Lol, nothing like the difference between the “good” and “excellent” prices being that a “good” car doesn’t actually work while and “excellent” car could look like trash but in reality still function.

For the insurance you might ask them about an agreed value plan. I have a 67 Dart that I modified with a 5.7 Hemi and T56 and some other modernizations and talked it over with them and agreed on a value of the car for the policy. It can help to have receipts and other information documenting the cost of parts as well.

I don’t think you’d ever be able to classify “loose” cybersecurity though.  Every system can be broken one way or the other and sometimes you’d never know about the simplest exploit because someone just didn’t think about it.  I agree that it shouldn’t necessarily be the “minion’s” fault for stuff like this as I’m…

but a big 3.0 liter Ferrari V8

My mom taught me that Vipers are more fun than Vettes, lol.  When she finally got her dream car (a 94 Viper), and I drove it a few times, I decided a Viper would be more fun to daily.  I still have my old 71 Vette, but even after driving a C7 my dad had briefly the Viper is just much more fun to drive for me.

I don’t think that’s necessarily true. In all likelihood the infotainment system caches some of that data so it doesn’t have to download it every time it pairs to your phone. So finding a phone number or text message isn’t as easy as going to the “phone” screen if there’s no phone present, but the information is…

Barra added the No. 1 U.S. automaker was focused on maximizing production of high-demand vehicles

Hmm, I wonder if this was a heavy factor behind the merger to begin with.

I’m confused.  The article makes it sounds like this is some huge accomplishment in brake technology, but as pointed out in the article brakes have had to cope with these forces for ages through F1 and other racing leagues.  It is impressive that riders have to put up with those forces the way they do, so maybe the…

I don’t know. I’m an engineer and paid well and last year when I went on work share because the company was trying to save money I literally got a raise to stay home 1 day a week due to what unemployment was paying me.

What is it going to be used for?  A convertible C5 Vette would be dirt cheap and tons of fun if you’re just looking for enjoyment and a little less practicality.

I actually really wanted to do this for my Master’s project in college. My hope was that I could ideally make a retrofit “carb replacement” style kit or something to use on existing combustion engines, but I think you really need direct injection to make it work most effectively.  Still, being able to “retrofit” or at…

Hmm, hard to say. My 67 Dart when I bought it probably holds that distinction, but I don’t know how much power it actually made. My 71 Vette is rated at 270 hp. The Dart had a 318 with a 4 bbl on it at least, but thinking it was probably less than 270 as it sat. I’ve since replaced that with a 5.7 Hemi that’s likely…

Yeah, it was definitely different seeing it (or not as low as it sat, lol) in the parking lot in the 2000s.  I could always tell where I parked because it looked like the one empty spot closest to the building, and it was also bright orange, so yeah...  Nothing wild to write home about for performance, but it’s just a…

Lol, I wish. The gift was my first car, a 71 Vette. Just a base model automatic, so nothing wildly valuable by any means. Don’t recall what my parents actually paid for it (I was there when we bought it and helped drive it home with my learner’s permit, lol), but I think it was something like $8000 nearly 20 years…

I totally agree with him.  One of the huge issues that always comes up with swapping to BEVs is the turnover problem.  It doesn’t matter if you outlaw ICE vehilcles tomorrow, it will take decades before you get a meaningful amount of them off the roads.  A gasoline compatible carbon neutral fuel makes nearly every…

I’ve got one of those!  And it’s just as finicky as you’d expect, lol.  My biggest problem was the interlock switch though.  There’s a little valve the wipers press on when they are all the way down so that the door won’t close until the wipers are fully retracted.  Had that one go bad and then had the electrical…

I find it very interesting that the larger diameter rims would give them slower lap times, though I’m guessing more of that has to do with the compound than anything else, which seems like it should be “easier” to fix.  I guess you have less thermal mass in the rubber though, so maybe that’s part of the issue.  I…

Don’t know if I’d call this stupid as much as hilariously awesome, but I want an original 80s Caravan, complete with plush velour seats of ultimate comfort, but then to put a Hellcat drivetrain in it. I want it to be the most unassuming vehicle ever, the kind that other kids and parents would chuckle at when picking…

4 cars and 4 motorcycles over the years I’ve been driving puts me somewhere around $75-80000 if my memory is anywhere close on purchase prices.  Granted I still have 3 of those cars and 1 of the bikes.  One of the cars was a gift though.