Can we also talk about the wear and tear on the roads and infrastructure? The whole purpose of a gas tax is that in theory the vehicles that use the most gas (equating to road usage) pay the most for damage to infrastructure which is in turn used to repair it. With the weight of EVs being significantly heavier than…

With the power that a 1 litre puts out that clutch will be fine for many years to come.

As an former owner of a MKIV GTI (‘02.5) I agree.  The VW’s of that vintage in the upper trims were very close to audi level of refinement without taking their market share.  (GLI, GTI, GLX, etc)

380hp has to move 4,000 lbs. gotta look at the power to weight ratio.  A golf R is about 500 lbs. lighter.

Here’s a good article from motorcycle classics about it:

I mean GM did eventually (‘06-’07) make the Monte Carlo SS with a 5.3L v8 and 303hp/323lb-ft. tq which I feel is the spiritual successor to this. Also the Pontiac Grand Prix GXP which I think came out ‘05

typically when you raise or lower a vehicle you need to make adjustments to the camber. On a subaru the go to method is camber bolts on the bottom of the strut which have a cam lobe on them adding negative camber to the hub.

As a former XRS750 owner I had to reread SRX three times before I realized Yamaha has made a XRS650, XSR700, XRS750, XRS850, and a SRX600.  They have to pick the order of those letters and stick with it.

Shelby GT350 Voodoo 5.2 V8 flat-plane crank FTW

I see it similar to propane tank exchanges. Somewhere along the line all grills, heaters, etc. decided to use the same tank. If I want to refill my tank I drop off one and take out a new one that is already filled. They have lockers at home depot that simply unlock after payment is received, take out new tank put in…

My most likely though would be the crank sensor or cam sensor. Computer uses them to tell when the cylinder is in the correct location to spark the ignition. If the crank sensor is an optical sensor a bit of crud on the pickup or light will cause it to not be able to read. Chevy placed their optical sensor right under…

Sometimes when a starter or fuel pump is starting to fail but can still catch on one of the windings (starters are brushed motors) you can tap the starter with a hammer or the fuel tank with a rubber mallet and get it to work.

E46's are also known for fun vacuum leaks.  My friend preemptively replaced all vacuum hoses on his.  We even removed the manifold to get all the underneath ones and replace the gasket.

The go to method is to check for available voltage (black lead on negative terminal of the battery, red lead on B+ side of the starter) should be 12+ volts (it takes 11.6v or so to crank) That shows that there is enough power to the started to crank.  Usual cause for a fusible link failure is someone trying to jump…

We used to mess with people at Ford by tapping the intertia switch (turns off fuel pump in the case of a crash) with a rubber hammer.  There is a red button in the trunk to reset it.

Another weird thing is that for some cars the input to prime the fuel pump is the door switch.  Basically when the door opens it is telling the car someone is probably about to start the car so prime the pump.  Fun fact- on mercedes the door switch is also an input to the automatic braking system.  The calipers will…

There is one that is not listed that I found is pretty common- unmetered air, or in other words too much air that the fuel system is not accounting for. This usually means a vacuum leak somewhere. Often it is just a hose that is damaged or popped off, but it can also be the intake manifold itself or the mating surface…

I know this is heavily camouflaged but I’m getting Taurus vibes

My use for Carmax is as a bargaining tool. When I am buying a car I always swing by Carmax and have them give an estimate on that car I’m trading in. They often give a pretty reasonable estimate as to what they will pay for a trade in and it is good for 14 days. I use this as a baseline when going to the dealer,…

BMW already made a production hydrogen 7 series that can run on either fuel. They made 100 of them. They also made 15 750hL’s in 2000. Toyota has had the Mirai out for a few years now as well. Also hydrogen as a fuel source for cars has been around since the 1800's.