$7500 tax credits + state credits is a pretty good incentive to get in line early. Also, the CA buyers will probably alright, but everyone else might be in for a wait. The amount of Teslas you see in Silicon Valley is on par with something like a 5 series, so I suspect if geography comes into play for order preference…

One of the biggest pet peeves of a PC port is the lack of a “quit to desktop” option (as listed in the menu 10 commandments). I don’t want to exit a game, exit a menu, then finally exit the game for real. I just want click “Exit to Desktop” and have the game respect my wishes. Not hard, but if its missing its a sure…

Yeah, it’ll be a bit of a learning process. I’m an electrical engineer by schooling, software by trade, and shadetree/garage mechanic by hobby so I’m a little concerned because I know the risks of working on high current/high voltage devices. Those things are no joke, and even high current/low voltage devices (like…

I’m actually really curious as to the real running costs for a Tesla, less on the power side and more on the maintenance side. Currently all Teslas are under warranty so not too much to worry about but once thats up just how expensive will it be to work on a Tesla? Basic maintenance looks manageable (fluids, brakes,…

After my last terrible experience at a dealer haggling a lease I’m more than ready for a “Tesla” or “Apple/Microsoft Store” buying experience. Let me walk in with a test drive appointment, talk to a person who’s not there to push you the car RIGHT NOW but to talk about it, then pick your options and walk out. 3 months…

+1... Red metal wagon, dirt hill, room for two non-safety-concious kids. I was fine on the dirt cuz it was a well tread hill with deep grooves to keep the wheels straight, but the one time I took that wagon down a slightly steep road I rolled it and had some road rash. Lesson learned.

But the sand did save Gutierrez from slamming into the wall, so you win some, you lose some.

It’s not like he spent a whole lot of that runoff distance actually “on” the runoff though. His flight would have given the Wright brothers a run for their money.

Yup, autonomous only lanes will be the first thing in the gradual change to a fully autonomous highway. This is a good thing. Autonomous lanes means a good percentage of cars will now be always flowing at optimal speed, and leave the congestion to the remainder of the mixed flow traffic. This will gradually shift to…

Yup... big tree, right where photographers like to stand :) The other thing pictures and games don’t prepare you for are the strange G forces on that corner. You expect to be thrown right then left. You don’t expect that sudden increase in weight as you exit the bottom. Good stuff... even in something much slower than…

I dunno... Old (NA) miatas have pretty meh mileage. I get ~27mpg driving mine moderately hard. If a 100HP car can’t break 30mpg combined, yeah... Not a good ratio.

For handgun ammo this makes a lot of sense, especially for law enforcement. The problem I see is that at medium ranges even a non-aerodynamic bullet is pretty deadly. You now have a tumbling, possibly fragmenting projectile still travelling at hundreds of feet per second. At best its a lesser wound, at worst it…

Reminds me of a Canon S50

So here’s a semi-dumb question... is there a reason you couldn’t simplify things here by say going with a single clutch semi-auto instead of regular automatic? You’ve got torque fill for the shifts, so why take the loss on an auto? This also eliminates the awful low speed behavior of many older semi-autos, which seems…

Team events could be absolutely hilarious. Imagine say... Race driver trying to teach non-racedriver while blindfolded, or 3 people one car (one person on gas, one on brake, one steering). Lots of crazy car shenanigans could be had with a large cast.

So many smart people I know don’t lock their phones. Some of them claim its cuz nothing important is on it, but come on... If you’re gchatting, texting or emailing from your phone then there’s something important on it.

Saw a beat up white NA at Northstar in Tahoe a couple weeks ago. No chains. Kudos to them for making it up the icy hill without doing their best ballet impression, cuz the Jetta I was in sure wasn’t up to the task on all seasons...

She has transcended yard sale and gone straight to state wide auction. I’d be tempted to kiss my gear goodbye after a fall like that.

That car has officially outdone the 370z for car with best angry catfish impression.

when traction is all you need then 4WD > 2WD. That ram didn’t stand a chance if only its rear wheels were spinning.