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Nope, the issue is simply that the ignition goes to accessory mode, which doesn't lock the wheel.

*brakes are vacuum assisted.

Simple answer: Column will only lock when car is in park and key is in "off" (not accessory) position and removed from the ignition cylinder. Driver has to knowingly put the car in park for the key to go to "off" and thus be able to be removed, where then the column will lock.

I apologize if I sound condescending, but for the amount you post here, I was expecting you to have a bit more knowledge of how a car functions. I don't care whether or not you know everything (as that can be expected of no one, myself included), but I do care if you *think* you know and post incorrect information as…

There sure is, and to be fair I did exactly that when trying to see how fast Rodas/Walker *could* have been going when they crashed, and essentially determined 80-100mph was possible based on what we did know or could estimate at the time, and if I had to choose a number it would have been close to 90mph, since they…

...what about F1, where lap times are several seconds faster by the end of the race, due to nearly 100kg less fuel? Then combine it with the fact that equal magnitude of downforce makes a bigger impact on a lighter car, and its impact on acceleration (which definitely happens, even in NASCAR), and that several…

and apparently you caught it and updated it in the time it took me to write the comment, haha!

Depending on the route you take, it's more than five hours and 520 miles from D.C. to Winston-Salem. That's a reasonably long trip, and driving on the Friday before Memorial Day is often fraught with perils like too much traffic, tons of cops out looking to score some speeding ticket revenue, and weekend warrior…

Tires are the most important thing. A good suspension wouldn't do much if the tires were made of ice, but a car will still get a lot faster with a crappy suspension with better tires. Suspension helps optimize the usage of your tires, but it's only worth a few percent. Crappy tires to good tires can be worth maybe…

...except the coefficient of friction changes with normal force:

I had luck with Budget rental last year. I needed a car for 4 days to go to OH from VA. Turns out it was cheaper to get the car for a whole week then just the couple days I needed it. $450 for the week for a 25 year old male. It was the first time I rented a car so I wanted to make it special and booked a 2014 Mustang…

I just rented a Mustang V6 from Hertz for like $35/day in LA... as a 25-year-old male.

Wondering the same thing, it never seems to come up in these articles, a glaring omission.

Melting a foot of snow would take a looooot of energy, no?

Self-warming? So after sunset in the winter, on a night that gets a foot of snow, how will the morning sunlight break through the snow to warm the panels?

Those are called high beams!

You're okay!

Yeah, while no Panther fan myself, I thought the idea here was that we at Jalopnik could at least respect and appreciate the diversity of interest in all different types of cars, regardless of our personal tastes. I think we should be pumped for someone whenever they dig into their car, even if we wouldn't do it…

No, I think above all, we should be respectful, and not put people down because they choose to spend their limited budget on Panthers. I don't like those cars, but I won't shit on people who do.