I have the convertible and the blind spots are the worst of any car that I have had. Without blind spot monitors, I would literally have to put my face on the glass to clear the space off the rear quarter panel. I went with the v6s because I got a good deal and wanted a manual. Torn on what to do next when I get rid…

The new US race will be Monticello outside NYC. They were looking at a race years ago and bet the new management of F1 makes it happen

Great post. Given all of McLaren’s problems with Honda n track when the engine supposedly runs great on the dyno, I was wondering if it was the g forces wreaking havoc. I figured they must have something to simulate that during static testing and imagined something like this, but not so extreme. Very interesting to…

Agreed. My parents had the 1.9 when I was in high school and the only other car I have driven that was so tossable was a raced prepped Miata. Fantastic car that I would love to pick up when I have some garage space.

Call me crazy, but I think Trump may actually solve North Korea. here’s why - the only way the North Korea problem gets solved is China. Trump is just crazy enough and aggressive enough that China may think he will actually do something and be motivated to do something themselves.

Not in Texas. Especially if you are a Yankee.

Clients pretty much never see your car if you live in a large city and work at a large firm. They are more likely to see your rental (or uber) at a depo, hearing, or in person meeting miles from where you work. The people that see your car are your colleagues at firm events. as I have said elsewhere, giving The…

Respect for being cool about it. I like to go th other way and buy cars with 30-50k since I typically don’t put a ton of miles on them. But understand your preference.

I was in your position a number of years ago working big law in DC. CPO c7 A6 or S4/5 with high miles. You can get it in your price range and with the amount of miles you put on it, it would be low/average miles when you sell, very professional car, and everyone will think you paid way more than you did. Next to…

Exactly. As soon as he puts any miles on it the car becomes the 5k car it really is. I bet you could find the same car nearly as clean for around 5k with more miles and that will be just as reliable

It has. Numerous Jaguars and land rovers have them as an option. In the wrong light ingest annoying and impairs vision. He few times I used it were not outright by the daily annoyance in setting/rising sun.

McLaren fan here, so ... yeah. That said, the penalty for Vettel was insane. Watching the cool down lap, was anyone else worried he might go all Days of Thunder on Verstappen?

My understanding is that, yes, nitrogen is to prevent foaming. There is a fixed amount of oil in the shock body, ignore remote reservoirs for now. When the shock is compressed, the shaft of the shock is now inside the shock body taking up volume. Th fluid is not compressible. You can either leave enough air volume in…

Having dealt with several of the jaguar dealers in the NYC area, I am not at all surprised by your comments. A particular one on Long Island that claims to be the largest seller of Jaguars nationwide left me feeling dirtier than any used car lot I have ever been on. ultimately bought a car from them since they gave me…

Not necessarily true. Look up particle image velocimatery. Smoke particles are introduced to a wind tunnel, a laser flashes in a single plane along the longitudinal axis of the car, and a camera takes images synchronized with the flash. Computer software then tracks the movement of each smoke particle frame to frame…

I can confirm that jaguar/land rover dealers are the worst. First, my jaguar dealer offered no loaner for warranty work on my two year old car. They drove me to the train station in the dirtiest 8 year old Volvo wagon I have ever seen. I'm not talking dirt on the exterior and floor mats, I'm talking seats that needed…