Well if I’m not mistaken Trump wasn’t even a Republican until fairly recently, and even now breaks the traditional mold of one. Adding tariffs to control markets IS totally the opposite of “less taxes/free market” but in this situation the case is made by throwing the terms “American jobs” and “Ford F-150" around…

Exactly. Entertainment systems are certainly better, and some interior fit and finish, and gas mileage. To get that though it seems like you have to sacrifice either power, or steering feel, or loads of money. Most new cars are heavier, bigger, much more complex to work on, and quite expensive for the minimal…

Fit is in consideration as well. I’ve never driven one, but I’ve heard tell that they are more fun than a Yaris and I bet it’s true. Similarly priced used, but if I’m honest I think the Yaris is better looking and slightly less common. It probably would ultimately come down to which one I find for the right…

Yeah I’m not counting that out by any means. I had fun driving a 99hp Opel Corsa and 75hp Renault Clio in Ireland so I know the small manual hatch thing has it’s merits. I have the XT for power, ground clearance and winter duties. I’d even say I’m more leaning towards that than anything else at this point, but for…

I posted about my OBXT in here as well. There really isn’t a car that offers everything it does in one package today. 300hp (albeit with a tune), manual, good full time AWD, reasonably under 4000lbs, and a wagon with enough space to be practical. I’ve used it like a truck, taken it down plenty of muddy woods trails, mo…

I feel you

I already have the car that has everything I want: Manual, AWD, Turbo, Wagon... aka an Outback XT. The problem is it’s not getting any younger and there’s not really a modern replacement that will match it for everything it does.

I can’t speak to what a lot of vw owners do because I only know my own experience, but I do my own wrenching so there was nobody telling me I needed to do anything. My GTI ate CVs for breakfast... and in a “this clunks so loud and vibrates to the point I think the transmission is falling out” way, not a lasts another…

My outback XT has open diffs front and rear, but you might be right about your Forester. As stated in the article I think full time AWD just means it has a center differential that is always sending power front and rear to some extent. My OBXT and most Subarus are full time AWD whether they have LSDs front and rear or…

Not me, I had a MK4 gti in the past and my wife also briefly owned a high milage 1999.5 jetta with the 2.slow. VW is a dirty word in our house

True, although the stabilization maths I believe applies more for the video-type drones like DJI makes. I’m pretty sure you can’t do the kinds of flips and rolls Mr. Steele does here without a much more nimble racing drone. My little stabilized drone can do flips and rolls too (and if you are a better pilot than me…

Oooh nice!

There is a whole drone racing league which features fast flying in tight quarters through sets of gates. The flying in these videos IS very impressive, but I bet most of the guys in the league could do similarly.

That’s just Fromage from the worker’s lunch slowly ripening in hard to reach places

I worked in Albany for 6 years, people in Rav4s and Trailblazers on bald all seasons sliding off 787 after driving way too fast is basically how we know winter has arrived.

I now realize you meant videos of cats, and videos of trucks having their roofs peeled off. At first my brain assumed it was a typo for cars and grouped it together with trucks, and then there was a weird couple seconds of transition as the reality set in where I was picturing cats getting peeled.

Is there supposed to be a video somewhere? Or am I supposed to be able to hear the rumble just from staring at the photo? Or buy the incredible noise from TVR before I can hear it?

This guy went double Orlove, leaving the car back on it’s wheels. Maybe Raph should have tried harder?

Everyone is looking at this wrong. Ratty Ferrari with no maintenance history means it’s never going to be an investment. The fact that it’s white and not ferrari red is a sign. This thing needs matching white wheels, a light pod, and a livery. Make it a Rally Ferrari. Honestly I can see a lot of worse ways to spend…

Ok fair enough, but 4 years with an MK4 GTI was enough to turn me off VW for life. And that’s a Haldex awd system, right? I do enough extreme weather driving that yes it does matter to me. Also turbocharged or not 170hp is going to feel pretty weak when mine makes 250hp to the wheels. But true, there is still a turbo…