Because the F-35 and the V-22 can perform all missions, at all distances, in all weather, for all time & forever.

And without much fiery death or serious delays, all things considered. The commercial aviation system is like the pinnacle of everything society knows how do, all at the same time. Except United, fuck them.

“Plus, they don’t seem yo be charging a premium for it being a very rare manual wagon.”

The only package it is missing and this is a big one for my tall self is the sport package with the extending lower bolsters. Won’t buy a BMW without it.

I,um, kind of love it.

Owned two. Both blew head gaskets. All this jibberish about small trucks always seems to leave out the fact that they suck lots of fuel, have an awful ride, tinny interiors, handle poorly, and really aren’t much fun.

Yeah subaru and honda cvts don’t do that. CVTs are not bad they are better than traditional automatics. It just depends on how well they are tuned.

Because I like to do things the hard way.

Actually, one of the bike magazines did a story a number of years ago in conjunction with some university engineers who tested helmets.

I got my start on early 80s UJMs by Suzuki and Honda, from 250s to 1100s. In fact my current Honda Pacific Coast 800 is the only bike I’ve owned that isn’t from the early 80s. Anyway, a couple of years ago, to celebrate a new job and get a break from a nasty New England winter, I flew myself to Florida and rented a…

A good chunk of the US population lives around boring roads.

Heh. Nothin like a blurry GT-R.

Goes well with my other ride

The inmates are totally running the asylum around here. We have car enthusiasts all the way to the boardroom. That’s really important, because the guys in the trenches can spend their effort trying to figure out how to make cars more fun to drive instead of trying to convince their bosses that they should bother in…

I hope one day someone other than true car enthusiasts will see the safety benefits of this device here. Before you all tell me that manual has already thought of by engineers, my point is that it was never thought (yet) as a safety device.

do what the owners of them do. Put a bunch of LED and neon bars on it then drive around the same block 90 times with a smug smirk knowing people are taking pictures of you.

Slight rant: Removing emissions controls may not necessarily result in a better running vehicle and also may be a violation of federal laws.

“2. Buying a new Motorcraft 2100 carburetor to fix my idle problems once and for all”