VW’s argument about running in two directions doesn’t quite make sense to me. Isn’t Ehra-Lessien a big loop?  Would running on one straight of the loop vs the other be a big enough difference?  I realize the track is huge, so maybe it can’t account for the geography of running the same exact road in both directions,…

Had a friend in college that had a 3 rotor built for his RX-7.  He took me for a ride in it once and it was my first experience in a rotary.  He hadn’t broken it in fully yet so he didn’t wind it up over 7000 or so (I think redline was closer to 9000 or so).  It was wild to say the least.  It was being built as a drag…

That’s fair and a good way to put it.  I never really have understood why automakers are getting up in arms about having a minimum that’s easier to hit than before.  The reality is that the free market will basically mean they are selling the same car everywhere because it’s easier to build in volume than to build two…

Neutral: It’s a really tough position. On the one hand, it really makes more sense that the federal government should be the one setting the standards. This nation was basically built on roads and is all about the highway system and traveling between states, so it makes the most sense that transportation standards…

The 65 is a ratio of sidewall to tread width though, so 65 on skinny tires isn’t necessarily taller than a super wide tire at something like 40.

I still don’t quite understand all of this.  Uber and Lyft are gig companies where you work when you want to and if you want to.  If you want to be a full time taxi driver as a living, then join a taxi company.  It’s hard to complain about a company that you aren’t forced to work for.  If you can’t make a living doing…

I can't speak for all brands, but the owner's manual for my dishwasher actually shows you how it was designed to be loaded. It might not be consistent between brands as they could be optimized differently.

The quarter pounder isn’t necessarily that much different, just a larger patty. I’m a picky eater in the sense that I don’t like tons of toppings on my burger, typically just buns, meat, and sauce. I like to taste individual flavors, not mix them all together. I’ll eat a salad, but I don’t want lettuce on my burger,…

No problem.  I’m actually the current president of the Viper Club of America, so I guess it’s sort of my business to know about the car, lol.  Really though it started with my mom.  She’s wanted one since they came out and finally got her 94 several years back.  I drove it a few times and had fun, but the gen 1s…

It’s a bit hard to say. For the most part, I would say the car is pretty bulletproof. I know that sounds odd coming from someone who just spun a bearing in one and has had trouble 4 out of the 5 years I’ve tracked it, but they have been very isolated issues and are partially due to my stubbornness in fixing things…

Both.  The gen 3 is somewhat well known for oil starvation issues, but under pretty specific conditions.  I had always heard you wouldn’t run into a problem unless you were on a long sweeping turn at high g loads that are typically only seen with race tires.  I run street tires, but am one of the fastest in my class…

I think some of that is that as the tools get better, the effort goes down because you don’t have to manually do it. I’m not sure if it’s really this way or not, but I would think hair would be one example. In the past I think you had to literally go strand by strand, but with today’s tools I think a lot more of that…

I’ve got 126,000 and change on my 04 and hope to keep that number climbing once I get the engine put back together.  I spun a rod bearing at the track earlier this year and it’s been a slow process getting it all apart and back together.  Partially because it’s been way too hot in the garage to want to work and…

I’m still not really sure what I think of these accomplishments. On the one hand, they are wildly impressive, yet on the other they are wildly unimpressive in their own way. It’s like playing a game with a strategy guide already at hand. If you know all the fights and what you need it gets way easier. Granted, getting…

To me though that just says that we should have much stricter and better licensing programs.  You are piloting a 2 ton death machine capable of doing an awful lot of damage if you don’t pay attention.  Putting in tech that can have faulty sensors and programming isn’t the answer to me because that still relies on…

I don’t really understand why automakers are complaining unless there is something else going on behind the scenes like funding they get.  The government is saying “how about looser standards”, and the automakers are saying “no, we want stricter standards”?  Is there a reason they can’t just, you know, be better than…

I’ve been saying this for ages, that the grid isn’t ready to take everyone charging their cars at once.  The one thing I see a potential problem with is when you plug your car in and never know if it’s going to charge or not based on the load on the grid at the time.  I realize if you are charging it overnight it’s…

Lol, that’s a good point.  It is kind of funny how we pay to keep an industry alive that nobody really likes that much.

Honestly, I probably miss the people more than the game. The game was fun, and there were things I really did like about it like talent trees, but the real enjoyment was sitting around for hours with 39 other people having a good time. Sure, it was incredibly frustrating at times and there were fights, but when we’d…

Is it the 90s again? I feel like cars are starting to feel like NASCAR where they all kinda look the same, just a different emblem on the front and different interiors. Squint hard and stand far enough away and I can see some Chrysler 300 and Ford Fusion in there. Just kinda feels like bland design.