How does anyone in the public spotlight truly believe that their life and profession will be better with the use of social media? Cancelling the a popular series has some immediate effect but the lead actors will continue to draw big paychecks for the residuals. The reruns will eventually return and international…

“The Oil Industry Is Finally Affected...” Don’t you think that is needlessly dramatic? First of all the oil industry is largely owned by the government so any effects have no impact to the public or investors. Secondly the change of sales of cars today has little impact on the sales of petrol today. Lastly, the…

Current aircraft move large chunks of weight bearing material (flaps) in complicated paths with few problems. Next time you are on a plane before landing watch the flaps extend and droop down. This movement under considerable load is no easy task. Flipping the wing tip is comparatively simple. They do have more work…

Evidently John Travolta is coming for dinner and his 727 doesn’t land on a cow pasture.

You don’t need no stinking engines. You need 6 working SHO Taurus’s. Now you have something. Hopefully this doesn’t garner any foolish questions. Hint: it had been done before and it works.

The Pro 3 was no better it just too old to bother with.

While I’m sure these guys had fun I expect that the paths they ran on were not a choice but the only way to get through. This often happens on seaside or lakeside routes where a really small 2 lane road splits into 2 one way paths outside of town only to rejoin on the other side. Just got back from Bellagio where the…

The cost to install a HUD to the manufacturer is small in relatively high volumes. The cost to the owner to replace a HUD windshield is high (2-4X of standard tinted). In western Canada replacing a windshield every winter is par for the course. For this reason HUD is most often a delete option there. Insurance…

If Trump wanted to downsize EPA emission and NTSA safety regs why not just adopt euro regs and allow transatlantic sales without penalties? The Krauts would be apoplectic as US buyers would spec more basic cars that would cost far less than current cars with multiple option packages. Just got back from Milan. You…

Fuzzy’s is popular with far more folk than the Bush’s. Walk into the store some nights and you’ll see a stack of 10 pizzas. Evidently the Secret Service agents are on a high carb diet.

The first sentence. When planes crash its more likely a pasture as the pilot is frantically trying to find a survivable spot. Also the pilot may have minutes to make a decision between a tree or a meadow. As such the death toll is most often limited to the plane’s occupants. Cars are most often driven in a “target…

Autonomously driven cars represent a much greater public threat than that of general aviation. The design, testing, manufacturing and maintenance of aircraft is under the purview of the FAA. Federal requirements add much cost to the manufacture and use of planes but delivers a safety level acceptable to the public. I…

Surprised you didn’t organize a Colorado I-70 ski trip and inspect the many roundabouts which have replaced traffic lights. Do not miss Moe’s Original BBQ in Eagle which is between 2 roundabouts.

Losing a blade is expected. Having it pierce the containment ring is not. Extra blade inspections does not solve the problem. It would be difficult to determine the cause of ring failure if you had all the pieces. The debris field is long and wide.

Many Asian plant work only 2 shifts a day. The third shift performs maintenance while other departments make sure that inventory levels are as required for the next day. Lastly, production tolerances are designed in not a reflection of manual adjustments. If something is out of whack it means that out of tolerance…

Makes a lot of sense to the guy who negotiated a $1000/mo car allowance. My wife bought her Cayenne with 100% financing at 0% for 5 years. Her investments were earning 8%, you want her to pay cash? Suggest Jalopnik avoid financial advice. Writing about cars is proving to be a challenge as it is.

The country Brazil was named after the tree. We get most of our Brazil nuts from Bolivia. Go figure.

The HomePod is on sale to Apple employees for half price. This doesn’t happen to products in high demand.

Japanese luxury cars at 100k miles have a long way to go relatively trouble free. Their hourly rates are likely near the krauts but parts prices can be much lower. If a Lexis part is the same as a Toyota the prices will be close. VW parts that fit a Porsche will most often to be much cheaper. German transmissions and…

Simca 1204. Was copied to yield the first gen Golf and the Omni/Horizon twins. Great handling and ride. An example of a promising child born to bastard parents. Wagon added utility. The dealer service manual is a great read.