Youabian Puma vibes. 

I guess this story should be moved over to Kotaku.

Yeah, I would be willing to bet good money that a retrofit to a very nice, powerful but standard hydraulic system is going to be a tiny pittance compared to that and will be 98% as effective at stopping the car.

Another issue that arises for me is “What’s a high cost to pay for a car?” For everyone that’s going to be different, obviously. But in a world where a pick-up truck runs 80K+, and average price of a new car is just over 47K, is a nice low-mileage, well-maintained Vantage V8 for 55K really such an exorbitant purchase? 

I live in the Columbia River Gorge and have some truly fabulous drives. I drive purely for the enjoyment of it. Here’s one of my early-Sunday-morning favorites. For a road like this, a Miata or a older water-cooled base 911 are going to tremendously engaging, because you are never going to see much top-end anyway.

Yeah, traffic in Portland definitely has that -screeching halt - ok, floor it! mentality. 84 through the Beaverton/Hillsboro area is a sucky drive anytime of day or night , I’ll freely admit. 

Well, it’s not like the fold and tumble rear seat is all that secure. It’s just two metal pins in an L bracket on each side of the bench. I don’t recall if there is a nylon strap to keep it from folding forward or not, but I assume there was.

Reminds me of flying in military C130s in the cargo netting seats with your squadmate so close his knee was in your crotch, your knee was in his crotch. Everyone lined up like a zipper. If you need the facilities the paint bucket is over there behind the shower curtain!

I just came her to say that as a transplant from TX, who has driven transcontinental trips multiple times and been from one side to the other of 45 states - Oregon drivers are pretty damn pleasant for the most part. I drive all over the state and almost always feel as calm as a Hindu cow. 

can’t believe the Nissan IDx isn’t on this list. 

My neighbor takes his all-original 1953 Porsche 356 that he’s owned since 1953 to this one guy who has a shop in my town and recommended him to me. That’s all I need to know.

This cuntry used to put “mind your business” on it’s currency rather than “in gawd we trust”.

I saw an relatively nice old Jeep CJ-5 sitting in a field with a for sale sign, not two months ago and tried to purchase it, but someone beat me to it. 

Imagine the self-loathing required to be an ATC at Ronald Reagan Airport. 

This comment was par fucking excellence. TIL. 

“I always lose my valve caps.”

I actually prefer the MB-Tex over leather. That stuff is great. 

You can’t just transport precious metals around without the government getting their cut! That’s immoral!

You can get a very clean low mileage BMW 440 with the twin turbo I6 for 25K.

Laughs in house realllllllly far back from road. I’m not some MAGA-humping J6'er, but the Patriot Act - and all its resultant metastases - still chap my hide to this day.