By the time you replace all the rotted out parts of the Jeep you’ve basically already put on a whole new body, just keeping a VIN plate.  I’ve had the same issue with my 67 Dart.  I swapped in a 5.7 Hemi and a Viper T56 and other fun bits, but the body is a mixed bag.  The front fenders are going pretty bad, but  I…

My 67 Dart had the emblem on the front corner of the hood.

I found my car does not tolerate that very well at all.  I also lack a significant amount of downforce.  On track days I tried clipping a few curbs (not nearly as heavily as a race car mind you), and it just really unsettles my car and made me spin a few times.  I can imagine having a wing to help resettle you much…

Yeah, people don’t seem very good with math and fuel economy from what I’ve seen. Even if you assume that your electricity is free for the ease of calculation and use a reasonable average of 12,000 miles a year at 30 mpg and $3.00 a gallon gas, that’s $1200 a year in gas. If your EV costs $10k more than a gas car then…

That feels like a massive liability.  If your car brakes to avoid something then you had to take evasive action to dodge but your engine is dead, you’ve lost power steering and any chance to accelerate out of the way.  I’m surprised NHTSA would allow that.

You can also blot spots with a white paper towel if you don’t want to wait for fresh leaks on top of a drip tray. It can help you determine color on top of concrete or asphalt a little easier.

Automotive News mentions that Nissan and 19 other car manufacturers came to a voluntary agreement in 2016 with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to have automated emergency braking as standard by September of 2022

And, because the sprawl makes public transportation damn near impossible to run efficiently, almost everyone drives to get to those places.

This is exactly the reason I say EVs are hard.  Just like stated in the interview, anyone can hook up batteries and a motor with a current control device.  Making that work year round in rain, sun, snow, sand, etc. and through all the rigors of 100s of 1000s of miles is an entirely different matter.  Yes, it’s not…

I’m really torn on the idea. I really like the concept and think it could stand to offer some really nice benefits, but at the same time I think it’s just too many new failure points for a safety critical system. Backup cameras are fine because they are typically used at low speed and offer extra content over a…

With a name like Hooydonk, what were you expecting?

The only thing I can see and understand would be if they really did have any innovative ideas that they wanted to save or try to sell and license to other people, but it would still be cool to hear some details or general concepts along with some renderings.  Worst case they could always patent or copyright it or…

The biggest issue I have is everyone standing up and waiting in the aisle the second the seat belt light goes off.  You aren’t going to be moving for several minutes, just stay in your dang seat.  If you want to get up and get you bag then go back to your seat and sit with it in your lap, that’s cool.  Just don’t…

Come on Dyson, show us the car.  Dress it up for a SEMA concept show or something, but you’ve got to show us if you claim you actually finished designing one.

That is one thing I’ve really liked about the new Smash, at least from when I’ve played with my friends so far. It feels like there are a lot more good character options that I enjoy playing with. I’ve historically been a pretty limited character picker, not necessarily because I’m trying to be competitive (I mean, I…

The rough surface of the stick gives bubbles a place to form so that the water can boil. If things are perfectly smooth I think the surface tension of water is enough to keep bubbles from forming easily, so the water can actually superheat even though there isn’t excess pressure.  So it’s more about the surface of the…

Wow, that’s pretty impressive.  My dad has a Scat Pack Challenger, but not sure what he gets for his daily commute.  I tend to forget just how quickly the Viper will drink a tank on a track.  I think I can get three 20 minute sessions on the main track I drive on before the tank is empty.  I’m so used to regular…

“We have made it clear that there is no job security for us when GM products are made in other countries for the purpose of selling them here in the U.S.A. We believe that the vehicles GM sells here should be built here. We don’t understand GM’s opposition to this proposition.”

Because, after all, it takes a lot of loyalty to daily a car whose gas mileage you’ll always pay for, but whose horsepower you’ll rarely get to use.

Yeah, that actually feels like a reasonable parallel (the cars vs trucks).  A lot of people want a truck for the look vs the actual utility.  I could see that with a motorcycle too.