Pretty much every report that they were unsafe and unusable was complete BS. As a matter of fact, the MV-22 has the lowest incident/accident rate of any Marine aircraft at less than half the average rate of the entire USMC fleet.
I approve of this cynicism.
Because working on junk is fun.
Barring some major mechanical work, I agree with you.
You'd be surprised how easily a car can get totaled with just a small amount of damage, especially on a high-end performance car.
As a current 996TT owner, this pains me to see, but at first glance I can tell you this was a modified car, at least cosmetically, so it may have been driven hard. Depending on the condition of the motor and transmission, though, it could be worth it's full sale cost just in those pieces alone. 6MT+Metzger combos will…
[The 2011 Daihatsu FC Sho Case concept is a contender for the boxiest car ever made. It rides on a hydrogen pancake for a platform, hence the wave graphics on the side. Photo: Daihatsu]
I'd try to shave another 3k off of that but all in all I've flipped worse haha. Could be a cheap(ish) track beast as well. All in all looks like a fun project.
The individuals are said to be members of the "Billy Bad Ass" and "9 Trey" local gangs
I wasn't clear! If you have an ordinary job and you don't have a second car, then you probably have to let competent professionals do your car maintenance. But when you do get a second car it finally becomes possible to do it yourself. At worst it's kind of fun, and it's even possible to save enough money to make…
Unlike most questions, this one's easy and I think I can actually answer it adequately. The thing is, most of us have a job. A fairly precarious job at that, and it's kind of a big deal to make it in to work in the morning. Now when you work on your car, which of course is a lot of fun, you have to start in after…