Maybe the engineers were more focused on performance than spare tires... Is it also the designers fault that almost no tire stores stock replacement tires and that they gave to be shipped in from the warehouse? Base models of my car have spares, but they don’t have the same constraints with staggered tires izes and…

Perhaps have it integrated into the dash like nearly every other automaker seems to do without issue.

It’s not that cut and paste. Should MOST cars have some kind of spare? Yes, however there are some exceptions to the rule. My Camaro ZL1 has staggered tire sizes which means that you match either the front or rear with the spare but not both. This would then require driving without any kind of traction control if you…

800 miles in a day is very doable, but it is a very long day.

It’s called a certified supplier. You test everything from a new supplier or a finicky supplier (usually used when supplies are limited), however when a supplier has proven themselves you can sort of fast track them through the receiving side of QA/QC. Even if you did test material from the certified supplier it will…

The reports shows the Chevrolet Equinox LT as Moderate Demand, the Chevrolet Traverse LT as High Demand, and the GMC Yukon SLT as very high demand. If I am not mistaken, all of these are based on the same system.

Drool. I know that many say that Gran Turismo led to the desirability of EVOs, STIs, GT-Rs, etc in the US, but for me it was always the NSX.

If the interest is low enough you can theoretically finances and come out ahead because that cash in hand could be utilized to be turned into more cash at a faster rate than the interest on the car loan.

I don’t see why not. Considering the high costs of such items and the fact that many of the OEMS for these devices probably have exclusive contracts with the government. If someone is willing to pay the high costs and there is a way to acquire one, why not?

That’s my question as well. Were they pulling the van over for “driving from out of state”? Or was there some hooning and asshattery being conducted by the van?

You aren’t getting my point. Who am I to say what someone else is allowed to have based on my perceptions of what they NEED? If they are not causing harm to themselves or others with it then why should they not be allowed to have it? Regardless of that even, the individual right to bear arms is guaranteed in the…

Defining what someone NEEDS to live a normal life becomes a very slippery slope which goes against many of the ideals of freedom that the United States enjoys. One could argue that if you live in the heart of Manhattan then a car is something that one simply does not need to live a normal life. It takes up space,…

Extra fuel adds weight, extra weight reduces fuel economy. It seems like doubling the race length would thus require more than double the fuel to make up for the weight penalty in the early laps.

In other words, the NRA is “the people”.

I’m going to play a bit of devil’s advocate here. There are an estimated 300 million guns in the US vs an estimated 260 million cars. Like you said, in order to operate cars you must pass some form of a proficiency test, you must have the car inspected for roadworthiness (in some states), you must register the car…

How about we compare everything on a per capita basis?

That was the ban of so called “assault rifles”. Fully automatic weapons manufactured after 1986 are still banned.

One of my coworkers still drives his 1995 Cutlass Supreme that he bought new.

I drove a 2000 Accord with the 2.3L until this past July. I wouldn’t call it peppy by any means of the imagination. Granted, it was a fun car in the sense that the steering feel was really well executed, and you just feel like the car was communicating the road to you.

“It’s called freedom. You should try it sometime.”