I see test mules out on the roads near me quite regularly. I always wonder what they are trying to do with them. Like, if nothing much is changed why are you driving them around wearing camo?

Never thought about the illegality in national parks, though I don’t know a single person that’s ever been hassled by a park ranger for smoking weed. They have always been the chillest of chill folks about it.

AFAIK, there is still one at the palace that is, Lexus Escondido.

One of those rare instances where the vehicle looks better after being smashed.

Considering the goal is smoothness, instant torque, and silent running; I’m surprised these haven’t been built as electric monsters. Like 300KWh battery packs and 1000+ hp/tq.

ugh, just what I need on my windy road commute is electric cars that slow down EVEN MORE going around fucking corners.

Hey, that’s the course I normally smash on. I always compare my times to some of the “famous” people like Tony Hawk. Unsurprisingly, I totally destroy Ryan Dunn’s time.

I’ve been saying this for years. As a self-proclaimed car-whore, I’m always on the lookout for something to buy. Whenever I browse through tacos, I scratch my head wondering why people will pay 90-95% what a new one costs, for one with 50k miles and a few years of farts lingering in the interior.

I tend to agree with you, but in widebody form I think it looks a hell of a lot better.

you also get google play music with that...which itself is worth that money.

no one can deny? mmmmk. Maybe in the midwest. Out here on the west coast, nobody thinks Challengers look good, except people living on base in the military...from the midwest. Look at the fit and finish of that front end. Just look at it. Poor color match, huge gaps. Now look at the rear end...same issues. Now look at…

Um...yeah. Looked just like this. Black with black package. Other than a few minor exterior trim details, it looks almost identical to the car in the article. You’re going to try and tell me it doesn’t? LOLOL.

They look the same though.

Everyone that saw it, “liked” it? That’s weird. I had a rental Challenger and a) No casual person noticed it, since there are like a billion on the road, b) everyone in my family that saw it thought it was ugly, cheap-looking, and moronic, c) It kind of sucks to drive since the controls are not intuitive and…

Yup. After owning manuals almost entirely, I bought an e90 m3 with DCT. The transmission was incredibly capable and fast but I couldn’t help but feel bored by it. It did all the stuff that I wanted to do and wouldn’t let me do some other things that I love doing on occasion. My replacements have all had 3 pedals.

BMW didn’t even bother to put turn signals on the thing.

I know a handful of people that ACTUALLY managed to get Fiat 500E leases for $99/mo, and a small handful of people that got them for $79/mo. Sad thing is, most of them can’t wait for their lease to be over, as the cars have turned out to be such unreliable garbage. One friend has barely even cracked 5k miles a year on…

In BMW-land, the term coding is used when you connect into the car and modify various settings related to the multimedia system, nav, window functions, seatbelt chimes, sunroof functions, etc. “coding” can be especially useful if you are running a frankenstein car of sorts, often simply to disable certain annoying…

They really aren’t that difficult. I’ve owned many...some heavily modified, some extremely high mileage. Working on them is like working on any car, and if you are too afraid of some coding, there are tons of people out there that do it as a side gig. The amount of enthusiasts out there really make for very thorough…

You are wrong. Manuals will go the way of the dodo, and it will happen sooner than you think. It’s gotten too expensive to bother making cars with a manual transmission. Blame emissions and safety standards for that. So they implement all the auto-blip stuff, force the revs to hang on decel so as not to increase NOx,…