It's massive in any vehicle. 10-15%, if not more.

Have you made an honest comparison to what a comparable salvage-title Ferrari goes for? I’m not an expert but I think you’d still be looking at a 5-figure loss if the car wasn’t restored by pedigreed mechanics. You’d *have* to sell the salvage parts just to break even, especially if you needed outside labor. I think…

My S2000 is 73mph at 4000rpm in 6th gear. :-(

From an engineering standpoint, a car will almost certainly get worse fuel economy at 85 than 65 mph. You simply need significantly more energy to move through the air at 85 vs 65. Maybe you could optimize drag reduction to be more efficient at the higher speed, but you're just not to be able to consume less energy.

Yes, the roads are safer and the cars are better, but what about the driver? I'd say the average, modern driver probably has the highest levels of distraction of any time period.

Donnington 1993 should be on top, because Senna overtook so many cars in so little time

Yes it is, and it’s no joke when it hits. No, it’s not good for drivability, but it's a hoot anyway.

That depends on what you call better. The Miata is more forgiving and easier to drive fast compared to an S2000, especially the early years of the S. The limits of the S2000 are higher but it does not suffer fools lightly. Driven at the limit, the Miata is fun, while the S2000 is much sketchier. You need more skill to…

.....aaaand I just wet myself.

Mill, sure. But wrenches, even cheap ones, are usually forged.

It’s not just tax incentives. Business insurance is cheaper too, partially because the workmans comp laws have been changed to greatly limit compensation for workplace injuries. http://www.npr.org/2015/03/06/391…

You're my hero for the rest of the day.

Today I learned that it’s not possible to have a 100% Crack Pipe win, even with this ringer.

So Lincoln is borrowing heavily from Bently. No surprise here, since Ford lifted front end styling from Aston Martin for the Fusion, then Range Rover body lines for the Explorer. Consumers aren’t complaining, as stealing high-end cues from luxury brands has been going on a long time. The top-tier designers are used to…

This was trackside, not roadside but epic enough deserve mention. An E30 met a retaining wall during a Lemons race and bent the frame good. Being in the Louisiana swamp land, a frame machine was not handy. Being in the Louisiana swamp land, two F150s and chains were handy. The team hooked up the chains to opposite…

You win by default here because your post started with "My Lada...".

This just crossed my mind: If you're gonna hot lap a certain piece of city, where will it be, and what car will you use?

The dude is being sued for 2.5 million pounds by the company he used to helm. Unless it is a regular thing for companies to sue their former CEOs, come on.

its too early to tell... Dealers are severely constrained. I checked them out and the dealer has only had a handful. The only one on the lot at the time was fully loaded and $39K on the tag. Once production and distribution ramps up, the sales numbers will be more accurate. Especially once the 4-cylinder models get to…

Just another thought: if this system could be used during landing to sync the tires for touchdown, there would be significant reductions in tire wear along with increased safety. Take a look at the touchdown areas of a runway: they are full of skid marks from stationary tires making contact with the ground at 100+…