In my experience? Someone who has their windshield wipers on full speed when it’s barely drizzling out. That’s how I know to keep an eye on them and give them a wide berth.

I’ve grown to really dislike the term “tranny” for transmission. Just don’t like how it sounds. I usually just say “trans.”

Car Talk FTW!

It enables or disables the Jacobs exhaust brake (Jake brake) that activates when he lifts off the gas pedal.

Because it’s a Detroit two-stroke diesel. Twice the power strokes means it sounds like twice the RPM.

Now THAT is what the Brits would call “knackered.”

I never have seemed to have an issue with this on my Subaru. When headlights are off (I don't have automatic ones), the dash lights are much brighter (daytime mode) than when the headlights are on. If I get in the car at night and am immediately blinded by super bright dash instrumentation, it's an obvious clue that I…