very interesting that aluminum is used for weight saving, as opposed to more expensive carbon fiber. it seems aluminum is underutilized in modern cars. aluminum has a lot of other advantages - over both steel and carbon fiber -besides cheapness - e.g. corrosion, easier to repair. should we expect to see it used more…

am i wrong and outdated to be afraid that a turbo is just too complicated and unreliable for a simple little car? with today’s technology, will this thing last as long as a more simple n/a honda engine? confession - i had a wrx that would have been 10/10 reliable if not for many, many turbo issues. i am cheap and…

Question - is a three cylinder engine good in a car?

Your reaction is correct - the Court can’t hand over specific assets of either the company or the individual. in this context, they can award money damages. However, once the plaintiff gets her money judgment she becomes a creditor and can sell those assets to satisfy the judgment. with the greatest respect to the…

excellent use of dingus

The honda crf250l (around 34") and the yamaha xt250 (around 32") have relatively low seats. you can lower them about an inch too. i have only ridden the crf250l, and actually found that the seat was too low for me bc the suspension was pretty squishy. i think the’re good contenders for you.

unfortunately i agree that you have to be cautious. also something everyone should consider is that appreciation for these exhaust noises is subjective. e.g, i like small, screaming inline 4's and high-revving honda engines. many other enthusiasts find these noises obnoxious, along with a much greater portion of the…

haha your comment takes a turn at the end there. i can see a riveting jalopnik article though - “the false altruism of western liberal democratic governments as relating to driving habits”

of course. but check out the dashcam car’s path. i haven’t watched it with sound - maybe you can hear acceleration too - but the driver was turning and visibly deviated from the normal turn path to instead drive more straight and prevent the bmw driver from getting in front. i am not picking sides - i’m only saying…

maybe the the bmw driver would have crashed if not for the dashcam driver’s actions, maybe not. i totally agree that the bmw driver made a ridiculous and dangerous decision. but there’s clear evidence of both drivers making dangerous choices, and all i’m saying is that in these dash crash videos there’s almost always…

Also, it should be noted that the dashcam driver clearly sped up and drove more straight instead of continuing through the turn, forcing the bmw driver onto the median. there’s almost always two assholes at fault in these videos. in fact, i might even say the dashcam driver is more at fault. bmw driver was simply…

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The ‘principle’ in the instant story is the right to rev your car in a parking lot? I’m likely in the minority, but that is a bad principle. It sounds like he was being obnoxious to the public, and the police rightfully ticketed him. I wish more cops would ticket people for this behavior.

this is getting too meta

this headline is wrong

heard that. this is my nightmare. thumbs down

oh man i usually dislike watching stuff like this, but he smashes his knee into his own face at about 4 seconds in and it is hilarious. poor sap.

this is the story of every mechanical endeavor i have engaged in

you must be a liberal

my friend had one of these old 2.5 v6 cougars, lightly-tuned in the obligatory w.t. fashion with a cat-back exhaust, etc. i know this sounds false, but it remains the best sounding street engine i have ever heard! everything else about the car did blow, however.