I don’t know how it affected the auto industry, but I can tell you that in the late 1940s my father struggled to go from a dirt-poor farmer kid to a computer engineer precisely because of the time he spent staring at the ass end of a mule. So it makes sense auto designers who also had to drive buggies might feel the…

Many boats already exhibit this, in the form of the outboard motor.

Not made of stone but stoned. :)

One-unit cars? It’ll never take off.

Torchinsky articles should come with a prologue detailing a brief introduction to what was being smoked when the article was written, it would be a nice touch.

It’s Torch Time! What strain are you smoking today?

Tires get filthy,nasty, black and dirty. Who wants to obsess on cleaning colored tires just to have them turn black again the next time you drive it.. Brake dust and road grime. Black tires hide that shit!

Yep. Came here to say that. Turbos are technically exhaust driven superchargers.

Well, he did drive a bus around the NYC area for THREE HOURS without being involved in any collisions. I’m not sure that he needs to go through any further training.

Well, I think it’s kinda clever. My Photoshop skills aren’t top notch but maybe less is more. Enjoy!

Dr. Seuss is that you

I’d like to see a world where he could just do it and be happy. With supervision.

Because he’s obviously not as qualified as his peers. /sarcasm Probably because whoever was interviewing him was threatened as fuck by a guy who had everything known about the system memorized since childhood.

I own the same Jeep so I know what’s true.

Sorry your empire collapsed :(

Yeah, I love watching old ladies and kittens fall over dead as I speed by.

Pure theory, you’re worse off mowing your lawn than driving a ‘tweaked out’ TDI

To the wife...”Honey our 3 year old totally needs this!”