Add a shitload of extra weight to a minivan and you’re putting a lot of extra stress on the drivetrain that it wasn’t  intended to handle. 

Makes me wonder if the added weight from the conversion was a factor? (Genuine question)

I find it ironic that a Toyota “the pinnacle of reliability’ blew its engine at a mere 130,000 miles.

Thanks for the article, it’s good to hear about a part of the automotive experience most of us overlook. I’ve had an interest in the VPG MV-1 (a purpose designed Mobility Vehicle) since I saw one in traffic. It’s quite distinctive and I would imagine it has a lot of features helpful to those with disabilities.

As someone for whom this segment had been his professional lifeblood for a few years before the demise of the ST/RS, I am frankly shocked by the hot hatch price rises over the course of the past few years. I’ll grant that overall car prices are rising to account for, in addition to other things, shit tons of standard…

without getting into the nitty gritty of each competitor I think it’s worth noting that the Subaru while a few ponys less come standard with AWD unless I’m mistaken. Does the Veloster N?

Used these are going to be a steal. The cheapest I ever saw was a few months ago. A Toyota dealer had gotten one in on trade. It had just over 5k on the odo and they only wanted just under $24k for it.

*considers holding breath until someone is actually -charged- with this because isn’t making a false 911 already illegal and no one was charged with that? decides against it*

This is so important. Here in Cali, we have two measures that look good on paper (funding for stem cell research and elimination of cash bail), until you do a bit of research.

Made this comment on Oppo but it deserves to be here too:

I love this speculative fiction and am putting it out there that I would happily buy a Mike Harriot afro-futurist novel. 

On (or before) November 3rd, Americans will cast ballots.

Standard Performance Package is a plus, but enthusiast buyers won’t be excited about paying for the extra safety gadgets.

Houston also has a site that shows you every polling location & if you tap it, it will show you the approximate wait time! VOTE EARLY!! TURN TEXAS BLUE

I’m voting in Florida tomorrow. Wearing my Marine Corps cap and this:

Wear it, but have another t-shirt on underneath so if a MAGAbastard does try to raise a fuss, you can simply take it off while voting. Push the limits, but have a fallback plan so you don’t get bounced entirely. Make a bit of a fuss before you do take it off, a loud one, just so that it doesn’t seem like your are…

I am so fucking PISSED at Democratic Party leadership for leaving us in this vulnerable condition. The lesson should have been learned after the republicans stole 2000 and we had the death, disaster and misery of W’s reign. Now we are staring down the barrel of Trump’s naked fascism and they can steal it again. Twenty…

The last time I went to an eSports tournament, I went home with crabs. And I wasn’t even in the tournament!

so my first read of the title said that a ‘Japanese escorts tournament is giving away free crabs’ which makes more sense than the real title.

A company like Superformance or Factory Five needs to get on making Pantera kits. Modern Mustang drivetrain with power steering and good brakes would be just about perfect.