It depends on what the goal of all the enforcement is. If the goal was to stop drunk driving, they wouldn’t penalize you for sleeping it off in your car. If the goal is to make revenue, then the laws won’t change.

A real clutch type LSD, the rears would spin at the same time. What I see is the power shifting from one side to the other.  Conventional open diffs send power to the side with the least traction. 

I’ve seen amazing tech changes in my life. I know they’ll eventually crack self-driving (it’s not like Fusion power). I just don’t expect it in the next 20 years. The infrastructure just isn’t there yet.

I very much want to go out and drive my Porsche, stop at a bar or restaurant, and then have it drive me home. 

I’m not particularly claustrophobic but looking at the toy tunnel, not much bigger than a Tesla with no visible vents and no walk ways to let me get out and walk in case something breaks down gives me the willies.

Clutches wear depending on the number of times you depress and release the pedal so, highway driving puts almost no wear on a clutch while driving in traffic results in more wear. I’ve never seen a clutch last much longer than 100,000 miles in suburban traffic. It’s common to see syncho wear around 120-150,000 miles.

With you. I want MT in my sports cars but everything else, I want an auto. More convenient. More reliable, the same or better mileage. Auto’s are even better for the engine because clutches press on the crankshaft ever time the clutch is pressed down which wears out the engine thrust bearings.

so does that mean that ev’s aren’t considered automatics?

I’ve had a couple Hondas with lane keeping and ACC and all I can say is that they’re all flaky. Every trip the car does something inappropriate for conditions. I’m not 100% sold on them because of that.  They work right 95% of the time but it’s the edge cases that worry me.  Cars moving to the turn lane to make a…

My takeaway from your commend is you’re driving distracted.  Whether they use lights or not, you shouldn’t be shocked by what a driver ahead of you does.  Either following too close or not paying attention. 

I wonder if EV’s will bring on a bunch more boutique makes? Not having to build a ICE drivetrain the meets the many government requirements should make it far easier to jump in.  

I don’t believe QE necessarily applies here. QE is normally it’s just about them violating your rights, not killing you. The bigger problem is that the prosecution decides whether to charge the officer or not. If the prosecution doesn’t press charges, nothing will be done.

Innocent bystanders get killed all the time and no charges can result from them,

Nothing there sounds like a capital offense, or justified killing him. Even his fellow officers were telling him to slow down. You might barely justify shooting the perp but, for killing the 14 year old girl, he should have been charged immediately. The fact he’s not been charge even though it’s clear he killed her is…

You joke but they do kill at least 1000 American’s a year. One cowboy cop just killed an innocent 14 year old girl in LA when he blasted away with his rifle at someone else. A basic fire arms safety rule is know what’s behind what you’re shooting at. He clearly didn’t know or care. 

And the looks? Buddy, have you seen what sedans look like nowadays?

You’d need a different ECU to run it as a 6 speed too.  Could it be a lexus versus toyota thing?  

I’d just ask the tow driver to load it back up and send it back. The fact he took delivery means he’s weirdly obsessed with this specific car. Nothing wrong with obsession but it means you’re likely to make poor decisions. Like taking delivery of a car the tow driver dropped...

It’s a car...with a bed. Ford isn’t great about that. If the Maverick is a success, the other car companies will probably emulate it. I’ll just wait till then. CRV with a bed maybe...

So nobody buying cars today ever thinks about mileage when shopping?