The joys of a Miata: WOT ATT. And then I just hit the brakes at the *end* of the ramp to merge into traffic at speed.

I actually run towards the left-most edge so I can ideally tuck-into the rightmost edge of the first curve, then aim for the leftmost edge of the second curve...

(Area between the lines = as straight as possible IMHO, and therefore, the most SPEEEEEEEEED)

It’s actually illegal in some places — New York comes to mind, I believe.

I know exactly where you’re talking about *sigh*.

As for tall spikes, well, we have giant potholes instead. Close enough?

If you are on a highway entrance ramp PUT. YOUR. EFFING. FOOT. DOWN.

Thirding this. Made the job much, much easier.

ForScience: Technically Within Spec is Best Kind of In Spec said the same thing to me; as I replied to him, I only know the US side of things.

Fair enough. I’m only familiar with the US side of things, where they had a reputation for being a flying coffin.

As long as we’re talking about “Worst Airplane Ever Made”, the Brewster F2A Buffalo has got to be up there.

I can’t speak for OTHER DMV’s, but in the State of Michigan, for the most part if you show up with the stuff to register something as a kit car, and speak politely, they pretty much want to waive you through as quickly as possible and aren’t suuuuuuuper likely to ask questions like “wait, what do you mean “Cobra…

I asked your mother, and she says it’s fine.

Hot take: If you have an issue with Max Verstappen’s driving over the last few races, don’t you _dare_ quote to me “Rubbin’ is racing”.

Keep buffing until morale improves.

For inquiring minds: what’s stopping me from buying, say, a new-edge, stripping (key) parts from it, and slapping them on this thing, and registering this as a “kit car”?

One of these should be “Embrace failure” — you WILL make a hilariously stupid mistake, and it MIGHT cost you a lot of money.

I think I’ve broken even on my cost-of-failure to amount-saved-by-DIY, but I’ve learned a lot, so...net win?

Why stop at a car wash when you can just duck through a Maaco.

Cops do it to mark a possible suspect vehicle. It’s an easy thing to do on a quick traffic stop; if the vehicle flees, they have a DNA trail/evidence.

Not necessarily once a day, but there actually is something to be said for a good ol’ fashioned Italian Tuneup.

i have littlestitions, but then I see some of the pictures you post and they become superstitions.

Especially if you have a wheel-well mounted cold air intake and you *really* spray that undercarriage.