Aftermarket Vortex Generators. They work, just not yours (probably). VGs can be aerodynamically useful to control airflow across the surface of your car, and you’ll see them on the wing of your plane when you look out the window. However, they are sensitive to the shape of your car and on being placed at the right…

Definitely true. My first experimentation in suspension mods was a long time ago, but it started with some Neuspeed lowering springs on my 91 Civic on stock shocks (it was the 90s, ok). Looked “awesome” and I “definitely” noticed a difference in handling. (And bouncing, and stiffness - but at 19 I thought that’s what…

funny enough, something that minor can necessitate more mods. I lowered my golf about an inch and added 10mm spacers, now i need camber plates so i can adjust for proper tire wear

Same when they go the other way and lift them. Often makes the vehicle less capable on road without significantly changing off road capability. Even worse when they fail to address things like control arm issues from the lift or, even worse, hack up their 4WD system to make the lift work.

Coal rolling fuel setup, bad for everyone around you, and for your truck too.

Pointless lift kits that reduce the truck’s capabilities.

Super bright LED grill mounted light bars used on road.  Please stop blinding everyone.

“Wagon wheels”: what I call huge rims with rubber bands passing as tires stretched around them:

This one is easy. Cold air intakes on street vehicles. It has been proven by engineers and mechanics multiple times that they only provide a power increase at very high RPM’s and do nothing for normal daily driving. But science and facts won’t stop the bolt on crowd clowns.

The newer Volt had more range and looked nicer but most importantly, it had better seats and interior layout. What downgrades did they do to the Volt Functionally?

I think that Toyota is exactly where America is right now with the Prius Prime, the Rav 4 Prime and whatever other plug-in hybrids they offer. The car is electric until you need it for a long trip and then its a gas powered car.

I was saying the same a year ago, when everyone was ragging on them, calling them reactionaries and fools. I mean, I still mock Toyota for the hydrogen vehicles, but EVs are merely part of an answer.

Feel like Toyota got a lot of hate for their failure to jump straight into EVs. But it always struck me as really the only sensible approach. Maximize hybrid efficiency while investing in PHEV; maximize PHEV while investing in EV (and watch what everyone else is doing); have a reliable, fast-charging, long-lasting EV…

Toyota was selling a hybrid in the US a full decade before the Volt.

To be honest, if I had to deal with Elon, I’d feel internal pressure to do drugs too

Hmm looks like something they should have identified if they, you know, tested it.

As Reese points out, the sidewall is not the most important part of the tire

So they’ll just attempt an OTA fix, like they always do?

Owns Cybertruck. Wears $2400 Garmin Marq Aviator smartwatch. Yeah, that checks out.

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