I dig the copper accents.  Gives it a bit of a modern JPS vibe.

Wow, I never really thought about that.  That is one of the reasons I like a manual so much.  The direct connection of engine and wheels is hard to give up.  Any auto, no matter how “good” or quick shifting or whatever, feels disconnected to me.  I guess an old “Clutchflite” hybrid transmission from back in the day…

I was amazed at the detail in my 04 Viper service manual.  Each section starts off with a fairly detailed explanation of how the system in question works, which is great for troubleshooting.  It also gives a lot of detail like dimensions for suspension hard points, which I would have imagined would be much harder to…

You are adversely affected if you die, but I guess if you don’t care then that’s fine.

That’s fair, I can see where the definition doesn’t necessarily have a concrete set of features.  I would agree that it’s somewhat subjective.  I don’t think it needs to include price, but that’s just my opinion.

Medicare for all is a fine idea in theory, but that’s the case with a lot of proposals. Yes, I agree it would be great if the government would pay for all my medical expenses. The problem? Everyone else. Medicare paid out over $13 billion for substance abuse (https://www.centeronaddiction.org/addiction-research/reports…

I guess knee jerk would have been a better term for me to use. I still just don’t really get it. I think the vast majority of accidents and “safety” can be handled by the person behind the wheel just paying more attention. I realize that “accidents” are accidents by definition and can’t always be avoided, but I wonder…

If the Viper isn’t considered a supercar when it has been beating up foreign exotics for years at the track then I wouldn’t call the Vette one.  They’ve both been walking over the competition in a performance per dollar ratio for years now.

Depends how small I would say. At young ages kids’ bones are actually still slightly flexible. They’re a lot more durable than you’d think. Babies I would agree are fairly delicate, but once they get a few years old I’d give them a pretty good shot at doing better in a crash. People are often hurt because they get…

My parents had a mower that worked this way, not all that uncommon as I understand it.  It was slightly modified in that I think it just had a spring that held the “friction” wheel to the flywheel, but moving the “shifter” on the mower just moved the wheel along the radius like you said.  Hitting the “brake” just…

I guess I don’t see how adults would necessarily fair any better in a crash than kids. It’s a crash. Everyone in the car is going to be experiencing similar things.  Kids are smaller and usually a bit more flexible, so if anything I would expect them to do better than an older, heavier, more brittle old person.  They…

I don’t know that it necessarily has to do with the mid-engine part as much as just the “new model” part.  If I knew my favorite car was entering a new generation next year, I would probably hold off buying one as well, regardless of where the engine is.  I still have a hard time believing this thing will retain…

I always wonder why people suddenly think they need more safety because there is a kid in the car.  Did you think that nothing would happen to you?  Had you lived enough of your life that it didn’t matter if you couldn’t walk after an accident?  Safety is a pretty joke reason to get a car because of a new kid in my…

I pretty much play for kills.  My friends and I will start with free for all, then switch up to 2v2 for the main course.  I’m not sure there has ever been a session when I haven’t topped the kill count by the end of the night, even if I’m on the losing team.  When they started catching up I’d just swap to Ike and…

Rating anything by peak is kinda dumb to begin with. I could make a car that has 1000 hp, but it might only do it for about the last 500 rpm of the rev range. Would that sell any better than a car that makes 500 hp from idle to redline?  That would be a much more pleasant driving experience and probably feel much…

Lol, that was half the game.  I remember spending entirely too much time laughing as the machine would spill.

I just got some off of Amazon.  They are generic medical equipment, I don’t think the car ones are special in any way.  One of mine had already been replaced with a totally different style that had a long extra tube on it.  The other had crumbled with age.  The ones I got came with the little knob valves already…

This just reminds me of when my dad got his first 5.1 surround system with a 12" sub.  He booted up Top Gun as the test movie.  Many smiles were had and many rafters were shaken.

Winnow has nothing to do with tobacco, except it literally has everything to do with tobacco.

My mom has those in her 94 Viper, so I’m familiar with them.  I actually have gen 1 Viper seats in my 67 Dart as well.  I’ve debated putting a tiny air compressor in to replace them, but haven’t cared enough to change it since the squeeze balls are easy and cheap enough to deal with.