I guess it’s all perception. My minivan does 0-60 in the low 8 second range, yet I don’t think of it as slow. It’s faster than my Dinan- equipped BMW E34. I grew up in the ‘70s and ‘80s, so my perception of slow differs greatly from someone 20 years younger than me.

I would expect acceleration from an electric motor to be good, but I haven’t seen published performance figures that show faster 0-60 times than the 10 second range.

My folks have solar panels on their roof. When dad’s W210 was disintegrating he decided to go PHEV. He looked at the Prius but it was ugly and the performance was terrible for this day and age. He ended up with a 2018 Volt and just plugs in at home. He could probably go full electric as he doesn’t drive that much, but…

1st Gear Have you looked at the performance figures of the average Prius? Now I’m not one of those that believes that a family car needs to have the performance of a Porsche Turbo from a decade or two back, nor is my father, but mid-10 seconds 0-60 is ridiculous in this day and age. He ended up getting a Volt instead,…

I just put a link in my reply to take you straight to the vid.

There’s a whole video on YT where they go through the process of rebuilding the van. It’s a great watch.

Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham has a matched set.

About two milliseconds with some nail clippers to remove those zip ties and you’ve got yourself a free pogo stick. Pass. I’d rather take that tracker and hide it on someone’s car for shits and giggles.

Just put doggo in a pouch and let the fun (and dog vomit) fly!

Nice, and from a burner account no less.

This reminds me of an issue that Subaru had years ago, and that was overheating in the cold, snowy Swedish rally. It turns out that all of the cooling air inlets were blocked by snow, and despite the low ambient temperature the car overheated and failed. No pit stops and no pulling off tape strips to lower the temps..…

About 18 years ago my 525i was in the body shop thanks to an idiot that fell asleep during the morning commute. I went to Hertz Premier, and their idea of an equivalent ride, at least for what they had in stock, was a Mitsubishi Diamante. Yeah, they were both mid-sized, slightly upscale and powered by six cylinders,…

Same here. One of my favorites in Fourza was the humble Chevy Volt, tweaked to within an inch of its life, but capable.

I like the look of the Chalon kit, but without proper wheels and tires to match the kit, fixing the glaring gap problem, it’s CP at this price. Take off $3,500 or so to fix this big problem and it becomes closer to NP. Yeah, the interior needs some work, but that’s relatively easy. And chances are that an engine swap…

I figure that the manufacturers can try myriad combinations of parts to come up with a reasonable compromise regarding ride and handling, whereas the car owner has to buy a part and try it. After spending several hundred, if not thousands, we’re reluctant to pull the parts and try again when the result is not to our…

Equally obligatory:

Steamrollers: 235/40R17s up front and I think 275/35/R17s in the rear; they’re bigger than what BMW put on those wheels on the E39. They may not look terribly low-profile as today’s wheels and tires, but this setup was pretty advanced for 2000/2001.

That’s fine, just so long as you're not one of those people that thinks that the use of the directionals suddenly gives you the right-of-way...

Not nearly as sophisticated as keyless entry, but those ‘smart’ keys can present other problems. Years ago my folks both drove W210 E320s. They discovered that you couldn’t have the two electronic keys from two different cars on the same keychain or the car would get confused and refuse to start due to it receiving…

One word: dehumidification.