Purely guessing here, but I bet that Boeing may have to actually demonstrate exactly what will happen as part of certification. Also:

The Flex is the right choice here. It’s a little weird, hugely practical, freakishly fun for what you think it should be, not super common, and can be had in strange-ish colors.

I have the best taste. Everybody is saying that. In fact, some people say that I have better taste than anyone ever.

In his defense I 100% agree with the idea that EVERY car has at least one thing its good at. It may be that its good at being cheap, it may be that its very practical, it may be that you can’t be bothered to wonder what the drivers “business” is. So in that sense, sure...go Captiva! In isolation its actually a miracle…

I’m with you. Drive them until it becomes really impractical or unsafe to drive them AND the costs to bring them back to acceptable form are just too much. I’m currently ride is an ‘08 Mazda 3 with a stick and almost 170k on the odometer.

Back to the “I can just TELL when I’m speeding” discussion, which is bad and dumb. Fact is, most people can’t just “feel” 40 mph vs 50 mph.

He’ll probably get grilled for it.

I agree it’s funny, but I’d encourage making it a magnet and only affixing to your ride when going to or coming from your local Coyote and Crowds events.

A little on the nose, isn’t it?

While you are right, that we don’t know if the new ST will be sold in the states because it hasn’t been announced, we also know that the Ford claims the Focus Active is the the only Focus that will be sold stateside, which is why I (and others) assume that the new ST wont make it over the pond.

Exactly. The proving grounds opened in 1924. I’m guessing the majority of “The Oaks at Beach Lake” was built substantially after that time.

US companies will then not employ anyone outside of the US by switching completely to contract manufacturers or some other arrangement that will shield them from that requirement (will reincorporate elsewhere?)

3rd gear.

Flooring it is a no-no for sure, but I must point out that per Porsche’s owner manual:

The Europeans and Japanese have strong domestic market reasons to not kill off cars. I don’t see that happening at all.

One can like Bob Dylan without pretending he’s a good singer.

We are a vocal minority railing against the insurmountable tsunami of mediocre CVT FWD based bloatovers that will only continue to grow in this day and age of cheap gas. Doesn’t mean we shouldn’t stop fighting the good fight.

I go topless on my travel coffee mugs.. all lids eventually leak and i get shit on my suit.

Meh - they’ll just go to 12 year auto loans.