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    I was going to visit a friend in Dallas. There was some construction on 635. As I was coming up to 35E, some idiot a few cars ahead cut over into my lane and caused everyone to panic stop. No problem, I’ve got plenty of room in front of me. Except someone had spilled a bunch of soap (or something equally slick and for…

    The Craigslist ad you linked to says $16k, not $17k...

    Ok, something sounds fishy here... I ran Black Bear last year in my Jeep. We got stuck for over 3 hours behind somebody who dropped a wheel off just past the first switchback in their Honda Ridgeline - not even dirt bikes could get past. All four occupants of their vehicle were over 70 (not exactly in the prime of…

    Even if a MOA is active, there’s no restrictions keeping private pilots out. They ask that you stay clear, but that’s as far as it goes.

    Nope. That was perfectly normal for a lot of vehicles of that era, especially the lower end models.

    They use one of these. Fill it up to 100psi, then dump the valve.

    When was the last time you saw a two-door SUV?

    A "joystick?" Well.... It's true. It's a stick that brings me lots of joy.

    Sounds good... Yeah, I've heard that AEV modded jeeps get some exceptions in certain circumstances, but that's a small subset of the aftermarket mods available.

    Don't forget the tax angle: in most (if not all) European countries, vehicles are taxed based upon their displacement. As a result, you get lots of tiny engines. Non-boosted for the econo-boxes, and boosted to the moon for performance versions. (Side note: all of them get great mileage on the European Test Cycle,…

    Of course, if you mod the Wrangler, you might void the warranty.

    Flaps provide greater lift at low airspeeds by both increasing the area of the wing and the angle of attack. As a result, they also increase both parasitic and induced drag. Generally the first 10~20 degrees of flaps produce more lift than drag, but not by much.

    Flaps provide greater lift by increasing wing area and angle of attack, thereby increasing both parasitic and induced drag. Generally for the first 10~20 degrees of flap the gain in lift is greater than the drag penalty, but not by much.

    I'm sure someone's said it by now, but a Dodge Charger Hellcat could be hella fun.

    Not really. I spent a weekend trying to finagle a way to get that damn thing out. There's no way to get to it from the top due to how close the firewall is to the engine, and from below the bellhousing blocks it. When I started to consider building a waldo to get it out, I hit myself in the head with a wrench and…

    Except for the E39 540i. There is exactly no room in the engine bay to get tools in there. Simple stuff like changing the PCV valve requires dropping the transmission! And changing the alternator requires pulling the radiator. Oh, and that alternator? It's a water-cooled unit. Don't expect to pick one up for…

    Here's one thing you need that's not on the list:

    Take a small light car, spend a few pennies to make it handle like it's on rails, then cram a huge engine in it without upsetting the balance. If you can swing a wrench, it's an AWESOME performance bargain!

    BMW M5 E39. Ok, so you technically there wasn't a 2004 M5, but they were still selling the 2003's off the lot. And it beat the crap out of almost everything else in it's class - especially the E60 M5.