Hahaha, now that’s funny.

Crazy. Haven’t been there yet, but I can for sure see people coming from far away to go nuts in the dunes flying one. My mom’s boyfriend grew up down there and goes every year in a custom tube frame buggy with a turbo air cooled VW engine powering it. Though it’s currently getting re-powered with a Subaru engine.

My parents met because they both lived on Lake Columbia in the ‘70s. Spent a lot of time out that way as a kid visiting grandparents most weekends. Could hear NASCAR running from the lake.

Sorry, I keep forgetting how politically correct the commentariat is here.

Yes, but they are still separate countries. Those who fly the confederate flag are still a part of the United States of America, and thus should be flying that flag.

This is more akin to something like people still flying the East German flag in today’s unified Germany.

Nevada for sure. Don’t see Confederate flags out West at all.

Normally the losing side of a war no longer has a flag to fly... Why these are still flying is beyond me, but I’m not a Southerner indoctrinated in their special version of history.

Well, the 3.4 engine swap is one I’ve entertained doing to an early Boxster for performance reasons. Only problem is, the 996 3.4s suffer the same IMS bearing problem as the Boxsters do. Only the 996 turbo doesn’t have the problem.

Sad day indeed when Williams has fallen to these lows. I hope they find a way to remain intact with someone from the family still helping run the show.

This is basically the Audi Allroad, just in sedan form and without the cladding and air suspension.

This dieselnerd seriously considered it. It’s more power than the old 1.6 VW diesels of the era. The car only marginally heavier while offering decent space. And it’s hella obscure.

I was coming here to ask and write about the same thing and bring up what “Nate with shorter name” mentioned, that Caitlyn Jenner was interviewed for the Willy T. Ribbs documentary “Uppity,” and when referring to Jenner in his racing stories from the ‘80s, Willy and the crew opted to use “Bruce,” because that is the…

Heh, meant for on road only “Like a Cayenne.”

Pretty funny because the Cayenne and its sibling Touareg were originally developed to actually do some serious off roading. They literally tested them to make sure it could do most Moab trails.

It was a Piech thing in the 2000s to try and go upscale, though you could still get fairly low optioned cars during that time as well. Jettas and Golfs still could be had with cloth seats, no sun roofs and even crank windows for a little while.

I you were to compare those mk4/5 cars when new to the competition of the time, they did standout.

Pour out a liter of 502.00/505.01 spec 5w40 for the man.

Nail on the head there. I did pick up a 14 Passat late last year and it’s actually pretty nice overall. The chassis is really good aside from needing firmer dampers. But I can’t stand how all these newer cars put the seats higher and have lower rooflines. I had more generous head room in B5 Passats in the mid 2000s.

FWIW, I wrote the above reply with great restraint to not come to the defense of diesel technology as a whole and the disdain in which you wrote about the level of cleanliness of their diesels.

That was a pretty extreme concept of a car with the tandem seating and super narrow body. It definitely left a lot to be desired in terms of practicality, but as a concept of what they can do when pushing the extremes of efficiency for a street legal car, it did well.

I doubt Ferrari goes to IndyCar. It’s likely a similar ploy like what Enzo and company pulled in the mid-80s to just get what they want from the FIA and/or FOM. IndyCar is damn near spec cars anymore and I get the feeling that’s NOT really Ferrari’s cup-o-tea. I could see them maybe in an engine supplier role, but…