Do you not know how to drive a manual? I'm thinking of taking my teenage son there so he doesn't have to beat on my RSX clutch. 

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I totally agree!

Who gets to define “tools normally found in a residence”? Growing up, my family had a 2 post lift, engine hoist, transmission stand, air compressor and many air tools in the garage. There was a welder and torch in the shed out back. All those seem like normal tools to me. We lived in a normal neighborhood inside city…

I put a remote start on a car when I was in high school in the 80's. I used optical sensors in the center console under the shift boot to ensure the transmission was in neutral. Built a circuit using the emergency brake switch and my optical sensors to parallel the clutch interlock switch. Prototyped the circuit on my…

How many lower “gears” does one need? I may be out of the loop on downhill towing. The last vehicle I owned that I towed anything with was a S-15 GMC Jimmy. It had a 4 speed (4L60E) with two gear selections below Drive. My ex has a 10ish year old Mitsubishi with a CVT and I drove that to tow the boats a few times. It…

For a small City car, FWD just works. This could be a 5/8 size leaf.

In the states, this might have ended with 6 to the back in self defence because I’m sure it looked like he had a gun.

Can confirm. Lived in Florida with mostly Canadian neighbors, half the time.

As to your first part, yes, I agree that a feature I like, others may consider dumb. Up further, someone didn't like their moonroof and only used it once in a while. I used my moonroof nearly every day. But, that's like my opinion, man.

The CVT manages itself using a variator or electric motor (in a hybrid transmission). Ideally, the ECU/CVT controller(s) should try to achieve the best fuel economy at steady state and the best torque when required. Most drive by wire systems now seem to aim for this goal. What’s the point of shift paddles on a Nissan…

Obviously the thicker stronger pillars are required for heavier, taller cars. What if, someone built a car that was lighter, with a lower center of gravity? The pillar sizes are based on weight of the vehicle. Even in today's world of high CoG utility vehicles, rollover accidents are rare. I'd also think that modern…

I'm all for a project. This one ain't it. I wonder how far $25K would go toward a AWD DSM Eclipse project. 

I’m wearing my foot carports. (Sandals)

Opposed piston awesomeness!

If one pair pressurized the other pair, they need to be phased earlier. That’s how 2 strokes work, yes?

Neutral: tire pressure monitoring using wheel speed sensors. Seriously, I could not get my girlfriend’s Honda to clear the TPMS light despite numerous adjustments. I have a car without TPMS and one with wheel sensors (I have no issue with either). I keep a digital pressure gauge in each car and check them regularly.…

And adding gear steps to a CVT is dumb!

No kidding! Last weekend I drove a convertible Foxstang with the ragtop down (so my hair can blow) and the visibility was amazing! Even when I put up the top, it seemed like better visibility than most modern cars. 

By bombers, I was referring to the Outlander PHEV.