I’m not personally invested in Star Wars fandom but I enjoy the movies. Well, I enjoyed the original movies. The prequels my reactions were 1. meh; 2. GAHH THIS IS TERRIBLE; 3. Certainly imperfect but at least a mostly-functional movie.

I saw TLJ over the weekend and there was definitely a point about 1/3 into it where I found myself thinking that maybe it was kinda bad. I’m a nerd but not a Star Wars nerd and have no personal investment in Star Wars fandom.

Commander Riker and his dad want to sort out their issues by bopping each other with giant Q-tips.

I’m in Wisconsin and get stuck on buying cars with above-average winter capabilities. I’m not 100% opposed to fwd cars, especially if they have an LSD like the CTR.

Except for the Chevys (yes that includes the Escalade) everything on this list is cheap to buy, not to maintain.

This is why for all my regularly scheduled fill-ups I go to Costco.

This is why for all my regularly scheduled fill-ups I go to Costco.

Well technically only the Evo X has torque vectoring (Active Yaw Control in Mitsubishi-speak) on the rear diff. The previous versions, and the Ralliart, have a clutch type rear LSD and helical gearset front LSD. They all have active center differentials. Details here.

Limited slip differentials in STI: 3

Lyft also sucks because they spam the shit out of you with promo notifications and the only way to stop them is to completely disable notifications for the app. Unlike all the other apps that provide notifications settings that let you pick and choose what types of notifications you receive. People have been bugging…

Even though it’s been trending downward, Hyundai and Kia have a huge share of the Korean car market. So hey, want to make your Hyundai or Kia stand out from the sea of all the other Hyundais and Kias? Make it a Brenthon! I guess?

There is no cleaning off the rust. Mazdas of this vintage are rustbuckets. I had a 2006 Mazdaspeed 6 and by 2011 it was already rusting to shit. I had the rear wheel wells repaired where they were rusting but the metal is just shitty and not protected well and rusted in other areas.

I got burned with a 2006 Mazdaspeed 6. It started developing rust problems in 2010.

Thanks for the link. It seems like people are disappointed the JL uses the MP3022 with its computer-controlled clutch pack vs. the NV242 which came with the 4.0 liter I6 in the XJ Cherokee and ZJ & WJ Grand Cherokee.

Ok, so looks like the MP3022 is available in the Durango and also came in the Liberty. This video is describing its function in the Liberty. Same basic idea in the Sahara then?

I don’t know where you are but I’m in Wisconsin. No way in fuck am I opening my windows in winter.

What transfer case does the Sahara use? Does it have an open center diff or LSD?

I’m curious: what kind of center differential does the full-time system in the Sahara use?

Usually I like unions but not police unions.

Come on now, we all know Trump passes out in a pile of discarded un-eaten buns from his daily regimen of 37 Big Macs and Filet o’ Fishes, because skipping the buns and washing them down with 144 oz of Diet Coke makes them healthy.