake, if cars were invented today, five point harnesses, roll cages, full face helmets, and nomex suits would be mandatory equipment just to drive down the road. Driving is easily the most dangerous activity 99% of people engage in on a daily basis.

Came here looking for 850CSi

Torque is a unit of force as measured rotating an object about an axis.

I have an uncontrollable desire to see this driving on the street. And whomever drives it there will win at life forever.

You don't need a special license to drive a tow truck in most states unless you're using it for commercial purposes.

Well, I've been here for a few weeks now, and I've realized that you were absolutely right. Not about the gun thing. I haven't bought a gun, largely because I suspect the paperwork process is more likely to kill me than an intruder. I base this statement on my experience getting a Pennsylvania driver's license, which…

Fun fact, the front suspension pieces on the e34 are interchangeable with the E31 (8 series). So you can swap in lighter aluminum upper and lower control arms (lower has a spherical bearing instead of a solid rubber bushing), stiffer sway bars, etc. with minimal effort.

I own an FN Hi-Power built in Belgium during Nazi occupation; it has the eagle & swastika proof stamp on the frame and slide. I bought it because it serves as real, physical proof that Nazi Germany existed, and of all the pain and suffering they caused. As the living memory of World War II continues to dwindle, I…

welcome to Penn's Woods, Doug! Let me know if you're ever in the Lehigh Valley area and want to meet up with some fellow car folks.

I don't think this would last very long in stop & go traffic or hill starts.

A lot of military pilots have lost their lives just so that they could guide their crippled jet down to an unpopulated spot.

It wasn't in cold blood.

NP but only if it comes with a CarMax warranty

The driver of the car didn't slam on the brakes. It appears the brakes were gently applied, allowing the biker to stay on. The car driver may actually have realized the biker was sitting on his car, and applied the brakes gently on purpose.

+1 Internets for you, for making an awesomely obscure Waterworld reference.

It's never been an issue for me because I don't really sell my cars (I drive them till they're scrap), but I think adjusting the price by maybe 5-10% of the cost of the modification parts is reasonable. This is also only valid for FUNCTIONAL upgrades/modifications, not necessarily aesthetic ones. Though some aesthetic…

Guilt over what? A new Porsche burns super clean; mowing your lawn twice a month with a 2-stroke push mower puts out more greenhouse gases than driving 2,000 miles a month in pretty much any new car, regardless of fuel economy.

Philadelphia. Rough roads, rough winter. The obvious answer is a Bentley Continental GT.

Whatever it was, it was a dud.