Flugplatz is the primary issue, so whatever option is chosen must fix that as issue #1. I don’t see tire restrictions having a big enough effect unless you really kill the tires, given that there is a relatively long straight from Hocheichen. Would the long sweeper right before Flugplatz slow things down enough with…

Unfortunately the batteries that come in the bundles will not last for that long, and are sometimes improperly marked as being higher capacity than they are. Name-brand Li-Ion cells will last almost indefinitely.

Unfortunately the batteries that come in the bundles will not last for that long, and are sometimes improperly…

The UltraFire WF-502B. The real key is the 18650 rechargeable Li-Ion battery. These things put out crazy amounts of light and the battery lasts for well over an hour. Just watch out for counterfeits and make sure you get a quality 18650 battery from a known manufacturer (Panasonic, Samsung, Sony, etc). The flashlight…

The UltraFire WF-502B. The real key is the 18650 rechargeable Li-Ion battery. These things put out crazy amounts of…

Wow, this episode was MILES better than the last one. The conversation was much less awkward and flowed very well. It was kind of weird how Doug and Tavarish were staring at the camera, though. Just talk to each other, guys, you were creeping me out.

I’m the same way. I grew up with an Olds Omega, Olds Cutlass Cruiser, and Buick LeSabre. GM family. At least I didn’t grow up Mopar.

That’s actually not too far off. Also sounded a lot like violins for most of the video.

I think it looks pretty good. It is a good compromise between elegance and aggressiveness to suit its market. The only thing I don’t like is the exhaust ports in the back. It’s kind of odd to have a large cutout around the two pipes on each side. Unfortunately, nothing really grabs me about the design to make me have…

The Taurus is a full-size now, that’s why they priced it up. The Fusion is Ford’s mid-size now and is priced appropriately.

You think a highly-strung turbo’d VW is going to be cheaper to operate? This thing we’ll be expensive to own for sure, likely before it is even payed off.

So why is this the Golf R instead of the GTI R? It made sense when the GTI was a Golf trim-level, but now that GTI is its own nameplate it seems odd to call the R a Golf.

The bit about analyzing the data is spot-on. I have to analyze battery performance in my company’s products, so I create a script to collect hundreds of points of data for each discharge. The only way I can actually notice any issues is to import it into Excel and graph it, then outliers are totally obvious instead of…

Feel free to do that. Nobody is making you eat the healthier options.

Doug was okay, a little awkward but not cringeworthy. His guests were cringeworthy. The Ballaban video was funny, I enjoyed it.

Hell no. I had the blown-head-gasket-at-78k-miles Shadow.

I’m so old, I have fond memories of my 2000 Tiburon. It was pretty much a Mercedes compared to the 1990 Dodge Shadow it replaced.

Why would they? They have a team of thousands of automotive experts willing to work for free at their disposal. Us.

Are you ready to have your mind blown? That was close to 20 years ago, not 10.

You mean except Ford?

Stef, how does it feel to be given the best remote assignment of the year?

This is my dream. My girls are 5 and 2 now. The 5 year-old has shown a little interest, but doesn’t have the attention span to do much of anything. She likes crawling around in my project 944 while I work, so I figure any proximity to the garage is good and she may naturally start asking to help. The 2 year old is…