Mostly, I have a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from UT-Austin.

“A masterpiece of engineering”... “looks a lot like what’s on Ken Block’s Hoonicorn”

Uh, no and no. This is remarkably poorly designed. That front suspension, in particular, is not remotely as strong as the Hoonicorn’s and has far more chassis deflection unless the tube walls are hella thick, which is a stupid way to…

$300+ for small furniture pieces featuring veneer and made in Vietnam? Pffft. Don’t be seduced by glossy websites.

$300+ for small furniture pieces featuring veneer and made in Vietnam? Pffft. Don’t be seduced by glossy websites.

What makes you think “maintenance” means more than fluids and pads?

More like catshit — to which pseudoscience also attributes mind-altering properties.

You’ve just got to expand it: Anal Grand Tour
Or pronounce it Britishly: Oh, he’s an anal git.

The Barchetta is not a barchetta, it’s just a convertible.

A highly rated Bluetooth OBDii scanner can be had for $25 nowadays. Get u 1.

Neutral: Can Mazda Make Diesels Work?

It’s more about the difference between emissions regs. The Euro 5 regs are less stringent -> it’s easier for VW’s diesels to be fixed to comply with their regs than ours -> less diminished value.

We do get it, as the Lexus CT200h.

Corruption is certainly one of the most important issues in politics, but this is one topic where money has the least influence. The NRA’s lobbying budget is tiny for the power they wield. So where does the power come from? They have millions of members already primed by racism and imaginary Wild West nostalgia whom…

It seems odd that Lockheed would run this.

Having guessed right about the helmet liner being crushed, I’ll take a stab at proactive measures: the goal of crash safety equipment should be to keep the deceleration as even as possible, over as much time as possible — half the g’s over twice the time is much less harmful. The helmet has to handle even faster…

I defer to your greater wisdom. I did look for other pictures of muscular kangaroos and they all seemed to be the same kangaroo, or not as muscular, but I wasn’t very thorough.

Nah, it’s muscular hypertrophy. Probably mutation in myostatin gene:

Porsche engines weigh far, far more than Subaru’s — compare Porsche flat-6 vs Subaru EZ30/36. So aside from wiring, transmission, cooling, and brakes, you’d have to adjust the suspension, and the handling would still be off.

The BRZ has maybe the lowest drag (CdA, not just Cd) of anything in current production, and the lowest weight of anything with enough room for this drivetrain. So, maybe not so surprising.

This is the result of one excessive ARB - it always settles/flattens the other end at the cost of potentially lifting a wheel on the installed end.

The result of excessive anti-roll bars is less-independent suspension overall, closer to a deDion/live axle.

Third gear both days: