Not as good as Patrick’s samurai feels

In what world is 40% of sales not enough to justify 5 doors, as it was when both were offered for the WRX/STI?

This method is otherwise known as “How to adjust your mirrors to create two blind spots per side for motorcycles to fit in”.

What about the high revving Honda and Toyota 4 cylinder engines is unreliable again? To the best of my knowledge, most problems they had were ironed out early in production, and most are incredibly reliable.

I never quite realized the extent that this was possible to do until I watched the Babylon 5 episode “The Illusion of Truth”.

Wait, airbag burns can lead to amputation? How common is this?

All well and good until you don’t see the motorcycle in the blind spots left by adjusting your mirrors to leave gaps in rearward and sideways coverage, leaving you falsely assuming that you don’t need to shoulder check.

This was at a rally cross in Michigan? I need to get my ass in gear and get to one!

To go along with what everyone else has said: It’s all about the documentation.

Farkle farkle farkle!

Yet some of us realize that the fender is there to stop rocks and rooster tails of water from being sprayed on those behind us, and leave them on.

I can see how that might be surprising, but I only see that as being likely under some very specific circumstances:

So if one wheel lost traction when engine braking (which would happen with or without an LSD), with an LSD the braking torque would transfer to the slower spinning wheel that has more traction. I guess that would behave like non-ABS brakes since you would end up with an uneven braking force?

But as long as you’re not lugging it, that’s usually still the most efficient way to do it. Most of those engines have their best BSFC at high load and low rpm.

I do find 5th gear useful on my 535xi around town for cruising in 25-35 mph speed limits, and higher speeds up hill. It’s also useful for highway passing when you don’t need to go all the way down to 3rd or 4th for a casual slow pass, but 6th is a little too slow.

Does the lighter weight make up for the loss of the manual?

And I never put two and two together until now...

Except I’m NOT okay with pleather.

Before I found my E61 535xi wagon, the E83 X3 3.0si with MT , sport, and M-sport was on my short list.

I recently saw on Craigslist what I’d call a ‘heavily ruined’ Miata, though I can’t find the listing anymore.