LOL, maybe it was but it wasn’t at all the worst kind of knockoff. If you think about it, the A-Team was kind of a Scooby-doo ripoff. 

The car stunt show in Hollywood Studios at DisneyWorld used to show some of the “secret” tricks for things like this. Like cars going in reverse like crazy which were drivers and steering setup for going in “reverse”. Sorry, but I was never a Kitt fan. Now Airwolf.....

Agreed. Neither is particularly safe in an accident and both require a certain amount of compromise and risk acceptance. Now, if battery systems were capable of getting a FULL charge within 10-15 minutes, that would be more than fine. It’s about the same amount of time it would take for a typical couple to go into a…

I’d say that Tesla swiped at it but didn’t really bother with a coherent attempt because they were already focused on building the car as-is with the fixed battery. To make a real attempt would’ve diverted resources and Tesla as-is is already stretched in simply accommodating QC standards much less “experimental”…

As far as packaging goes. It’s probably a sub-paragraph for every other subject. The one thing I’d make a complaint about battery packaging for FE was the rule change about eliminating battery swapping. Not sure if there was ANY benefit from that other than to make it easier to not have to worry about extracting a…

The Germans are extremely efficient. No bs when it comes to making a difficult decision even if the decision might be a bad one. In this case, it’s probably a good call for the long run. Abandoning FE might’ve been a good decision as well but we’ll have to see on that as well. In some respects, maybe racing is looping…

Just a smidge better than a Changli? Then again, I wouldn’t be driving a Changli at those speeds so maybe these just should be powered by HF Predator motors?

But without the black smoke. Brown ejecta yes, but no black stuff. At least not normally. Maybe if they were fed the bad stuff.

It’ll never happen so try a Hilux in the meantime.

The group decision to basically deny that it was possible for Detroit engineers to build engines that were more efficient and less polluting. It laid the path for other engineers to prove that it could be done and done better than Detroit could do it. Bad tactics and bad strategy to hold onto market share and profits…

Mos Def! I prefer something like a small pickup or a van. Either way plenty of room for large metallic objects when necessary and easy to transport and move. Lately, it’s been the van + a 4'x6' plywood board and some 2x4s. Works great.

Too much light. I would say more like something from early Dutch genre painting. A dark still life would be appropriate :

geez, spend a lot of time in the desert, do we?

Nothing broken so all is fine. Clearly, you were overcompensating for lack of a broken, bent, and rusted out steering rack.

It’s amazing that F1 still allows them considering how many problems they actually cause throughout their usage. Sure it’s cheap up front but when something actually hits them, it’s a different story. 

I always think of Rolf Stommelens crash at Riverside. Losing a wing, going into a cement barrier at 9, and then going into a bunch of barrel rolls. The Moby Dick just came apart. That part of the track was always a bit dicey with the kink (flat-out always) and that nasty little wall on the right inside. Had a lot of…

Move to Brownsville, TX to avoid icy Code Browns?

Ya know, just for chuckles I would love to see Stephen Lang and Mr. T show up as blood brothers to Lang and they’re coming for Mandos hide. That would be hilarious. 

And the authorized repair facility has to have Apple derived glue and rubber. If not, the warranty is voided even if every other manufacturer uses the exact same stuff. Oh, and after 2 years, the electrical sensor layer starts automagically darkening and staining itself. 

Methinks rather than Kurosawa, Lone Wolf and Cub (Kozure Ōkami) by Koike and Kojima. At least with the initial visceral feel.