No they cannot. On the surface, the ability to render an aircraft unflyable via an OTA update is terrifying. Imagine that happening on accident or on purpose at 500 mph and 36,000 feet.

But they can and have been cutoff from any access to maintenance records and updated maintenance manuals which is what effectively…

AWD is a marketing scam

this deserves more stars than I have the ability to give

You know...if you up-armored this thing, and added a mount for a .50 Cal or Mk 19 in the bed, and then left a bunch of them “temporarily” parked in rural Poland very close the Ukranian border (with the key fobs in the sun visor of course, so that you don’t lose them) I bet good things might happen.

Johnny Cab is *exactly* what I thought of when I read that section.  Enjoy your star.  :D 

I’m confused by this comment.  Who needs to pull their head out of their ass, and why?

The algorithm seems entirely market and utility based...zero enthusiast factor. They just offered $8600 for my loaded E90 M-Sport (94k miles), even though I’ve seen them go for $11k-$12k on cars and bids.

So it’s important to know “what you have” and if you think there is an enthusiast aspect to it, go with an auction…

I’m not sure Schwinn makes high end stuff anymore. In the late 90s there was their Schwinn Homegrown line up, which were basically frames hand built here in the U.S. - very different from the Schwinns that could be bought at Walmart at the time, but I don’t think they’re in production any longer.

I dunno man. Anecdotal evidence and all, but I raced mountain bikes in high school and college (mid-late 90s) and I don’t think I saw a single busted steel or aluminum frame. (and there were more than a few stumpjumpers on the team) Sure, some jacked wheel sets, the occasional derailleur hanger shredded...I blew the…

Came here to say this. For sure looks better. But you know what? I’d personally still slam it another 2". Wouldn’t stance it but would lower it as much as I could that wouldn’t rub and allow me to maintain the factory camber.

Because let’s be clear, that truck would never see the dusty side of a fire road much less an…

The U.S. Army did not teach any level of actual martial arts to their recruits between 1996 and 2006. They may now (I’m not sure) but I think it’s unlikely. True competence in martial arts requires years of part time training, and likely months of immersive training (I cannot confirm how long it would take someone to…

Nice find. I raced cross country hardtails in high school and college in the mid-late 90s. A guy on my college team (who came from money) had a Litespeed and it turned heads at races.

I’m surprised this one has an XT group set on it...my teammate ran a RockShox SID with full XTR on his...if you’re going to go light, go…

srsly.  I remember when even having a Garmin GPS unit in a trainer was faaaaancccy.  Though I suppose 172s are more than just trainers.

ha, yeah, there was no way a stock G in either flavor was as quick as a Z in a straight line or around a track.  physics is a bitch.

“neutered” is a bit strong here. I had an ‘03 G35 Coupe 6MT and it was indeed the same engine and gearbox (and brakes) as the 350Z Track, and while there was a slight power reduction, IIRC it was due to different intake plumbing and a slightly different muffler.

I think the sedan was down even more power because of an…

CP

Perhaps not, but at least 1 person thinks they were underrated:

What? I’m confused. I was a road warrior for years, and I used my personal car when I parked at the airport (when I didn’t take a cab or Uber), and AFAIK so did the majority of my co-workers (maybe the senior executives had company cars?)

Also, what does a car’s registration have to do with entering or exiting a…

“AWD/4WD is necessary in the snowbelt”

Nope. Nope, nope, nope! AWD may help you get started a little easier when you’re on icy/slushy surfaces, but it doesn’t help you brake or steer any better.

Whenever a family member is shopping for a car and they’re like “and I *have* to have AWD” I spend a lot of time talking them…

Exactly my point. And it’s a Nissan Xterra. The Versa has a nicer interior!