There is a difference between a tow point and a recovery point though. Recovery points are rated with a SWL of several times the GVWR of the vehicle.  Tow points may or may not be.

“We design all of those Trail Rated elements from the ground up… it’s not just a marketing term.”

That’s a whole Lada weirdness

Having evacuated a crashed plane once (folded up gear on landing in Amsterdam years ago), I now keep my wallet, phone and passport or other ID with me in the seat until we’re off the ground, and get them out again before we land. Fuck the luggage. If I can get my body off the plane with my phone, wallet and ID, that’s…

Sure, in the limit. But mathematically there’s zero difference between applying the brakes and applying EMF to a motor in the opposite direction of the current shaft rotation. Both will exert a force opposing the motion along the spinning axle. Both will lock the tires if that force exceeds the traction ability of the…

Covid is a car crash, the vaccine is a seatbelt.

A lot of older fuel systems aren’t compatible with ethanol. Rubber lines and gaskets weren’t designed for it and will dry out and crack more frequently. Cars that sit for extended periods have to worry about the lower shelf life of E10 fuels, water retention, phase separation, and varnish and sludge gumming up things…

Thanks! Yeah my wife felt pretty lousy after shot 2 and her booster. Booster was def the worse one for her.

Every manufacturer needs over the air updates stat.

Maybe they were all making a pilgrimage of sorts to the dealer for repairs?

This. Sometimes you’ll see people naming the RV the way they name a boat. A popular one is Last One III

I thought Tesla had a trademark on “Surprise Convertibles”

Well the roof fell off in this case by all means but it’s very unusual.

I know the Mach-E is just trying to copy the Model Y, but this is taking it too far:

“Women seeking family adventures” sounds like the title for disturbing Craigslist Casual Encounters ad.

OK, very well staged. Got to hand it to that dealer.

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