All things equal, displacement, until a certain point with which I’m not familiar will result in more power. Those other innovations and improvements in technology have yielded more more from smaller displacement engines, but those same efficiencies on a larger displacement engine should in theory result in more power.

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The more I see old cars with high prices, the more I think I need to reset my perceptions.

Relatively complete, undamaged, and somewhat rare vehicles that don’t have much in the way of comps are interesting. Unlike a 2019 Honda Accord, for which it is new enough to have a seemingly endless set of sales comps, this…

I couldn’t agree more with so much of your response. I appreciate the technical detail and thought you put into this. I’m not going to even try to imply that I understand everything about these motors and as well as you do. I will however, say that you seem to know your stuff from my limited knowledge of GM engine and…

Clearly, you and I see the world and possibly our fellow humans in a very different way. I’m not suggesting that makes me better, or you worse, or vice versa. Our differences are probably numerous, but as a fellow human, we’re nearly identical. Your perspectives on people, and the world are a function of your…

If you’re not already leading a PR firm, I think you’ve got a bright career ahead of you. 

I guess without the benefit or detriment of the inflection of spoken words, it is difficult to determine the intent. You could be right.

I’m gathering that empathy isn’t really your thing. To each their own.

Speaking with some personal experience on this type matter, it is a bit deal.

I get what you’re saying on this being potentially unfair, and not equitable to others. On that stance, I think you have some ground to support the con on this argument.

Media spin aside, this is a weird situation to put someone in.
Also as…

I hear you. I’m not against automatic cars anymore. In fact, some cars available in a choice of transmissions may actually be better as automatics, if the numbers alone are a key choice point.

But for years, decades even, automatics were a compromise. Those of us of a certain age remember the 3-speed slushboxes that…

I need you to go sit in time out. S197 was just joking. I need you to think about how your reaction was not an appropriate response. Come back to us when you feel like you’re ready to play nice. 

This type of statement makes me sad, but more importantly, I bet there are a lot of closeted manual trans people in your life who want your love, respect, and support. 

Okay, sure, I get your point. However, this is a bad look for any employer, particularly when many people are facing economic pressures they’ve not experienced in years. A bit of a “bonus” is a wonderful mistake for a business to make if it can be absorbed into the budget when the total amount is probably the…

I had a 240 that I converted with a Converse kit. It worked out well. I put on about 40k miles before the chassis gave up the ghost. The only complaints I had were the weak diff, which I replaced a few times. I got quite good at swapping those out. The engine bay on the 240 and I suspect on the 740 as well, is quite…

Well, Daddy Warbucks, I’m glad you asked. There are some people in America (probably other countries too), whom for whatever reason carry some debt. Perhaps the debt is a function of education loans, a home mortgage, a car payment, etc., etc.

In that case, money earned in the future is technically already spent.

Discla…

Hundreds of billions in Yen 707B, but about $5.5B in 2021 profit. So, $5.5B in profit doesn’t mean they can swim in gold coins, but it does mean that this Ohio payroll error is probably a rounding error in the big picture.

This is such a huge loss for good PR.

Honda, make this right. 

I believe that Honda is a brand with some integrity. However, forcing blue collar workers to repay a bonus is unconscionable. If the error made it through many layers of management and wasn’t discovered, it should be given to those employees as an additional bonus. I’m sorry, asking any group of employees to repay…

Oh, the Volvo 700s. Sigh. They were good as heck. Even better with a Converse converted 5.0. 

One of my fondest memories was going to the NY International Auto Show as a kid. I went with my dad, and one of his friends. This was back in the 1980s, and though I don’t recall the year, I was young, and it was malaise era.

Of course, my recollections are based on my youthful paradigms, but the place was packed.…

I’m never one to knock anyone’s preferences, for whatever reason they may have them. So, my comments here are based on my experiences alone. I’ve had these as rentals, and each time I was quite sad to have had no other option available to me. I always found the power to come on in a weird way. It was always in stop…

I can see how that would be annoying. I feel your pain. I’m not a believer that everything old is better. I like when ideas challenge the status quo, but for every groundbreaking idea, there will be others to iterate on that new concept and get it right, and do it better.

I think of the Japanese, and in particular…