To add and expand, there was another fuel filling issue in the early 70s. The 911 used a dry sump engine and the 2.4 liter cars had an external filler cap in a rear fender that resulted in a lot of cars getting gasoline in the oil tank so the filler cap was moved back to the engine compartment on the 2.7 engined cars.

“The Cleaning Guy" is a fount of engine building lore. The episode where he talks about his drag racers and building a new engine for his Monza is very Jalop. Diagnosing his tractor is also a good deep dive

Interest rates and inflation are huge factors here. High rates make loans,more expensive, and reduce the amount that can be financed plus inflation is reducing buying power and available income. The housing market has the same issues, buyers are having trouble getting mortgages so houses are selling slowly.

I'm a little surprised it was on 205, I expect weird truck accidents on the I-5 Terwilliger Curves

Avis sees Hertz as an industry leader to be emulated.  Enshittification in action

ND, that’s way too much for a 100% finished car with a,performance engine, much less an 80/20 job with a used truck engine. 

This sounds like a barely plausible urban legend.  It might work in newly self-service Oregon among native urbanites but not in the sticks 

For sheer entertainment I Do Cars has a weekly engine teardown with Eric waxing comedic over “malice in the combustion palace” punctuated by some serious diagnostic work like his E39 wagon

This looks like the tech failed to RTFM and place the lift pads correctly.

The best analogy I've heard is that an NFT is like a pet rock with a serial number, worthless from the get go. That Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs are completely worthless now warms the cockles of my heart. 

This makes the BMW GS tricycle look like a bargain at only a hundred dollars or so

A cautionary note would be Aldo Andretti, who looked just like Mario Andretti until he needed extensive surgery after a crash in 1969. (they were twins)

As a 70s kid the SSP, Evel Knievel and Fisher Price were a,jolt to my memory. I played with all of them although I only owned basic SSP cars 

As a concept a CVT works, the issue is application and execution. In a scooter, snowmobile or DAF 66 rubber belt CVTs work fine. In a Subaru Outback they are OK and in a Nissan they are utter crap.

I’m surprised it doesn’t say no lowballers I know what I got in all caps. I guess a rebadged Cadillac is too bourgeois for East Portland and I hope it’s still for sale years from now when the dealership has become a haikyo. 

What can you expect from a language named after Monty Python?

That’s two misstatements. First, whether an attacker is armed or unarmed is irrelevant to the use of force determination. It’s purely a matter of imminent danger, with a side of disparity. If 6'4" 300 lb weightlifter takes a swing at me, he’s over the line for deadly force in self defense. That’s based on my training…

I guess the Smith Motor Wheel is an ancestor of the Wall Auto Wheel of the 20s That would certainly liven up your Yankee Clipper.  

Influencers have taken over from Starbucks as the 11th biblical plague.

I prefer the Python that does