Only a millennial would be that upset about this.  You must be one.

The Supra was a mass-produced car with very average reviews when new—more in line with a C4 Corvette that can be picked up for mid 4-figures today. The GTO was a racing legend, incredibly rare, hand-made and unique to each other, offers a much better driving experience than a Supra (or most cars) in sound, raw feel, co…

This is for a perfect condition stock car with no miles, this is a one out of 1000 car. There are still plenty that have been driven, questionably modified, or need some love for pretty cheap. It’s just like muscle cars. There are ‘69 Camaros well into the triple digits, and ones in the mid 4 digits.

I get your point, but retaining 100% originality is quite hard and for most people pointless. In my opinion improving old cars slightly shouldn’t be shamed for if it’s for the better of the whole experience. If your aim is to retain a tail happy car on floppy springs and skinny 5.5J wheels, by all means go for…

I just started this process with a 91 MR2 Turbo I got on BaT. Ordered a 3S-GTE engine and completely reassembled it, now hoping to drop it in soon alongside the new suspension, exhaust, and seats (all OEM!).

To my mind it can be a restoration even if the end result is not completely original. The ‘restoration’ part to my mind really refers to the idea of doing all the work ‘properly’ with the intent of ending up with a car you can keep forever if you want, including a thorough rebuild of the shell, removing all the rust…

Life is about compromise and a motorcycle is not the hill to die on. 

This sounds like one of those cases where two guys were talking at the bar and one of them said, “Hey, did you know the engine bay of a Caddy is almost the same length and width as the entire back half of an Integra?”

This is a nice rant but doesn’t make a lot of sense. With the exception of the core of the biggest cities, UK public transport has been consistently neglected for decades in favour of the car. Also there’s lots of places in the UK, and not just in the wilderness, where the country is very much not ‘full’ and driving…

The motorway speed limit is practically 80mph anyway. Certainly you can go past the motorway coppers doing 85 without them batting an eyelid.

I’ve been gone for twenty years and was lamenting now miserable British driving is to my father when he pointed out the key fact I’ve been missing:

You do know there are ways to present your counter-argument with facts instead of foul language and insults, right? You might have a point but no one is persuaded by testosterone poisoning (well, if you disregard all the idiots who voted in the last election).

As a former dyno design engineer, you are totally correct. This approach is especially important for chassis dynos, where there are tons of influences on results (try letting 2psi out of your tires between runs!) and wacky estimates for crank power and torque, loosely based on numbers generated at the tires.

Is that really relevant? Look at NYC. There’s a zillion people in one city. Shouldn’t that be a shining example of proper public transport?

Really mixed bag on this. As for Taxis, there’s usually a set allowed number in a city. But Uber-types? Practically unlimited.

Neither Uber nor Lyft are public companies, nor are either of them even remotely close to profitability (Bloomberg once called Uber a “cash burning machine”).

“Ride-hailing companies see themselves as a way to reduce the reliance on automobile ownership and a path forward to eliminate god-awful congestion.”

I’ve said this before, I’ll say it again now, and I’ll keep saying it. The poor and working class CANNOT afford to use Uber and other ride-hailing apps. Subsidized public transportation is a must if you want “poor people to go to a goddamn job”. Either that or guarantee a living wage so they can afford to subsidize…