That’s BS. So you lose any ability to judge how close the next vehicle over is to yours, and what do you gain? A slight improvement on lateral mirror vision. The “before” pics above have a quarter of the mirror showing the side of the car which is totally wrong. Also, With the red car’s bumper at the B-pillar, you…

Negative. I use the side of the vehicle as a frame of reference to see how close the other cars are. Especially important when you drive a very large vehicle.

Ford’s solution is much better. Regular mirror on top, full convex on bottom. I use the convex ones all the time to check lane lines when parking, and for added vision when changing lanes (aside from turning my head).

Yep, and unfortunately, most of the time Spain isn’t a whole lot better. It’s such a boring track, I can’t imagine the drivers spending all of winter testing there, and then having to do a separate race besides.

Many racecar drivers, especially the tip of the top, are in better shape than the best athletes of most sports. The F1 guys run Ironman Triathlons for relaxation in their off time.

Under normal circumstances, it’s only mildly more difficult to get in and out of, but under less than ideal conditions after a crash, it could be nearly impossible - like Alonso’s crash last year in Australia.

What are you talking about? It’s a huge safety concern, because it makes ingress and egress from the car significantly more difficult since the cars don’t have doors.

Yep. I was going to ask about the per capita rates and also air travel rates. If 1/3rd of airline pets that are flown are on United flights, then this is a Captain Obvious style statement. Typical of what has been published here lately.

I’ve been using one of these for about 4 years now, and I really want to to buy 2 more as spares when my current ones (one at home, one at office) finally wear out. It’s very comfortable, helps with wrist relief, and the low laptop-style keys are amazing for general usage and typing.

That’s the point though. People should drive differently depending on what they’re in. You shouldn’t drive a 3 ton twin turbo truck the same way you’d drive a 1.5 ton hybrid civic around.

I can’t see your media because it’s posted from Instagram or Twitter, but it doesn’t matter how expensive the truck is, when the ground is that soft, you’re going to sink in, and that’s all there is to it. You said it yourself, weight is important, and the Raptor has got to be closing in on 3 tons.

I think it has far more to do with how people drive. Not what they drive. Most people are either on the gas or on the brakes. There’s no in between, and no resemblance of being smooth in application with either. I drove a friend of mine’s EB F150 about a year ago, and in a trip he makes regularly, I averaged 2.7mpg…

I’m nearing it. This place has gone so severely downhill in the past 3-4 years, I’ve gone from checking it 10-15 times per day and being active in the comments, to maybe checking it twice, and usually shaking my head at the lack of anything worthy of my time.

And stupidity. You know it’s a heavy vehicle, and you can tell from pictures the mud isn’t even remotely stable. Therefore, you should be able to realize that if you drive in there, you’re going to sink.

I’d like a talk with those folks, I’ll get 14 unloaded and on a good trip, under 10 while towing. I think they’re boasting a bit there.

So you took a vehicle designed for a pretty particular usage (open desert pre-running), then tried to use it for everything else (high altitude towing, narrow rocky trails), and are bitching about “bad” results? If you need to tow something and want mileage, get a diesel. It’s the trade off, lower $/gal on regular gas…

Same here.

Ja.

I don’t think they do. It’s been a lot of years since you could get an ergonomic keyboard. How do I know? I use one at work, and at home. I first noticed some wrist problem in the midst of my first 16-hours-a-day at a computer tax season. Switched to something built for heavy use, and haven’t had an issue since.

An attitude like that is probably why you’re a “former” employee. Get over yourself bro, they don’t owe you a damn thing, and you just look petty.