Maybe, I’ve driven in many countries and US is far from the worse.
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Texas already has 85 MPH limits, which are OK I guess.
That’s true, them being Germans though I’m sure in the certification process they also make sure the tire won’t self destruct panic braking from top speed at the tire’s maximum rated load.
Germany has strict laws that force you to have tires that are rated for the top speed of your car. This is also why most cars in Germany have electronically limited top speeds; removing, or only altering the limiter means having to buy much more expensive tires.
I agree long, straight stretches of highway shouldn’t have any speed limits; however for long distances I’ve found out a speed of around 85-95 MPH is the fastest way to travel on an average car. Any faster and you’ll be looking at additional fuel stops that eat more into the trip time.
As far as I know most manufacturers spec smaller brakes for the US because of the low speeds and generally flat roads. I drive a Seat which is pretty much a Polo with a slightly bigger engine and better tires and brakes and it takes a lot of abuse on very hilly roads just to get them to start fading.
Ha! If Doug thinks his British cars are unreliable I don’t think it’s a good idea to get a 50 year old one.
Yes but it’s also ease of use, if I just want to play Mario 3 I could set up a Pi, download the ROM (technically legal I think since I own the game I think) and buy a couple of USB NES controllers. Probably end up spending about $40 and 1-2 hours assembling and setting everything up.
I was actually going to write that “right, pass; left, don’t pass” is way more logical (as I have started passing only to have the truck start turning left).
This is also common in Mexico and Latin America, only it’s left turn signal for “yes, you can pass” and right for “nope”.
The beauty of this is it’s really small. My friends and I get together every Thursday to play COD and FIFA on a nice big projector. This complete system with all cables and a couple of controllers could fit well in a lunchbox and would be perfect to take to those meetings.
I’m Guatemalan, we do have many people like that unfortunately.
Yup, brake lights are the same. And I bet those headlamps on the 140 are shared with many, many cars from the era.
Depends on where you are (and how tall). Miata is easier on some accounts by being more modern (no adjusting carburetors, brakes, etc.. and closer tolerances on parts).
Depends, I’ve worked on both older cars and more modern (not Bentleys) and the routine maintenance stuff (oil and filter changes, bulb changes, brake pads and rotors) are much, MUCH easier to do on the modern.
There’s also a big difference between a running engine and a running vehicle. From the videos above I don’t see that Mercedes being able to return to “runs and drives” without an enormous amount of work and expense.
Don’t think there are many “cheap” tires to fit a Lambo but yes, it’s on awful wheels and the fact that one of the headlamps wasn’t working even before he hit anything means it probably wasn’t well maintained and riding on worn tires. Worn, wide tires in the rain is never a good idea.
Anyone else think this might have been the plan from the beginning?
Materials, but then all of the energy used to make the cars does go to waste.