They backpedaled to avoid drama. I would hardly call that ‘debunked’. They certainly didn’t confirm your theory of ‘pedestrians first’.

I think there’s a significant difference between visual aids (like a 3rd brake light) and driver aids (like lane-keeping assist). The fact that you are lumping them into the same category makes me question your judgement.

That’s your opinion. My opinion is that your opinion is naive.

My point is that rejecting it simply because YOU don’t need it is selfish and luddite, as well as counter-productive. Many people are shit drivers, especially in my state, but getting them off the road isn’t a realistic option. Autonomous cars can’t come soon enough for these people.

By that logic, why even bother with brake lights at all? You should be paying attention to the car in front of you and be able to tell when they’re braking. Also no airbags or seatbelts, because you shouldn’t be getting into accidents in the first place.

Hey Tav, a guy I know repairs and restores 3000GTs and Steaths. If you’re ever back in the market for another 3S once your finances become stable again, he might be able to help.

Understood.

Yep, apparently I spoke too soon.

Oh, look at that. Guess that blows a giant hole in your ‘theory’.

I’ve used both, and while I have no seat of the pants observations, I did attempt to do my due diligence with my most recent addition to my garage (turbo I-6). Cursory searches at the BITOG forums and posted UOA’s leads me to believe that the Pennzoil Platinum is at least as good as Mobile 1, and is cheaper. Basically…

I’ve used both, and while I have no seat of the pants observations, I did attempt to do my due diligence with my…

 Mobile oil, which is better than Pennzoil in my opinion, anyway.

 Mobile oil, which is better than Pennzoil in my opinion, anyway.

You write like a drunk 12-year-old, and your opinion doesn’t matter.

Didn’t Subaru lift a 4wd Loyale wagon back in the 70's? I remember an ad that featured the US Ski Team.....

I haven’t come across it much, but then again most of our customers don’t need parts with that kind of strength. The closest we come is ensuring a maximum surface finish, which incidentally does improve tensile strength.

I mean, if you’re going that far and strength was really an issue, they could grind the threads and/or use a UNJ thread for optimal strength. But it’s probably not necessary.

Not necessarily, it depends on the industry. For instance, the company I work for makes medical and optical parts that the machine in the video couldn’t possibly hold the tolerance on, nor could it produce as quickly.

Nothing shown in the video, with the exception of the UV penetrating dye inspection, is out of the ordinary in normal precision machining industry. You have design, machining, inspection, heat treat, marking and storage. It’s just usually done in quantities greater than 1.

Nothing you have said lends any credibility to your claims.

How about no. I’m don’t give a crap what hippie/liberal place you live in, nor do I care what they sell in other countries. That has absolutely no bearing on me, I live here, and for the vast majority of the population here, biking is not an option.