Haha. Yes. Oxford comma is a requirement in my practice. If you work for me, you will use Oxford commas. I write technical documents as part of my job. There's no room for guessing.

Prius hybrid gets 56mpg, is cheaper (even after the tax credit), has a LOT more room (40% more cargo volume), and is very similar in size being only about 6 inches longer but similar in other dimensions. And you don’t have to rent another (ICE?) car for long trips.

This is something I don’t know the answer to. It depends on the vehicle. Most modern turbo engines have a variety of sensors including one for ambient air pressure and measurement for mass air flow, temperature, humidity, and then oxygen content on the back end in a variety of sensors. The other issue is that the…

They don’t need to. The only places I know of that you can even find 85 octane are the same places you’re fine to use it. It seems like it’s already been solved except for some pretty strange outlier scenarios. 

I think someone publishing a writing like this that is represented as having at least some background or having done some research on the issue. In this case it’s really not hard to figure out. Any high school level physics class or higher would cover what you’d need to know. You don’t need to be a PHD chemist to…

It’s not a super rosey picture. Compared to a comparable car on size and capability (50mpg) it's not moving the needle much or at all. 

Much of the world has below 85 octane fuel. Japan regular fuel is 85. In South America low 80s are common. Same in Asia. The LC 80 was built to run on about anything anywhere. You could probably toss a cup of water in every tank and still drive it. 

Every NA engine designed for 87 octane at low elevation is also designed for 85 at high elevation. It’s just simple physics. At 5000 feet of elevation air density drops by about 13.8% and pressure drops by about 17%. Volumetric efficiency goes down along with the less dense air and the effects are compounded. A…

It’s actually the reverse. The hardest knock to manage on modern engines is at idle. Many modern engines have half or more of the entire fuel map in the ECU dedicated to idle conditions to keep them from knocking. They have to run very lean and idle to me the emissions rules. 

It’s almost like the people who refine and sell the stuff know where it’s appropriate to sell the different versions. ;)

You’re not wrong. It’s not about higher or lower octane than the absolute. It’s about the right octane for the conditions and the engines ability to adjust. If higher octane we’re inherently better - why not just toss some diesel in?

Good Lord, what happened to jalopnik? Did they hire people to intentionally write garbage? So the people will read it and comment about how bad it is? Even a cursory review from Google would educate you on why 85 is perfectly fine in vehicles designed for it - which are still common. But somehow Elizabeth has now…

I’ve rented from U-Haul a few times. My general experience is poorly maintained equipment and crappy service. But sometimes they’re the only option. Last rental I had from them they double charged my card. I had to go through the credit card dispute to get it fixed. The store wouldn't fix it. I've never been back. 

Your u haul rents crew cab full size trucks and allows towing trailers? And they have them in stock? Never heard of that anywhere ever. U-Haul’s website only lists regular cab (2wd?) trucks with a 6k lb max tow limit. That’s not enough for even U-Hauls own larger box trailers or car trailers. And it’s not useable for…

Have you ever towed a travel trailer? Or driven an hd truck? 

Unpopular opinion: if they were serious about off-road, they’d run a real race. Not a $12k entry fee scavenger hunt on mild gravel roads for wealthy white housewives.

Everything about it on the outside is wrong. I can’t tell if it looks unfinished, the proportions are wrong, or all of the above? Why would you make the hood so tall? Just looks bad. But I’m probably going to buy one anyway. I’m so tired of breaking down in my diesel F-250, I want the towing power without the diesel.…

2022 tundra. More torque than any gas truck other than the TRX and almost as much as that truck - but available in ever trim! Great interior.

Kind of. Subaru is officially a Toyota group brand. But supposedly they're still mostly autonomous.... Except for product design, marketing, manufacturing, and sales. :)

They’re operating like a group of students in a garage. Nothing about their factories resembles modern manufacturing. Not assembly lines, not designs, not engineering, not materials. I think the industry really is ripe for a big manufacturer in China probably to blow up Thor.