My parents loved this car. One of their friends was pretty well off, and when we stayed at his river house we went on a group cruise along the river with the other family that was there. I was pretty young, but my mom drove me in the Prowler for a while. I remember hearing engine noises over the speakers. What that a…

Nope, not me. No how, no way.

It’s a magnetic dealer plate I bet.

They turn at glacial paces.

Nope! It’s a “entry-level crossover SUV”.

Would it be possible with current technology to have a head mounted display for the driver and/or the gunner? I am thinking something like Land Rover's "Transparent Hood" where it would use a combo of sonar, IR, and video feed to be able to see 360* around the tank. Of course there would be back up manual view ports.

It’s easy enough to swap the trans with the column shifter too. Bolt up the clutch pedal, and cut a hole in the tunnel.

If a motorcycle ESC can catch a two wheeled bike from sliding out on a patch of gravel mid corner, I think it can catch a trailer. In bikes they use accelerometers and tire speed sensors to recognize when the bike is doing something unintended. Now, transferring that tech to semis is a tall order, because the trailer…

What? Where did you hear this?

He modded the car, and is complaining about the batteries going out? That is illogical to blame on battery manufacturers. Also, a gen 1 Prius is at least 12 years old, so your '$8000 in 5 years' is already an invalid point by your own experience.

Almost every new Kwik Trip and Kwik Star in Wisconsin has a 220v charger in the lot for free. I know it's not a super charger, but being able to stop and use the restroom or get a drink while your car charges for 12-20 mins seems like a good situation for many people.

Dual sport, or supermotos are pretty sweet!

"whose side mirror I almost never look at" "I should care for must be in front of me"

If you indicate your lane change before actually doing it, the biker will see you long before you even have to think about checking your blind spot. One of my biggest pet peeves is vehicles who fail to indicate, or indicate as they are moving.

Remember, you are not "stuck in traffic" you *are* traffic. If that means letting bikes filter so there is more space for cars and truck on our congested highways, then let them do it.

Is this an electronic valve to bypass the catalytic converter? I think the "muffler" is the larger near the exhaust fin.

Thanks for the advice! I'll be investigating in the next couple weeks.

Yeah, I've got the basic Rebel T3, the 70-200 IS looks like it might be a good choice. Maybe I will rent a better body to go with it, and put my 50mm prime on my body for more static shots.

Stef, what kind of lens do you use for these shots? I am going to be shooting a lot of races this year, and have just a stock 55-200mm, and a 50mm fixed. I know I can make it work, but might be able to rent a better lens for some of the bigger races.

Little do we know that construction project was making a shiv to stab your cellmate while you serve your life sentence.