The author made some indisputable points - it costs them a sizable amount of money to operate a shop, staff and stock it, pay the bills, and provide their services to customers. As car owners we have two choices: we can either pay a knowledgeable professional to service our vehicles, or we can learn to do it and pay…

I've been using SolidWorks 2006 since 2008, and it does the job just fine. I don't use it very often, and I've heard some of the features in newer versions are pretty good.

You're right, CAD dimensions are nominal. Tolerances have to be added when translating a CAD part to an engineering drawing, and my bet is this is where the problem originated.

When I designed a flow cell assembly in CAD and put it together, everything did fit quite nicely. Can I have a job at Porsche?

I thought the most likely car to overheat in traffic and burn a Ferrari was... a Ferrari.

This is undeniably awesome, but if AWD is a casualty of the swap then I'm curious as to why they chose an Impreza as the host car.

This Imprezimmer (?) doesn't have AWD anymore... Check out the build pictures.

There was a TV show that launched (no pun intended) almost exactly 2 years ago called "Defying Gravity." It starred Ron Livingston (who usually does good stuff IMO), was set in the near future, and was about a crew of 8 astronauts embarking on a multi-year mission to somewhere within the solar system. You can read…

You've forgotten about video games, of which there are many popular examples that take place in space. Think Halo, Mass Effect, Homeworld, etc.

I've got a better idea.

Tip o' the hat to the Vancouver RCMP, shake o' the head to the "parents" of these spoiled hellions.

Horrible. Make it go away.

Well, now I know what I'm doing this weekend.

That S6 Avant looks seriously awesome, but I'd be terrified of the maintenance costs skyrocketing after 60,000-or-so miles.

Sounds like marketing BS to me.

I like the profile of the F10 more, but I think the front and rear end will take some time to get used to. I agree about the bloating, though.

I completely agree, but I think the E65 was more hideous than the E60, and the E38 arguably better looking than the E39 (and I own an E39 but lust after the E38).

I can think of two ways to answer this question: how long do I consider a car I've just purchased to be a "new" car, and what general age do I consider as being the cutoff for old/new cars in general.

I have one simple task for all of you: DO NOT THINK ABOUT ELEPHANTS.

Irene is almost on top of us! Quick, get to the store while you still can and stock up on whiskey, vermouth and bitters so you can down Manhattans while Manhattan dro—