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…

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…

I bought my Viper with the intent of it being my daily driver and it basically would be still if my wife’s back would put up with it.  I’ve got just about 129,000 miles on it and have no intention of stopping.  Had to rebuild the engine due to a dumb mistake where I spun a few rod bearings around 3000 miles ago, but…

You need to be careful with steering wheel covers.  If they fit too loose you can actually have the wheel turn under the cover without you necessarily feeling it.  I’ve seen it on “just rolled in” stuff enough times now.

While I agree that this is a very cool event and something that should continue and expand, I also wish people would quit saying that the ICE is going to/needs to die and that EVs will totally replace them.  That is just never going to happen and shouldn’t.  ICE has its place and always will.  Sound is just as much a…

I learned on the way home from getting my learner’s permit.  My dad stopped a few blocks from the house and had me drive home in his 94 Stealth.  I think I stalled it once or twice taking off and was slow and jerky shifting gears, but otherwise got it pretty quick.  Now I rarely want to drive anything else, though…

I wish I would have caught this question before the responses.  The funniest one I can remember was many years ago we had a Ford Explorer with 4WD.  My grandmothers house has a ditch out front and we had gone over one evening for some reason and my dad decided he wanted to try out the 4WD, so he pulled off the street…

So realistically speaking, what are you supposed to do if you are in a vehicle and completely surrounded?  That may not have been the exact case here, but it is a serious question I have.  There could be different severities of the situation, like whether people are beating on your windows or just passively standing…

I’m surprised the Viper didn’t make it as well.  Between them being fairly old now and also pretty frequently damaged by people that aren’t used to near instant torque you’d think there would be a pretty good market for reproduction parts.

I think that can get better with different printing methods and aftertreatments though.  Even on FDM prints today you can do acetone smoothing with some materials to effectively remove layer lines.

My mom has always had an appreciation for fun cars, though she may not be quite as well versed on the mechanical side.  That being said, she’s probably the reason I have my Viper as she always wanted one and finally got her 94 many years ago.  I drove it a few times and thought it was quite fun, but I wanted a roof…