For me it’s all about that final weight number. The NC PHRT only added ~75 lbs, and in my opinion that seemed like a fair trade for the added security. Let’s also recognize the fact that the old PHRT was able to transition from fully closed to fully open, whereas the new RF is more of a targa arrangement. If it does…

And heavier! Don't forget that!

I’m glad the cast has finally picked up on what this show is really about. My friends and I have been calling it Swords and Titties for years now.

Goddamnit, Andrei.

Indeed, but the results in the automotive industry seem more tragic somehow...

Same exact reaction over here: “Hey that’d be a good excuse to fly up from Rento...Oh. Maybe not.”

So no one seems to think that this two-hour, $25 game is overpriced? That was all everyone was talking about when the Firewatch review came out, and that game was longer AND cheaper. I guess it’s not really a game unless you get to shoot something...

So what’s the takeaway here? You’re basically screwed if you don’t have the tools / skills / time to do your own work? I’ve done a bit of wrenching, but I would be completely out of my depth if I had to do major engine or transmission work. I get that the point of these articles is to show readers that working on your…

And just to cleanse the palate, here’s a picture of a pretty Maserati.

A friend of mine told me once that she would never buy a Ford because in college the Ranger she was using to commute to school broke down on the freeway. That seemed like throwing the baby out with the bath water, so I decided to get a little background. “Ok, fair enough,” I said. “What caused the breakdown?”

The 996 and 997 Turbos (and GT2 / GT3s) used a different block from the rest of the 911s, and as a result they don’t suffer from the IMS issue.

Ok fair enough. I guess I’m just spoiled by my 2016 hindsight. It’s tough to look back 20 years and see V8s that put out less than the average turbo-4 does today.

Agreed. This is just a mash up of too many eurohatch styling queues from the early aughts. The final result looks like something you’d see parked on the street of some village in an Edgar Wright movie.

You know what, I don’t care what it’s called. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

Despite the frequency of rain in Seattle, the drivers here seem to be absolutely baffled by it. This should be interesting.

As a kid who grew up on flight simulators, this was always my favorite.

So you’re telling me that someone who owns a NASCAR team just bought a hybrid?

Came here for the Christmas Story gif. Was not disappointed.

A certified X1 for $22k? Where? How? Maybe it’s just that used car prices in the Seattle area run high, but $22k for X1 sounds nuts.

Blue is doing sub-orbital, and Space X is doing orbital. The Space X booster has to scrub off a fair amount of horizontal velocity and then return to the pad, but the Blue just has to go up and down. XKCD did a great explanation a while back: https://what-if.xkcd.com/58/