Right but someone whose job is purely analytical wouldnt need to ever see the factory. A design engineer, or manufacturing engineer, however, would. The design engineer needs to see the part made and be hands on, they need to see it implemented. Well, need is a strong word. They dont have to, but really, its a good…

I’m an aerospace engineer and I cant, for the life of me, fathom working remotely. Too much of my job depends on building/making things and being hands on with them to make sure they work. I dont understand how engineers are designing parts for a vehicle and then just taking it for granted that they work in someone…

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I believe that. Which is also something I say about the beautiful metallic colors. I am always in awe at the metallic red that Mazda has right now, it looks so DEEP. But then in the very next thought I’m like “but if you ever have to get any repairs done, its never gonna match...”

Because its different than anything I’ve seen growing up until the Nardo Gray R8. Most dealer lots are littered with black, silver, and white. You occasionally get thrown a bone on a red, really dark green, or dark blue metallic. Here in Alabama dark red metallic cars are EVERYWHERE because people need to buy a car in…

I’m only ok. I did the 4 Tsukuba challenges last night. When launching, launch on TC level 2 and midway through first gear go down to TC level 1 and leave it there. That should start you ahead of Sophy. From there just hit your braking points and hug the inside of corners. 

Did anyone else not find the 1 on 1 AI THAT difficult? I started in the lead and without blocking like a dick I never got less than 0.15s ahead and was 0.45s ahead at one point. 

2021 Jeep Compass. The 9spd transmission. The shift from 2-3 (it never uses 1st unless youre in low, always starts in 2nd gear) shifts very rough when cold and intermittently when warm. Resetting the trims in the TCU makes it go away for almost a week then it comes back. Apparently this is very common and there isnt…

I get that these trucks are entirely different platforms than their existing counterparts. BUT If theyre trying to capture their existing truck audience, why wouldnt they make them as cosmetically similar on the outside as possible? I cant be the only one this makes sense to. As of now it just looks like a toy for San…

Because cybertruck owners will have money. Likely enough to litigate.

When I finished my masters degree I hadnt worked in about two years. Despite having a job offer in hand and having been with my credit union for 20ish years and previously financing a car with them, they didnt want anything to do with issuing me a new loan without at least 6 months of new pay stubs coming in. The…

Its to my understanding they arent allowed to drop existing customers, merely refuse new ones. I believe most flood insurance is subsidized by the federal government, FEMA has 23,000+ communities in the US covered by it. 

In before Hyundai/Kia are forced to either offer their own house brand insurance to customers, OR buy a shit ton of cars back and upfit them with immobilizers kinda like a VW diesel emissions thing. 

Compass owner here, I’d definitely say its just a tall 4dr hatch back. 

Cargurus.com lets you filter by interior color. But yeah, manufacturers need to step up their inventory sites.

I still cant fathom a reason you can get black, grey, or tan interior on any exterior color but brown could only have tan. So dumb. 

It might work pretty well but ultimately its a double sided tape holding something primarily loaded with bending and shear. We have lots of aerospace pressure sensitive adhesives at my work and thats how they’re weakest. Great under tension but give something a twist and off it comes. 

Apparently insurance isnt crazy if you arent young. I remember when I was first looking at one back in 2017 my insurance company quoted me $143/mo full coverage, which was only a little more than my IS300 was with liability only.

I know when my mom was looking for her 2014 Jetta TDi Sportwagen we (me, my mom, and my dad) all LOVED the metallic brown paint but it was only available with a light tan interior. Their online configurator wouldnt let you select it with black. We asked the dealer to try and put in an order with one and the order came…

Challenger Hellcat. I still have a payment on my 2021 Compass and I’m looking to buy a house. I cant swing 2 cars at an apartment and the added monthly burden a house would be over my apartment would doubly strain me. 

For 99% of consumers I imagine “all new” is sufficient. Theyre waiting on that 1%, say during a podcast or a sit down with an automotive journalist, to go “ok, so here’s what we really did” and give you a 35 minute breakdown that is still simplified. I agree that would be entertaining but I’m in the 1%.