Elhigh

9/21/21

I thought the CE section was gone. There was some sex-related law got passed and Craigslist shut it down the next day, it was a news item around here.

9/21/21

RE: Neutral:

9/21/21

“And she was!”

9/21/21

To answer the headline’s question:

9/21/21

It’s strictly filmography and acting. It gives them something a little dynamic, a little exotic to film to point up “starting the bike.” Otherwise you zoom in for a dramatic closeup of Goose’s thumb on the start button. Not exciting at all.

9/21/21

It’s a plate of shrimp.

9/21/21

When it needs a carburetor jet cleared, Hank just clicks the control, climbs down and kicks the dirt grain loose.

9/21/21

It’s this weird dieselpunk rustbucket and I’ve tried to parse out how many of what different vehicles’ corpses were sewn together to make it, and I’ve got nothing.

9/21/21

9/21/21

You...might have a point.

9/21/21

Wallows like a boat in heavy seas, clings to the road like the barnacles on the hull.

9/21/21

Disagree. The truck is an iconic look but was included in the movie in that configuration specifically because it was so incredibly popular, a tremendous portion of the carbuying public at the time wanted one just like it. So including it in the movie doesn’t raise it to iconic status, but underscores the status it…

9/21/21

They learned their lesson, and fucking with Hulk was involved.

9/21/21

Every year they take it further and further away from something I want to be seen in, let alone pay money for.

9/20/21

I came here to say exactly this.

9/20/21

I snorted out loud at octagonal pistons.

9/20/21

Well it appears to be really well sorted, the mechanical work under the hood looks very appealing. But of course that’s photos examined from 600 miles away from where the car physically sits, and therefore worth no more than the paper they’re printed on.

9/19/21

I have always hated the dealership model. But in the absence of anything better, it has its merits.

9/17/21

You want orphan status? Try looking for Opel GT parts in the late 1980s, pre-internet but long enough after Opel was out of the US market that every Buick, Isuzu and other parts counter I encountered just laughed me off.

9/17/21

Put some 1" pucks on top of the struts, install one-size-up Michelin Crossclimate tires, and laugh at the winter roads. You’ll pick up some floatation, add some tire diameter to bring down the engine buzz a little (add a pointer on the speedo to show where the new 60 is) and still have a mountain of money left in the…