Look buddy, you may be the smartest guy in your neighborhood, but the world is full of idiots, no offense to any idiots really, and what is logical to you is not to them. I mean, someone tells you that for a little extra money, you’ll be safer, or you’ll get more out of something, that’s easy fishing in a lot of…

Haha, yeah I generally agree with the tire PR guys that rubber is one of if not the most important part of your car.

Siping offers no noticeable gains? Tell that to Les Schwab’s accountant.

This is a world in which some portion of the populace believes in a flat earth, that vaccines cause autism, and that every major school shooting is a hoax. Faith in siping in the grand scheme of things is a very minor transgression.

So let me get this straight, you would pay hard earned monies, for someone to make thousands of little cuts on your maybe expensive brand new tires, for reasons that have no scientific backing or noticeable gains?

I believe you’re in the wrong neighborhood.

Perhaps he finds it easy to get fired up about hill climbs. 

Keep the shiny side down.

Nah, I hear he’s all charged up and positively electrified to be in the running.

I think Hammond got burnt out when it comes to such events.

Dude. They sell these on eBay all day long. They should have just outsourced.

An abridged list of niches that have not yet been filled:

I don’t think people are getting the point of this article. Over 60% of Americans live pay check to pay check with less than $1000 savings and they’re spending record number of money on car loans. This doesn’t apply to tiny fraction of people that could pay out their car loan at any time.

Can we stop saying stuff like this disregards the laws of physics? THE REASON THIS WORKS IS BECAUSE OF AN IN DEPTH UNDERSTANDING OF THE LAWS OF PHYSICS!

Now I want a 2.5L I4 producing 580hp! (maybe in a Miata?)

That last paragraph comes across as a smidge racist.

Payload ratings are not based on the calculation: stated payload + 1kg = snapped chassis. They are based on 1) reasonable braking distance with max payload. 2) Anticipated expectations of end user.

Inversely correlated is what you’re trying to say.

it is because they are ugly

Congratulations, Mr. Teh Penguin of Doom, on COTD! I would like to gift you with a Honda Accord which this lovely lady will deliver after she makes sure the exhaust is still there.