They thought it would get better mileage than a motorcycle because motorcycle aerodynamics are horrible. Assuming 50 mpg for the bike, doubling that would be a ridiculous claim—especially where it seems the gearing wasn’t even changed to account for the lower drag at a cruise, though I’m not sure if that would even…

Normally, I’d NP because it’s so cheap, but with the likely burning of that much oil, it would never get a sticker here in MA and to be sort of worthwhile to swap a better used engine in it (if one can even be found—these things all died from rot and mechanical issues years ago) requires the buyer doing so. Ignoring…

Thanks, I learned today not to replace my current car with a Honda.

Whatever happened to mission critical engineering? Now that’s the kind of “luxury” I would gladly pay for.

I totally understand. I’m not talking loving something in spite of its faults, but denying they exist. I really wanted to buy another Subaru years ago because I knew the BC/BF/BJ/GC platform so damn well and they carried over a lot of parts well into the 2000s (including the EJ25, which was a big reason I went…

I think the problem is when people excuse the faults as unimportant or blame the user when the problems are wholly out of the ordinary compared to the competition. Nothing is perfect and we all make compromises based on our priorities. Sometimes, things just have some innate quality you love. I looked at Saab 900s a…

Last car I had with failed gauge issues hailed from 1974. Go Tesla!

I never understood this, either. I had 3 Subarus and I loved the company until they stopped building what I wanted. People were surprised when I bought a Mazda instead of another Subaru as if it was a given that I was going to keep buying whatever they put out. The Mazda was fine, but boring, rusted, and felt end-of-li…

I had a 5/70 240Z in white with a full light blue interior (door cards and all) which I think was only that year along with the other minor oddities of the early cars (badging, poorly located rear axle, vertical rear defroster lines, and the blocked off slot for the manual throttle handle next to the manual choke…

It used to be interesting around Boston, especially if you like older stuff, but I imagine the combination of the increased value of even the lowest rung sports cars and roads clogged with distracted morons driving main battle tanks means they stopped showing up even at shows years ago (and so did I). As a kid, I’d…

Their hypocrisy is so proudly blatant that I think at this point it’s a contest to outdo one another.

You can get multiple times (my ex has had it twice about 6 months apart) and having had it doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t be a spreader. The testing is a joke with false positives and negatives and a lag to pick up a real positive case. But, I’m sure you won’t look into any of this because you want to believe what…

And I thought I was misanthropic as a teenager. People in the medical profession are better people than I’ll ever be. Besides all the school, the debt, and that I have no aptitude for medical things, the biggest reason I couldn’t be a doctor is that I would walk away right now and let people die, especially the people…

I always found Mike Tyson more fitting: Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.

I wish my ST had the “problem” of disabled warning alerts—if I could find the dickheads who mandated worthless tire pressure monitors and the assholes who made them so failure prone, I’d be socially isolating for 30-life in a much smaller room.

I live in a very affluent neighborhood. One neighbor who is usually only here on weekends, has two or three black or white Range Rovers, a Jeep GC, and a Ferrari California in uninspired red (not seen as often, so it might be just a frequent visitor). I figure at least a couple of those serve as backups. I can never…

The later intercooled ones were in the 12s with some simple mods even with the old tire technology and flexible chassis. That’s still pretty quick (and felt even faster). I’m not much of a GM or muscle car guy, I don’t suffer from nostalgia, and I know they weren’t great cars, but I always liked the performance…

Yeah, the only cars that really appreciate are ones that cost a lot in the first place and, if you can afford those, you don’t need to worry about future value (or you’ve got dumb priorities and a likely hard landing ahead), so have fun with the damn thing. I’m not saying destroy them, but if it’s so rare it won’t…

Oh, now I get what you meant—not that the tech is stiffing the inspection process, but the customer. IME, ripoffs for customers are more often the result of bad mechanics than crooked ones, but I agree that the inspection process sure opens up a lot of opportunity for the latter when the customer—especially someone…

Wow, I’m really sorry to read about losing your sister, especially so young, that’s truly horrible. There aren’t any words that can help.

My ex has gotten COVID twice, tested negative both times, but her oldest kid had it and she had the lack of taste and everything but the breathing problems (thank Athena). At least…