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That was the argument against EFI systems when they came out. At first it was true, they weren’t much more dependable than carbs and they were more expensive when they broke. But now, an EFI system can run almost indefinitely. Usually transmission, timing chain, or head gasket failure is the death knell of a car.

Well below budget, but doesn’t really check any of the other boxes.

They know they don’t have the right of way, but assholes will be assholes.

Oh my. They are reasonable now, TrueCar shows an SE at around $26k. Very interesting...

If they would price them reasonably they’d sell a lot more.

Good writing style. Good idea for a regular series of articles. Will read.

If he is down for a convertible he should get a Boxster instead. They tend to be significantly cheaper than the Cayman for essentially the same car.

I bump start my 944 all the time. It sits in the garage for a couple weeks and the battery gets low, so I just get it rolling down my driveway and dump the clutch. No problem at all.

They did about a week ago, and it has been fantastic. Still lots of Pidgeys and rattatas, but much more variety of rare stuff. I see several starter Pokemon each day and got a Lapras the other day. Nidoking popped up last night.

All automotive tech becomes cheap once it is ubiquitous. It is a radar and a few cameras, nothing too terribly crazy. The development is expensive but that will be paid for by the early adopters.

Track days?

Well for god’s sake don’t write about the time Hulk Hogan drove rode his friend’s wife’s car.

Don’t worry, 5 years is plenty to make that happen.

It sounds like he was an engineering manager, and instead of telling the higher ups he couldn’t make the engine pass emissions, he decided to cheat. I’m an engineer too, and this is scary, but there are certainly cases where I could choose to pull the wool over the eyes of my managers. For example, if a software

You should come to 944Fest next weekend at VIR! It’ll be fun! 944fest.com

Most common method is a bracket that shares the bolts for the seat rails.

And possibly eliminate you or some of your family members with it. This isn’t skydiving, when drivers screw up they hurt others, too.

Leasing is more akin to buying than it is to renting, so his argument is moot. A lease is an arrangement where you negotiate a purchase price and a trade-in price at the same time, then only finance the difference. You still have total financial responsibility for the car, you just have already negotiated its future

You heard this from a car dealer. That is the best advice for them, not you.

The prerunners were still 2wd, but the front end had a lift so they looked just like a 4runner. The non-prerunner 2wd were rode much lower in the front.