There's some debate about the proper way to break in a new engine and 'seat' the rings.
How about turning down the hostility a couple of notches and quit belittling people who have done nothing to you.
You have your preference, he has his. No need to be a dick about it.
My understanding is that issues with the chinese low-bypass engines isn't as much a function of design as it is manufacturing. You can steal all the designs you want, but you can't replicate 60+ years of manufacturing expertise from a set of blueprints.
The only dig against them was that is was a front-biased system. In their version of the Haldex-type system, from what I remember, normally 100% of torque went to the front wheels, but up to 50% could be sent to the rear if the fronts lost traction (basically when the center diff would fully 'lock').
Besides the US, what other countries have the observational capabilities to determine what's actually going on up there? I read somewhere that one of the reasons that the X-37B was freaking other countries out was that they couldn't tell what it was actually doing up there.
Back in 2011, I read an article about what an auto journalist would ask 6 auto execs, one of which was Mitsubishi.
Or a lightly used one, for that matter. For some reason, they hold their value exceptionally well for a performance vehicle.
Based on what?
I'll do you one better:
Imagine 9 of those puppies on a single ship.
Yep. BAE's version.
Very likely. The fit and finish in my buddy's GTI was always something I was envious of, and that was 2 generations ago.
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Good call. With winter tires, of course.
Their blue really is a fantastic color. I almost regret not getting it on my STI hatch, but I really fell in love with the pearl white.
Of the 3 big Subaru dealerships near me (New England, lol), none have any BRZ's on the lot. So either they're selling them as fast as they're getting them in, or they're not getting any in. My guess is the former.