So a Tesla butt-chugs its electrical charge.  Interesting...

The MkIII was actually built as a roadgoing GT40.  And among variations of this car, the only one less common is the MkIV, which to be fair is almost an entirely different car from the earlier models.

That looks really cool - not to mention it looks like it came off the line that way.  Good job, kids.

But would you have bought a Triumph Oildribble?

Maybe he’s talking about building a Locost.  That isn’t a kit so much as a set of instructions for building a Seven replica from the ground up.

I haven’t participated in it for quite a few years, but I was pretty into the autocross scene for a good while. It’s a good way to get into motor sports on the cheap - but after a while some of us decided doing it cheap isn’t as rewarding as doing it competitively. I’m not proud to admit that I turned into an…

ND = Nice Deathtrap?

Yes, it has some issues that need sorting. No, it’s not remotely practical.

The only time in my life that I’ve bought used tires was when I was a broke-ass college student and drove a car that wouldn’t hold an alignment without some expensive repairs.

“The real reason women live longer than men. They’re not stupid.”

Around 30 or so years ago I ran my car out of gas. There was a 7-Eleven a short walk away that sold gasoline, but I didn’t have a container to put it in. So I bought a quart of Gatorade (back when it still came in glass bottles), drank its contents, refilled it with gas and walked back to my car.

Edit:  never mind.

“Despite my Lexus being from Texas originally...”

Same here - see my other comment in this thread.

“For this special breed of moron, I’ll bump the stalk to get the lane change indicator going and see if they move. If they don’t, just put on the turn signal and start drifting over toward that side of your lane. This generally gets them out of your blindspot.”

Imperial, CA.  It’s about two hours east of San Diego and maybe half an hour north of Mexicali.

Welcome back Raph - this feature just isn’t the same without you recommending something completely out of left field.

I think it should be legal to bump-draft people who pull this shit.

There aren’t many of these in my neck of the woods, and as a consequence most people here don’t know how to deal with them.

When I was in grade school I took the bus. We got dropped off about a mile from home and walked the rest of the way. Along a state highway, even (though there were dirt roads that paralleled it most of the way; this was farm country).