To be fair, it’s probably hard to talk yourself into giving up when you’re still regularly winning states.
How about a non-sketchy white van story?
As I’ve always said, the Camry is a great car for people who don’t care about cars. It gets you from A to B, is decent with gas, and probably won’t break too much in the first 10 years of owning it, even if you never change the oil.
Depends on the details of the design, but yes it’s possible for it to jump a tooth. The timing shift possible from a loose chain should be very tiny. Only the fit the sprocket teeth to the chain plus wear.
No, but not due to the hubris factor. Do you have any idea how many insufferable assholes will be on the bow screaming out, “I’m the king of the world!!!” every second of that entire voyage? No thanks