This is a good thought. When I worked at a marina, we had power on the docks (so, tides and getting power to the berths aren’t an issue), but even the standard power sped up corrosion of everything, so I would guess the higher power would eat zincs by the month. However, the power ran under the floating docks (and was…

I know it’s Toyota and not Maserati, but with that much power from a small engine with only 3-cylinders and the constant clutch-slipping AWD system, it sounds like a fun toy when it will be running and until it blows up.

I guess I missed a category where they can work. That might actually be the most fitting, with the weight being a benefit, mostly short periods of use, and being purely overpriced toys, it’s a market that could eat the extra cost.

For a small displacement hull, yes (I converted a kayak this summer and it runs for longer than I have attention span at about hull speed with a 30lbs thrust Minn Kota powered through a PWM on—IIRC—a 360w/h battery). For anything else except maybe a light skiff of limited anticipated use or mainly used for trolling,…

It was just an excuse for this “60" year old (damn, being an asshole really ages someone) to show off his successful nostalgia appeasement in owning a GTO, the car he and the boomers he’s trying to appeal to see and they recall the time when they could still get it up—when stalking, intimidation, and having sex with…

People bitch about the lack of sound and I know I have high standards, but 99.9% of ICE cars sound bland at best, anyway, and the kinds of exotic engines that have a wonderful, ever-changing sound throughout their rev range are not exactly daily drivers.

The conclusion here is where I’ve been with automatics. If I…

How do you change the wheels? What kind of jack does it use? Whatever it would be, I can’t imagine the tool who would have this stupid thing would be humping those heavy wheels up and down on the side of the road. And who works on it? I can’t imagine there are too many places that handle big trucks who would even want…

Yeah, I feel about the same, minus wanting more power. Funny thing is, I feel the GR86 is closer to a modern version of my old 240Z than the upcoming one appears to be.

Different animal and C&D certainly has a rep for getting better numbers than everyone else for things, but the Focus ST was listed as 6.3 and I’ve personally done almost a second less, though it is difficult to repeat with so much low end, manual, and FWD open diff. Of course, the real world isn’t really launches…

Why not the 400Z coming up? Sounds like it should be right around there stock. I’m probably getting a GR86 over the Z because I don’t want that much power (or to pay for it).

I’m seeing about getting an order in on a GR86 for the next allocation (I don’t like the BRZ smiley face). They quoted me an approximate 12-16 weeks, which gets me past the winter. BRZs are already being delivered. I really need something with more utility, but fuck it, there seems to only be a short handful of fun…

Good thing—it will need to.

While this is certainly true in theory, I would imagine that, in practice, in order for these major structures to be damaged significantly enough to require replacement, a traditional unibody would not fare any better in regards to avoiding being totaled. With labor rates and liability what they are, insurance is…

Lived in New England my whole life and driven largely aggressively for over 900k miles and not in cars with floaty suspensions and have NEVER had a flat or any damage from a pot hole and I’ve hit a good number, plus more serious stuff than potholes. In total, I have blown out 2 tires (uncovered railroad tracks at ~50…

I’m with you—I build customs for the aesthetics and to try different stuff. Good conversation starters, too. Sometimes, even with people you actually want to converse with.

They’re more money than “left out on the street where even crackheads didn’t want it”, but you might enjoy getting into early bikes, like 1890s-1920s. If you get beat up ones, they’re sometimes not too expensive and—though they’re old junk, too—they have resale value. Tracking down correct parts is tough and…

I wonder how many will get this.

T-tops aside, these were so stupid even when new that I wrote a character criticizing it into a book. For some weirdo ‘90s nostalgic, maybe this is OK—it’s in good shape and is certainly different, but very of its time. No, it still seems overpriced to me.

That’s why I included: “any brand worth buying”. Also had friends with German cars and I just never understood it. One had three nearly identical Audis so that he usually had one that he could drive at any given time. To each their own, I guess. There are certainly cars I like that few others see the appeal.

Yeah, that sounds like one of those “alpha” clowns who don’t seem to get that a real alpha as they define it wouldn’t give a shit about what other dudes think of them and certainly wouldn’t aspire to be called or refer to themselves as alphas, so that their very focus on such nonsense calls them out as being the very…