A friend of mine in high school had a 2000ish tacoma, regular cab, 4x4, manual. I was so jealous of that truck.

Yep, I can confirm this. The plant I work at has large industrial air compressors that are multi-stage turbo compressors. IIRC, the third stage turbine is 75,000 rpm. It runs 24/7, 357 days per year. Even with that duty cycle, it only requires an overhaul every couple years. 

That article does make you think about what other investments will be required going forward to make EV’s a reality. I do have a problem with how that article looks at the worst case scenario for their load calculation. Some people will charge at home. Others will plan around charging their car by going out to dinner,…

Yep, you have to keep a straight six in this car. Either the BMW motor or a GM Atlas I-6.

Like Skirra said, it’s fairly common. In manufacturing, some companies even carry this model out through the plant level. They’ll have departments within the same facility “buy” things from each other like process water, steam, electricity. Theoretically, it promotes more efficient use of resources through allocating…

Maybe unintentional was the wrong word to use. You may be right, but I was just saying I’m on the other side of the argument. To me, things like this are assumed risks when driving. That, and it’s usually pretty difficult to hold a government entity liable if there wasn’t negligent behavior.  

I’d actually be surprised if the state wasn’t legally in the clear. Yes, there was damage to the paint on some cars, but it was unintentional. Having states be liable for something like this seems like it would open the door to them being responsible for damages from road hazards. Nobody expects the state to pay for…

What really gets me is that they will support that flag and the monuments by saying they are honoring their ancestors for standing up for a cause they believe in. An act lead to deaths of over 500k Americans. However some athletes want to peacefully protest and they call that un-American and disrespectful to the…

I’m a sucker to for these cars too. Good ones are hard to find where I am because they have either been ragged out or turned into dirt track cars. But even with my affection for g-bodies and 3rd gen Camaro’s, I can’t see this price for this car. CP for me

Interesting fact; poured Babbitt bearings can still be found in a lot of industrial equipment. Large steam turbines that drove generators and other things routinely had these through the 50's and 60's. The last mill I worked for still had 3 turbines that used these bearing. They would have to be replaced periodically,…

I don’t think the Chinese would have a problem with funding future cars like these. They have embraced American style excess like no other country. Name brand clothes, watches, gadgets, etc. They love big American cars like Buick. They just have a tax structure that makes the large engines prohibitive for most. But…

I’m usually leery of heavily modded cars like this too when someone says they have been “adult owned”. But I tend to believe this guy didn’t hoon this one too bad because with a turbo LS1, clutch upgrade, and sticky tires that stock 7.5" 10 bolt would be junk by now if he drove it too hard.

The numbers are typically on a monthly basis because that is just what everyone is used to seeing. Same as the interest rate being given as a yearly percentage. It’s just convention. Sure, there is language in there for grace periods around payments to make things flow smoothly, but on the nuts and bolts level of how…

When you get down to specifics on how the loan is actually calculated, most loans compound interest on a daily basis even if the payment is monthly or bi-weekly. They just express it on a monthly basis to match the payment frequency of the loan. That being said, weekly payment should help with lowing the APY of the…

And I’m doing my best to see that it happens. I’m right in that age range and some of my and my wife’s friends are having kids now. I’ve successfully steered one couple with a newborn away from an SUV and to a sedan this year when they were looking to replace her civic coupe. Just had to show them that if they really…

You’re right, the Pinto was just highly publicized. Square body Chevy pickups were designed with the gas tank on the outside of the frame. In the event that it was T-boned, the only protection for that tank was the rear fender. Atleast the Pinto had the bumper behind it. But nobody really remembers that GM paid a…

It’s not just on the retail end either. Heavy industrial manufacturing has seen it as well. Companies are under pressure to give increasing returns to share holders, so pressure is put on plant personnel to constantly trim budgets. So you end up with maintenance and capital budgets that haven’t been adjusted for…

That’s where I’m at too. If this car just had the typical dents, dings, and scratches that come with being a 40 year old car then I could see $8k. But with the rust, you’re looking down the barrel of paint and body work soon to keep it from getting any worse, and it would be hard to tell the full scope until you tore…

The controls engineer that I work with would agree with you completely. He has a soft top Jeep and never locks the doors on it or keeps anything more valuable than a phone charger in it. He did recently rig up a small strong box that he bolted in under the drivers seat in case he wants to leave his phone or wallet in…

Labor costs are how it is so expensive. Pulling out a dent, smoothing it with filler and repainting is probably $500-700. But before you can paint you have to remove bumpers, lights, grills, trim etc. and then re-assemble when done. Basically a full days work for a couple guys. On top of that, if you re-use the trim…