It was my understanding that some of the highway building was to spent redirecting highways in urban neighborhoods where they originally built the highway dead in the middle of the neighborhood. So, it’s kind of putting politicians in a tough position to be either for fixing a wrong made against communities by putting…

Honestly this is a pretty crappy bit set. It only has 3 torx bits and a bunch of phillips. The 1/4" and 5/16" nut drivers are nice but none of it is impact rated so probably not great for setting self tapping screws with an impact which is the defacto tool in construction. There’s like a million different bit sets at…

Honestly this is a pretty crappy bit set. It only has 3 torx bits and a bunch of phillips. The 1/4" and 5/16" nut…

“I would suggest getting some other offers on the Mazda via Carvana, Vroom, and Carmax.”  This is great advice.  Every car I’ve traded in I’ve taken to Carmax first with the knowledge that if the dealership doesn’t match it (which the always have) I can take it to carmax within 30 days and get the estimate for it. …

you commute to the fire station a lot?

Yes I understand they exist, and for the sake of your comment I looked at an estimate of transporting a small SUV via open air transport from Sacramento to the city I live in on the east coast.  The cheapest option was $1625 for a car that is less than $13,000.  For me to rent a largish pickup and an appropriate…

This thing has roll up windows? Are you kidding?

The S-class has always been about showcasing what is going to be in the lower tier models down the road.  If that means at some point we will get a 300 mile electric e-class then I’m all for it.

This car only makes sense in California.  I live on the east coast and am not about to drive it back 85 miles at a time.

In theory because it is not a “car” it should be cheaper to produce because the safety requirements are not as high. Crash testing is a pretty large expense as well as putting enough R&D in to meeting the stringent safety standards of modern vehicles. Not to mention the actual production process probably uses less…

I feel like another special edition that needs mentioning is the Hurst/Olds. Reviving the partnership from the iconic 60's, Olds came out with some Hurst version in the 70's. Including the ‘79 which was the only G-body of that year to get a 350 and came in the gold/white classic color combo or black. They also had the…

I think it would be cool if they did an offroad version of the palisade/telluride.  Those seem much better equipped for being beach vehicles.  Extra points if its a PHEV or EV.

I think it has to be in order to put surf boards on and off.  If it were a permanently fixed solar panel there wouldn’t be much room for the boards and it would inhibit ingress/egress.

The majority of what I’ve seen at the track are camaro’s, vettes, and firebirds. Mostly running aluminum LS blocks with iron sleeves. Agreed that several big blocks or any truck engine is probably iron, a 454 for example. However there are quite a few people (with money) who run aluminum 427's which is what the famous…

Still might be a quicker 1/4 mile time than the eclipse could run on its own.

the LSA, LS1, LS2, LS3, LS6, L76, LS7, L92, are aluminum blocks. The LS based truck engines are cast iron with aluminum heads which are usually pretty reliable with the exception of the castech heads that GM outsourced. Its cheaper to produce the iron blocks and weight is less of an issue with trucks. Just saying…

Starred for the Skidrow reference

I’ve heard horror stories of termites or wood boring beetles coming from free mulch and compost. It’s pretty much made up of whatever people unload into the wood pile so it can have all kinds of critters in it.

Might be cheaper to just rent a u-haul trailer for the day and buy in bulk.

My dodge dakota with an 8' can hold just under 2 yards of mulch. One thing to take into consideration is if the mulch is wet or not as a lot of bulk places just have it outside and don’t cover it. I usually only do a yard at a time to save the leaf springs, shocks, and all other suspension and tire related things. Its…

Chevy does not have a great history of cast block/aluminum heads, they expand at different rates causing heads to warp see the Vega-