I completely understood: sincere apologies if my post came across as a dis. That wasn’t my intention at all, but re-reading it I can see how you might take it that way.

Thank God we have these guys to protect us from the horrors of the Tesla direct sales model.

I think it’s entirely possible to be a moderate, or even moderately conservative, and still be utterly appalled at what has become of the Republican party over the last decade.

In all honesty I’d be happier about having MV Agusta logos on my AMG...

I think that that’s true for everyone, at least when you’re maxing out on power. The point is that, when you’re using less-than-max power, which is most of the time, unless you’re sprinting or hammering up a hill (or the spin class equivalent), it’s much more efficient to try to apply power evenly throughout the…

Very true. I wasn’t trying to slam your advice, which is good - just wanted to point out that it’s just a starting point on the way to “perfect” form.

Actually, proper form demands more than just pushing down and pulling up. Ideally, you should be continuously and smoothly spinning the cranks through their entire rotation (i.e. that also includes pushing the pedal forward at the top of the stroke and pulling back at the bottom, and everything in between).

It’s as if someone asked themselves “What would it look like if Picasso painted a Hyundai Sonata?”, and then proceeded to try and actually build it.

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.