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That pun was a bit flat.

Speaking as someone who is and has been in the US Air Force for over 26 years, I never thought I’d see the day when a president would happily admit to sending military support based on the host country paying for our presence. Yeah, I know that all warfare is implicitly driven by money more than ideology, and many of

That guy is on the fast track for promotion, career running right on the rails to success, full head of steam and lots of locomotion.  

Good, I thought I was the only one that thought the rear end looked like a mashed up cluster fark.

Only if you custom manufacture an infinite amount of brackets.

Neutral: I appreciate some safety features, and some I would like if they had ways to adjust sensitivity. Backup and parking sensors rock for a full size truck, not as necessary for my MX5.  Backup cameras are awesome, and I am jonesing for the 360 cameras like I tested on a ‘19 Ram 1500.  Lane change notification...

Nimble little minx, isn’t she?

Sat in one and I have to say it was the most comfortable car I have been in since my ‘04 GTO. Even though the seats are performance oriented, they actually fit and support. Very much liked the car, and the wingless version coming out might tempt me into my first Honda.

Yes, but the seats suck out loud.  Most uncomfortable car I have ever sat in.  

In the motorcycle world we call that a stoppie. He nailed everything but the dismount. Points deducted for not sticking the landing, but high difficulty, 8.3/10.

I owned both a ‘13 Abarth and a ‘16 FiST.  The FiST was a faster and better handling car, with a deeper aftermarket.  The Abarth sounded freaking amazing, and I never had any issues with it, but it did feel tall and top heavy on tight autocross courses.  Most regret trading the FiST, and even the ‘14 FoST that was

Any chance you could correct "millage" to "mileage"?  Seeing that over and over distracts from an otherwise interesting article.  Unless you meant to reference the tax rate levied on real estate.

Ironically, I am at the 911th in Pittsburgh now. Transitioned to an Air Reserve Tech spot after 13 years active and a couple years break inbetween. We are just finishing up our conversion from C130s to C17s right now. The C17 flies a lot faster than the C5, seems to break a bit less, but is just as loud.

I bought Bilsteins for $300 used, diff for $675 used, Progress springs for $189.  Installed everything myself.  So quite a bit less than the Club package cost, plus I got the Sport for $25k out the door.  And I like working on my car anyways.

Yep, did it the “cut the old bar in half” way.  Took about two hours.  Took less time to drop the rear suspension, press in poly diff brace bushings and swap the diff.

Still better than long hop in a C130... the flying equivalent of a buckboard wagon on cobblestone roads.

Yep, and lay down in the middle once at cruising altitude.

C5 was my mid tour space A trip... and first in flight emergency due to hydraulic failure. Good times

Though my last long flight back in June had a lot more legroom... troop seating on one of our C17s on a trip up to Elmendorf, AK.

Mid-90's era, kind of dating myself with the reference.