Nice... when you look into the engine compartment of one of those it is striking how most motorcycle engines are bigger than the sewing machine that’s where the engine should be. The poor thing takes forever to get going, but you don’t really have to slow down for corners, so that’s cool... Though it must be said, the…

Makes sense. Babysitters for systems in their infancy.

Horses for courses. Pizza cutters are great in the appropriate conditions. With 6 inches of frozen icy snow over a firm rocky bottom, there’s nothing better in the world. But... man do they suck in loose stuff. You just sink up to your axles immediately. Yeah, lots of fools put too big tires on (guilty...) but that…

Damn... that’s incredible. Purely functional no style necessary, but the car control is so delicate and precise it’s just beautiful. The ultra slow rotation rules.

>”Here is the story of Michael Brown’s murder that we all believed:”...

Whoa, whoa, whoa. They don’t *hire* anyone or have *jobs* for anyone, okay? Sheesh. That’s just some guy that happens to be getting paid by them - not the same at all! In fact I think they should sue the driver for misusing their service and damage to their reputation.

Shifty drift to slappy-ollie 180 over the gap to axle stall. Impressive...

K, hear that. I got you, I’ll say it out loud:

Sure enough, I’m just at a loss for how anyone can possibly justify this neglect. I’m honestly curious (sans hyperbole) how a person could convince themselves and others that following this course was the right thing to do.

Yes and no, and definitely depends where you are. The motorways and A roads (full 2 lanes and shoulder, 60mph) in the affluent parts of the south east are shiny and smooth as butter... But, the narrow bumpy lanes are everywhere, for sure, and the network in general is tight and slow going. Takes a lot of effort, time…

Dunno, seems like one we could prob all agree on pretty easy. The great nation of America should maintain it’s roads to a decent, if not high, standard using taxpayer money. Anyone got a problem with that? (not being a wiseass, honestly curious)

Counterpoint: As a connoisseur of classic (read: $500) cars I’ve noticed that a lot of the best ones have no major work done to them and are either not maintained at all (true survivors) or have had had all the scheduled maintenance done on time and all the paperwork is there and it’s last oil change was 500 miles…

The razor clean, dead straight four wheel drift down most of the back straight is achingly beautiful. Then holding it and muscling that into a carving drift around the corner is just serious icing on the cake, even if the line ends up a bit wide it don’t matter. Sick.

>I am a convertible junkie

True enough about the step backwards, but I think that’s some of the charm of those things. I am in awe of and thoroughly enjoy the modern cars and their performance and handling, but I also kinda like that caveman technology and wrestling things through corners.

To each their own. I absolutely loved my 2000. Better balanced than an mgb (imho) and did just fabulous on mountain roads. Pretty neutral feeling and flickable for that era. Never left me stranded. Lovely looking cars when done tastefully. I was once stuck at a light because a 6 year old couldn’t control himself and…

Maybe it’s a couple ex ISS cats missing space and itching for a cruise around the moon...

Thank you!

Hmmm, might have to deduct a couple points, that’s not strictly ‘in the wild’

Had to swerve out of the way of one of these coming bombing down a country lane at me last fall. Dude was hauling serious ass hanging on for dear life gritting his teeth, no helmet, non-hipster goggles... perfection.