This question frequently comes up as a rejoinder in response to advocacy of the Tesla factory direct model, but I’m not sure why. It’s not as if Tesla doesn’t have a means to provide service for their cars (and a quite effective one at that). Although I suspect they may have to make some tweaks to their service model…

True moral of this story - If you’re scooping jello out of the jello-shot cup with your fingers, you’re doing it wrong!

This is actually Nic Cage attempting to escape from his own slowly-sinking career...

Lost it in a right turn. Somehow not surprising...

That's so random...

The real issue here is that consoles have effectively peeled off the the vast majority of average, everyday gamers from the PC platform, leaving behind a bunch of people who are absolutely obsessive about graphics to the exclusion of virtually every other aspect of the gaming experience.

Exactly. I would say that the show never even attempted to address gay versus straight. The basic conflict in the show was closeted versus open homosexuality. It was all about the fact that you should be able to be open about your sexuality.

Thank God he didn’t have a passenger.

A few, mostly aimed at making the car more track-friendly: Boost Logic intercooler/intake + Cobb AP (595 WHP @ 19 psi), transmission oil cooler, upgraded brake rotors/pads/lines, aftermarket front upper A arms for more negative camber, and wider wheels running 305-with cup tires all around.

(and I own a GT-R, for the record).

That’s true, although you can argue that, with twin cranks, the H-Block configuration was even more mechanically complex.

It should also be noted that another engine with a similar configuration, the Napier Sabre, was ultimately quite successful, so I’m not sure this really counts as an “obvious” engineering disaster.

Someone finally got The Great Panjandrum working!

I'd like to suggest that the answer to not enough women in Formula One probably has something to do with reducing the number of misogynist assholes running Formula One.

Because it’s designed to appeal almost exclusively to Chinese tastes.

You know who else qualifies as as "eccentric billionaire?" Red McCombs, the Texas car dealer magnate who (among other obscenely rich car dealers) is bankrolling this anti-Tesla effort.

I once experienced a similar phenomenon when I had a right rear wheel bearing failure in the middle of a left hand corner while racing a 944 in Chump. It's as if the car suddenly acquires rear wheel steering, and not in a helpful way. Thankfully, I wasn't going anywhere near that fast and I was able to catch it, but I…

Pastor Maldonado?

84 lbs is approximately the weight of you average, healthy elementary schooler. School trip!

I have a Mercedes with this shifter design and admittedly it creates occasional cognitive issues when transitioning back and forth to other cars (as auto-journos often do). That said, a month is more than enough time to become accustomed to it.