Does this thing remind the Dale that Regular Car Reviews’ Roman covered last month? I mean, come on: fuel economy, three wheels, missed schedules. I read the Black Swan, I know that the chance that this is a reoccurrence is very slim, but damn it fits.

I must respectfully disagree. I think that this is the fish you’re looking for.

It is an eternal question of the young petrolhead: if I get my dream car now, what can possibly go wrong? Nice writeup. Slight correction though: in the paragraph saying “Conveniences like air conditioning and reclining seats have been struck in the name pinnacle performance you’re only going to extract in your…

We were warned that this day would come. The Future is now!

Crap like that is exactly why I don’t commute by public transport anymore. Oh, no, a crazy person with bugs in a box, whatever am I gonna do- *rolls up windows, locks doors*

Belts. They’re so loud, so fast, so somehow unpredictable. You know that feeling of being afraid of suddenly leaping off of a high place? I have something similar about sticking a finger into the accessory drive system.

Well, who can blame you for that one, really :D

What about the Zaz 968? It’s essentially an old 911. Rear engined, rear wheel drive, round headlamps, the main difference is it has a V4 where the boxer is supposed to be. My favourite Ukrainian car (not that there are many to choose from)

Objectively I can make do with the 170whp that I have right now. Subjectively though I want something close to 300, feels like the kind of power that is both manageable and insane enough.

This article has made me very uncomfortable.

Yeah, that’s how the rear swaybar is stiffened on the Focus ST - same diameter Ashe stock Focus, but attached closer to the hub, rather than the middle of the suspension arm.

In conclusion: front swaybar should always be stiffer than the rear.

Stiff front swaybar. Swaybars prevent body roll by compressing an opposite spring similarly to the one currently under stress - stiffer swaybar - less roll. Drift cars have stiff front swaybars for maximum understeer during a drift (cause the car is essentially under steering towards corner exit, if you look at it…

Where will you be when diarrhea strikes?

Took car to read the Check Engine light on a dealer reader, mine only read the lambda fault. They diagnosed a faulty fuel pump, so I splurged and replaced it. The light is still on, although it goes off and on periodically.

If the goal is to make it look like a sleeper Kia, then they succeeded.

Psst. Claims and says?

Moooom, Granpa forgot to take his meds again!

Had an AZLK 2140 that I picked up to learn how to wrench. The car sat dead for a while and had to have its clutch slave cylinder replaced. Managed to start it after a few days, feeling the sort of sense of invincibility you get after losing your virginity. So anyway, when the time came to replace the clutch cylinder I…

Isn’t the second one basically a back story for the Stig? Think about it.