I guess I’ve never bought a car with the thought of selling it, so this hasn’t been a thing for me. I buy my cars for me because I want to enjoy them, not for the next person down the line. I joke that I’ve kept the value of my Viper flat by driving it so the depreciation cost of the miles keeps up with the…

I’ve got 137,000 and climbing on my 04 Viper.  Bought it as a daily driver with ~43,000 on it and just kept going.  Built like a tank and the corrosion resistance on it is really pretty incredible for the chassis bit.  Wipe a rag on the rails or suspension parts and they look like new, even after all that.

At one point my dad had a 69 Superbee or Roadrunner (can never remember which) with a 4 speed an a Hemi. Didn’t have it for long, but apparently it was something of a rebuild. He had it back in the 70s and I think bought it with a bad engine or something like that. Had a 440 in it when he bought it I think and the…

Not that I’m aware of.  The wheelbase has been common since the first gen.  I think it was always pretty much 50/50 weight balance as well.  The engine is in front of the driver, but it’s behind the front axle so it could theoretically be classified as “front-mid engine” if you wanted to be picky.

I’ve never understood how people seem to loose control of cars so often in races like these. If the back end lights up, just let off the gas, it’s pretty much that easy. You aren’t going fast enough by then for it to snap that bad. I daily drive a gen 3 with ~600hp and have never had anything like this happen to me.…

Also, it’s not like EVs are an overnight fix for the problem either.  How long have they been around in any real quantities?  They aren’t going to change the landscape overnight any differently than this fuel might.  There’s no silver bullet to the problem anyway, so taking multiple approaches makes way more sense. …

Except for me more than 50% of the time I just set my phone flat on the desk I’m working at or a table near me and don’t leave it in my pocket. I don’t like having stuff in my pockets when I’m sitting down. If my phone buzzes or something I’ll just reach over and set my finger on the sensor to see what’s going on, I…

Except for me more than 50% of the time I just set my phone flat on the desk I’m working at or a table near me and…

Just imagine if every Gundam they have built so far are actually real working war weapons and they are just pretending they can barely move and stand on their own.  Then a few years down the road when they’ve got a decent fleet of them going they will release them all to capture the other countries of the world.

Wow, how did the Last Viper ad not make it on here?  I still watch that every once in a while just to listen to the sweet sweet music of a V10 being pushed hard.

This is also one of the only ones I haven’t seen yet.  Not necessarily from lack of interest as much as just the fact that it was never really on TV or anything like the others.  I haven’t yet seen the last one or maybe two either though, but that’s mostly just because I’ve never really watched that many movies in…

As someone who’s had some good experiences in VR but many not-so-good ones, efforts to make the experience more natural and less nauseous are welcomed.

I have a feeling those conversion cost numbers at the end are only for the components themselves.  There’s no way that can include labor, at least not here in the US.  You’d likely pay $5000 just to have your engine removed and completely retrofitted with an EV kit, even without parts cost.  Sure, maybe a dedicated…

So most of what is said in this article could also be directly said about batteries...

That’s one heck of a nice “barn” that car is in.  That alone makes me a little skeptical that this is really something that has been sitting unknown for decades.

I think the game collections on a single cartridge idea is pretty cool.  Having stuff like a “sports games” cartridge or ones that are all from the same publisher is a cool way to let people see the depth of one company’s work.  Kind of like albums and artist radio on audio streaming sites nowadays.

Can confirm that the Dart truck is unfortunately very short, despite appearing fairly cavernous when first opening the lid.  I always think I can fit a ton of stuff in the back of my 67 when I need to load something up (compared to my Viper and 71 Vette at least), but I always forget that the trunk isn’t nearly as…

I still don’t understand why everyone think all ICE production needs to end, full stop.  Just limit the amount of ICE vehicles that a manufacturer can build every year.  Then everything becomes special edition and those of us that still want an ICE vehicle can buy one brand new instead of having to rely on constantly…

I’d suggest a nice Jag.  Super comfortable and semi-sporty and can be had for a reasonable price when you’re not the first owner.  I had a 2000 XKR and my parents had a 99 XJR and they were both pretty fun.  Pretty sure you can get a wagon as well, but that might be more in Europe than here.

My wife and I just got a 2020 TRD Pro 4Runner about a year ago and with ~11000 miles on it I just checked and they are going anywhere from $60-68k.  I think we paid less than $60k for it if I remember right, maybe just over with taxes and stuff.  Those were always crazy for holding their value though.

Unfortunately I think structural batteries are really here to stay and the way forward and energy density and volume optimization is the primary challenge of EVs right now. You need every square inch of space you can get to store energy and if you can build structure into the pack so you don’t have to double up having…