People always note the weight increase with a V8. Then when you actually look at the weight difference, it’s often like 30 or 40 pounds, which is about the weight of the turbo and all it’s associated parts. That said, I love both turbos and V8s - especially at the same time.

I mean, if I had a RAV4 I’d want to crash it as well.

I started buying Hot Wheels for my nephew the day after the pregnancy was announced. I think I’m up to over 300 now. Everytime I’m in a grocery store, department store, or on any other boring errand location, I have an excuse to stop and look at little toy cars. I get to pick out specific cars. 70's muscle cars. …

Actually James May going 3 mph would have been awesome in the drag race segment.

This is about what I was expecting from the first episode, and I thoroughly enjoyed watching them do their thing. It makes sense to start off doing what you know and making sure you bring folks back into the fold. I strongly suspect that the shenanigans will increase, and that we’ll see some new stuff soon.

The three Mustangs in red, white & blue was so ridiculously over the top, it crossed the line twice and became awesome again.

I have lost track of the number of times acceleration has saved me

As awesome as the car’s acceleration aside it also points out the key factor of being aware of your surroundings while driving, including what’s behind you.

There are only 80-some in the states. It’s kind of weird. I parked next to a fairly generic Ferrari the other day and had to laugh to myself as I was driving something far harder to acquire.

Racks are silly if you don’t carry anything with them. It’s just like yoga pants. “LOOK AT ME I’M ACTIVE” You’re not fooling anyone buddy.

It’s a wagon, you can fit what you need inside.

It’s funny, you mention RV’s. In my neighborhood the houses aren’t close (my neighbor in his drive way would be obscured by the width of my thumb on an out stretched arm), which is great. And my neighbor has a large RV, which is kinda nifty to look at (dreams of the open road and all that), along with my other…

Meanwhile all the mechanics in Cuba are restoring 50's Oldsmobiles and Buicks with two hammers and a hamster wheel.

Because I DO live near him. And because I’ve lived there basically my entire life, I can say that you are wrong. The town has no policies regarding this specific usage of his property. He does not live in an HOA that would outlaw this sort of thing, which is common in the area. Illinois law and especially Schaumburg…

Your condescending remarks and consistent whining that not everybody agrees with you is ridiculous.

It’s a clean, white trailer. What the fuck are people so upset about? They should be so lucky that he doesn’t paint a giant mural of that Trump racing truck on the side of it now. Would the prefer some crusty old Winnebago instead? The audacity that people think they can tell someone else what to do with their own…

I’d much prefer an honest, single exhaust over these bullshit dual ports that are nothing but a y-pipe after a single-pipe fed muffler. A single, centered exhaust would look idiotic. Be honest, this has nothing to do with symmetry. You’re a dual-port or nothing kind of person. When you make peanut butter and jelly, do…

That’s rich. also, reliability tends to be slightly better in Nissans. oh, and no scummy cheatware.

How is more choice a bad thing? Even if it’s not your favorite, out of all those you listed, only the Sentra is a conventional sedan. To some people, (mostly crazy ones) that’s what they want instead of a hot hatch.

This movie will piss me off if it doesn’t have Batou’s car.

I invite any/all of you to help me with my regular chores, which often involve carrying two 5-gal buckets full of water out to my animals.