I hate it because it offends my mechanical sensibilities. Every time the engine is restarted, the starter and ring teeth wear, the oil pressure has to build again, the coolant has to start recirculating to remove the hotspots caused each time the coolant stops - etc etc. Fortunately I have a manual vehicle with start…

Nothing that cots that much money is “relevant”

Came here for this - left satisfied

“Simultaneous iginion everywhere”

Star for the subject, but not necessary. There’s plenty of places can and do restore classic minis to original factory spec.

I thought the reason diesels produce so much NOx is the high compression/temperature required for CI. Maybe it’s different with petrol as the fuel...

English - learned in ‘68 when only rich people had automatics over here. The trick with the clutch is to sit back and press yourself into the seat as you let the clutch in.

no whitesnake?

If you want to be proactive, you should be pushing for a ban on all open wheel and open cockpit racing - at the very least.

I thought is was just vanity but now wonder if it’s also some sort of insecurity thing among those who are able to afford new cars. Same thing with pickups/trucks.

No, just extended it.

“NY’ers, on the other hand, feel entitled...”

Hyundai is still associated with the image of cheap knock offs of Japanese or european cars. Sure they’re way better than that now, but the memory sticks.

and already up to £950... that vin plate must be solid gold :)

And there’s nothing TO consume under socialism....

When you need ‘em, you can’t see ‘em - cause it’s dark...

Seems likely - Ford say the Focus RS can use 95 octane (UK measurement) but Ford recommend 98 Octane for best performance. The system must be capable of telling the difference somehow.

No series is going to allow it, sure it’s frowned upon and yes it seemed to be a petulant move by Vettel and yes it was unnecessary, but it was not the move of horrifying danger that several poster seem to think it was.

“A coupe, at the end of the day, is about showing off…”

If they had been racing the speeds would have been way higher and yes very dangerous. Astraight wheel to wheel touch at low speeds? not so much