Specifically with regards to

Although I’m sure many Jalopniks would howl with anger and rage at the idea, minivan-style sliding doors would make even more sense. Simply more practical from the perspective of wide access without the lateral clearance issues. And look at it ... it IS a minivan, just cooler looking than most.

Interesting complaint there. I’ve only played Fallout on PC (all Fallouts from original thru New Vegas) and have never had any serious bugs with any of them. I didn’t play the modern iterations (i.e., 3 and NV) until there were multiple official DLCs and patches out so I’m sure I missed the most severe growing pains,…

Let me ask a question to approach this issue from another angle ... specifically, when was “concurrency” ever not the standard? Every history I’ve read of major weapon systems (aircraft, ships) designed & built since WW2 if not earlier was built under the ‘concurrency’ project paradigm. I’ve read histories of a dozen…

To non-enthusiasts, when you say Jeep, they think first and foremost of a Wrangler. If you show them a Wrangler and ask them what it is, they’ll say it’s a Jeep. If you ask them what a Jeep looks like, they’ll describe a Wrangler. If you ask them to describe a Wrangler, they’ll have no idea what you’re talking about…

A few years back some magazine (can’t recall if it was a moto mag like Car and Driver or a consumer mag like Consumer Reports) tested these devices and found that in general they don’t work.

Your mention of Plymouth got me wondering ... a quick trip to Wikipedia shows that the Eclipse was badge engineered as the Eagle Talon and Plymouth Laser between 1990 and 1994. After that it was shared with the Dodge Avenger and Chrysler Sebring.

Dodge Daytona =/= Chrysler Laser

Endo is when you (the rider) go over the handlebars “end o”ver end. It’s a crash.

I wouldn’t say that *some* of them are the filmer being a drama queen, I’d say that *most* of them are the filmer being a drama queen. Guy objects to people going across 3 lanes to get to a turn lane? How the fuck else do you get to the left turn lane when you’re entering the 3 lane wide road from the right? Almost…

Well, those early adopters can always choose to hang on to the vehicle for longer amount of time to amortize the depreciation. Really, who sells/trades-in a vehicle at one year? That being said, I’d bet that at the 4 or 5 year mark the resale value will be virtually indistinguishable ... especially since with the…

2nd Gear: Autonomous Cars Could Make Car Sales Plummet

“if people don’t know what “ride within yours limits” means, they shouldn’t be riding.”

“answers spanned the spectrum from the default Kawasaki Ninja 250R to the Suzuki SV650. Some said start small and work your way up. Other told me to go mid-size because you’ll be bored with a tiny engine in a few months”

Really? When? Last time I drove over the Bay Bridge a few months ago, I paid in cash at a manned toll booth. Since the vast majority of drivers on California freeways don’t have those toll transponders (don’t recall what they’re called), I kinda doubt what you say. There’d be no way to collect tolls from an actual…

I’m not sure at all what your list actually means with regards to jobs that deserve to die, or as to the base information you seem to be assuming in your statements ... overall, you referenced a handful of obsolete technologies and implied that a lot of “old jobs” died out due to modernization ... and your list is…

Does anyone know why on god’s green earth was the back end of that Neon jacked up all sky high like that? I assume that was as configured from the factory, but it’s really really really stupid looking.

can you cite a source? <snip> I can’t find anywhere that says a 1980 car is subject the 1980 smog rules.

Or you could live in a state that isn’t California.

Ummm ... you mean this part? —>