Impact to the left front tire by the support pole while the wheel is turned likely bent a steering component. The suspension has movement up and down to deflect/absorb impacts, but is easy to damage in the other more fixed axis’.

1911s have inertial firing pins, not direct impingement.

The car didn’t brake left. It isn’t applying force to slow.

Seems to me the sensor just detects the pre-detonation. It is up to the engine management system to compensate by retarding ignition timing or enriching the fuel mixture, or turning the boost down...etc

The station closest to my house has a great price for regular - premium is $1 per gallon more.

I’ve got a couple of good Mom/car stories, but my favorite is Mother’s Day 1979.

One of my tell-tales is the registration sticker that goes in the upper left corner of the license plate. There are so many cars that have them in every corner of the plate...

Yes.

I take it suquel wasn’t a typo... :)

I got a speeding ticket in a beige Camry wagon.

This is the kind of car I’m interested in and would actually buy - but the manual is a must for me. I agree with others that the manual is part of a driving experience that I am looking to buy - have it available in performance trim, not rental fleet trim.

I worked at a restaurant at we had afternoon shift meeting in the back alley. About 1988 at the meeting - a Renault R5 Turbo popped around the corner, seemed surprised to see 15 people in the alley and held the 40 mph until he got even with us then opened it back up - 90* turn and gone.

It isn’t much of a problem with a little forward roll as you engage reverse in any of my 6 cars in the past 35 years (I’m excluding the ‘79 Cherokee Chief that was difficult to put into any gear)... But the one I have experience with at speed was a ‘73 Celica - that was a stunt on grass many times, and once on…

The rotor failed at the spot that cooled differently after the aborted run. Disc was very hot and stopped so the part covered by the pad stayed hot and the rest cooled. You can see the damaged part by the different color it had.

2ZZ-GE

Ha! They turned the wheel toward the wall.

These Cyberlights were available in the Eighties - the flashing was faster according to deceleration thanks to the g-meter in the unit. If you were stopped - there was no flashing.

WTF - Loose?

I hate the horn so far in the center that I have to remove my hand from the wheel to operate it. So effin’ stupid.

Rescind?