Isn’t that the truth. I’ve owned a lot of interesting vehicles including a Model S and an Aston Martin Vantage. The only reason I don’t currently own a Tesla is that I like driving sports cars more than big luxury sedans. But if I needed a luxury sedan, I’d go right back.

I have a beater Prius of the same vintage as the one used in that tragic event. I have attempted to replicate the event, just to see how it all went wrong.

I agree that a clutch replacement is reasonable. The employees fucked up. They talk about roasting the clutch and riding the pedal. The clutch is likely fine, but who really knows how badly the life is impacted? All four tires and brake pads? C’mon. Maybe the rear two, but I think even that is pushing it, though I’d…

Tesla’s third row seating in the Model S has exactly what you want.

Mark of shame?   I’ll have you know, having grown up in Greater Redneckistan, many people will make their truck buying decision because that truck has those lights, not in spite of them.  Having the biggest possible truck was a huge mark of pride for some reason.  Occasionally, it was even better than owning a…

The simple answer is that software is hard and requires a different mindset than car manufacturers are used to providing.

You know, if everyone did that, it might elect some change.

You are literally taking money out of a server’s pocket.

You’d be surprised at how cheap people can be. And the people asking a question like this one typically are the kind of people who are looking to be a cheapass without feeling bad. They say they tip 20% pre-tax but it’s probably more like 12% and they look at their girlfriend giving them side eye because she’s tipping…

I completely agree. There are airports on the worst list that I absolutely love and airports on the best list that I loathe. I want the airport to be nice and comfy with good restaurants and wi-fi for the inevitable layover or delayed flight. I want gates in different terminals to actually be reachable on a tight…

My prediction is that it will be the Corvette Zora, and this is the reason for the Corvette Stingray name resurrection. I’m also anticipating the Corvette brand to be spun off into its own thing. This would explain the sudden move to increase the performance of the Camaro which would soften the blow for podunk Chevy…

I’ve owned a few Daihatsu Ruggers (Rocky here in the US). They’re wonderful little machines, pretty much what Toyota would build if they were building a Suzuki Samurai. I love them.

5-60 is the right metric. It’s what most reflects day to day usage and how fast a car actually feels.

When I said “basic”, I meant in the current slang sense of the word, ie, “unoriginal”.   The engine is quite a sophisticated design and sometimes fitment is anything but easy. 

Does the LS family of engines do these fascinating things better than/worse than/equal to other swappable motors? Things like the JZs, RBs, Honda Bs/Ks/etc.

For classic good looks and functionality, this right here. Go anywhere, do anything, will run until the bombs fall during armageddon and maybe even after that.

My girlfriend says that Houston doesn’t know how to have a normal car accident, that there’s always one car on a roof and another on fire.  The traffic also always moves at light speed or full stop.  There is no in between. 

GM is tired of playing the “Corvettes always have...” game. They ditched the popups in the C6 and they ditched the round taillights (and most everything else other than V8/Front engine rear wheel drive) in the C7. No one talks about the weird styling of the C7 anymore, but it was necessary to the evolution of the…

Here is my thought, and you can see if I’m right in a few years.

I disagree, though I have heard this argument since I was running A032Rs on my daily driver.