I...I need more information about this monstrosity.

For starters, that 1 state is more than 10% of the US population, and it’s not just 1 state. There are 16 other states that match CA’s pollution standards, all told they represent 35.5% of the population and include some of the highest median household income states(8 of the top 10).

because more cylinders=more friction+more parasitic drag(to a point, there is a crossover point where increasing engine size causes more friction and drag than adding cylinders). Turbos let you get more power out of smaller engines so it makes sense to lose cylinders to keep friction and drag down.

Also suspicious was that this was announced at 7am this morning, with publications posting articles about it at 7:07am(looking at you cnet), which implies that they proactively reached out to some media outlets prior to releasing the info on the exploits. One of the editors over at anandtech is fairly certain that…

I get out of mine by being super apologetic, honest, and overly cooperative. I make sure to tell the officer where everything is that I am getting and when I am getting it, I put my keys on the center of the dash where he can see them, the whole 9 yards. Can’t count how many times that’s gotten me out of a ticket. I…

I placed a tire on, but not over a double yellow line while being followed by a car by no more than 12" in a 50 on a 2-lane road at 1am. There was a cop car behind the car that was tailgating me, they pulled over the tailgater then apparently radioed ahead to another car to follow me, once they finished up with the…

R12 was phased out because it was basically kryptonite for ozone and R134a has essentially zero ozone impact. R12 is a type of CFC, which have been regulated out of existence everywhere due to its massive ozone impact.

As someone who used to have to clean a public bathroom at a Target, if you think the men’s room is bad, you ain’t seen nothing. The women’s room was reliably worse than the mens room. It was not uncommon to find a smear of poop on the wall of the stalls. And not like it got there by accident, it was clearly smeared by…

yeah but those MPG requirements that GM is trying to hit are to help prevent our kids from living underwater(as well as reducing our dependence on oil), so it’s not like it doesn’t have a benefit behind it.

I believe my e46 states it wants 89 minimum but BMW recommends 93.

The problem is that you can’t keep catering to old stuff. If we did that we’d still have leaded fuel widely available. Or R12 refrigerant. Or a host of other things. At some point you have to draw a line in the sand and say we are making this change, time to get on board.

A big part of why lead was removed because it was incompatible with catalytic converters which were mandated by the government. The health effects were the other main driver of the change. And yes, both of those were driven by the people demanding the government change the rules.

I would think lowering the amount of fuel that cars use overall, which by extension lowers CO2, CO, and NOx emissions would be a pretty tangible and obvious benefit. It’s no more obvious benefit that removing lead was in the 70's, but we pretty much all agree that was a good move now.

Also because for max track hoonage DCT is the better option. You cannot hope to shift as fast as a DCT.

They can’t be that small, I’ve seen someone load an entire set of track tires into one along with his luggage a popup tarp and a decently appointed tool collection. Granted he was using the back seat as well, but still.

I once ran over my left foot while self push starting my e36. While I was jumping back in the car my heel somehow got under the car and caught while my toes were still on the ground. The car’s momentum forced it to go up and over my now vertical foot until it rolled far enough forward for me to get it back out again.…

My e46 was at 236k on the OG starter with zero start failures. It only got replaced because I blew the engine and it didn’t seem like a good idea to put a 236k mile starter back in the car after pulling the engine.

The picks themselves are not the issue. I’m saying the Brown’s issues point to the constants, which would be it’s ownership. If I take a draft pick and give him a bad coach with a poor supporting cast I can make him look horrible, regardless of his actual talent level(see: Jeff Fisher and Nick Foles. or Jeff Fisher…

If it was just a couple guys and a few years, I could attribute the Browns terribleness to bad luck. But it’s 2 decades of failure. Since the return of the Browns in 1999 they’ve had 2 winning seasons and 1 playoff appearance, which they lost. They’ve managed 4 wins or less in 10 of the last 19 seasons, and finished…

I’m just guessing here, but his tactics likely revolve around judicious use of the loud pedal. That or some sort of teleportation device.