How would you feel if I told you that the Boeing 737 has engines that were 50% built by the French? And German fasteners and harnesses? And Chinese vertical fins? And Japanese winglets, elevators, flaps...?

I attended the Reno race in 2011 when my company was supplying the (diesel) engine on a Nemesis airframe for the "Big Frog" French team.

Yup, RR really sh*t the bed.

I first got approved for commenting in 2006 so this makes me feel quite old.

So I'm guessing my daily drink, a decaf americano, ranks somewhere outside of your ranking...

"I had just started middle school when he came up as a skinny little shortstop for a promising team that hadn't been good in my lifetime."

Agreed, nacelle technology is batshit complicated and on the leading edge of composites applications and the ones on the new Leap-1 will be crazy.

Your comment might be a joke but mostly, it just makes you look like an idiot.

please elaborate

First time in a long-ass time that I see a list on which there is not one single car I wouldn't want to own right now... I'd just suggest maybe an early 80's 635CSi, but that's probably out of the budget.

It'll be interesting to see if they go forward with re-engining the A380, as some of their customers have requested. It might improve passenger economics just enough to make the plane relevant again. Plus, in some markets, capacity is more important than profitability.

Versailles was built into a Palace by Louis the XIV, not XIII who was his grandpa IIRC. Judging by the style, I'd say they're going for XIV.

care to elaborate?

The Ka, convertible

I can't say more because there's such a thing as medical secrecy and I don't want to get my "friend" in trouble. After that, I DGAS whether you believe me or not.

It's probably not going to happen any time soon. He's now able to recognize his family, communicate basic needs and articulate some basic words, but the damage was extensive. A friend of mine interned at the Chambery and Grenoble hospitals in Neurology this year and, though he wasn't allowed in the room, he worked…

Every E-segment car built by Peugeot, Citroen or Renault in the last 25 years...

This should have been the new top of the line Lincoln...

I'm guessing he gets his styling cues from Jack Baruth...

I watched "Draft Day" recently (a slightly watchable NFL infomercial) and spat out my beer when at some point they mention that the reason the Cowboys win is because they have the right attitude and the pride... Blew my effing mind.