That’s not a slot car set up?

Those two were also terrible in their own way. But google the AVUS track, it’s literally 2 long straights with a 180 degree turn at either end.  That’s the track. 

That latter part is also true in the U.S. You would pretty much have to run a light in front of a cop and even then it’s probably a flip of a coin if the officer would actually ticket the cyclist. The ‘Merican thinking on that would be 1) the cyclist probably learned their lesson and 2) the law is the LAW (and I’ve…

I’ll just focus on F1 tracks, the worst just based on historic tracks that look SUPER boring would be AVUS (Germany, 1959) and Zeltweg Airfield (Austria, 1964), looks like LONG straights and a couple of corners.

My father had great advice for this situation, specifically if you were running late to work. Don’t rush, you’re already late. Accept that, pull over, relax. This does 2 things, first it helps you relax and second, it makes sure there’s no possible way you can beat the clock so you’re not speeding or doing something…

Well, you’re going to need a way to watch the races first. Figure that one out and then work on the other stuff. Cost: Monthly cable bill (EXPENSIVE), find a streaming service that carries ESPN (varies) and then there’s F1 TV $80 a year for live... shoot, looks like EVERYTHING that the actual F1 live feed is made up…

Well... the original post is from 2016... but what we need is a follow up on that Astra. Putting gasoline (or Petrol) into a diesel does a few bad things that won’t be detected until much later. Detonation is one of them. Destroying the pistons just a wee little bit so they are no longer the correct size and they…

Same here, I went with the APR wheels to replace them.

Hated those and also the MK7 Austin. Sold my Austins to a guy replacing the cookie cutters. Then Honda and Hyundai started to make their own versions of the Austin and it was no longer just a look you would see on a GTI, the Hyundai rim below.

Now that you pointed out how the ‘joke’ references the movie, specifically that the character shaves her head to show that she was stronger than her hair, it sort of neuters the already bad joke. If only it had been presented in a different way it could have been both funny and empowering.

I usually leave both of my phones in my pocket. On long drives (or road trips) they’re within reach just in case something (literally) explodes (emergency at work). One will connect to the other one and then come through the Bluetooth system.

My wife just got a crossover, could possibly be considered a small SUV, but it’s AWD. One of her reasons was so we would be able to make the trek to her mother’s in the event of really bad snow. Her mom won’t drive in it, lives at a higher elevation AND has a long, steep driveway. So when we get a couple of inches,…

I used to drain the TDI, put the plug back in, put in 2 quarts of cheap Wal-Mart synthetic, turn it over for like 30 seconds, drain it and only then would I change the filter and put in the new oil and it was still kinda dirty.

Drum Brakes as a 12 year old kid.

Well, maybe this one from Ford... but it’s probably not the only one, just an easy one to find.  Hence why some people were joking about it being the Everglades edition in the video above.

DC is just like NYC, there are cameras everywhere.  From the dash cams in the trucks to the doorbell cams on the houses.  The guy is on some kind of custom cruiser too so he probably takes his politics and biking quite seriously.

Look at the companion video.  Someone thrashed a brand new Bronco into some deep, brown water.  There was mud and crud on the BACK of the entire radiator and at least half way up the block.  Looks like someone watched too many press videos of the new Bronco and figured they could just go full mud buggy.

As noted by others, both the NY and CT laws outline specific reasons where you can let a truck idle for longer than 3 minutes. Like if you’re using the PTO, during periods of extreme (think super hot or cold) weather, etc.

Sure, but he’s a retiree. If this is what grandpa wants to spend his retirement doing, good on him! I sent the NYT article to a friend of mine who was also in the Marines with the tag “Retired US Marine turns to Eco-Terrorism”. Haven’t heard back from him so I’m assuming he didn’t think it was as funny as I did.

Except that this vehicle in particular has a ton of cameras all over it and probably has the driver on one of them getting out of the car and talking about it.