My very first car had a flat plane crank. 2nd gen Altima. I didn’t really think it was all that cool.

It’s not a styling decision. It’s a safety decision. The current X5 is far safer in a rollover than the first gen (and I’ve had both the first gen E70 and the third gen F15). The E70 does have much better visibility, though, I agree. The D pillar in the F15 and probably the G05 are far bigger than they seem. The rear…

I think the Vovlo and BMW shifter are equally tacky. 

I have the previous gen X5 and I’m 6'2" and my wife is 5'11". We have plenty of room when we are sitting behind each other (we usually switch driving her car and often end up sitting behind the other.)

On a modern iniline 6 BMW turbocharged engine, you stand to gain about 20hp like-for-like without a cat. I’m not the type to get all fussy about people installing catless downpipes, but I personally think it’s a bit selfish. There are other ways to gain that 20hp. Also, do you really think that extra 20hp that you’ll…

That’s interesting considering you drive with a 15-25 gallon tank of gasoline in your car at all times. You could literally shoot a propane tank with a gun and it wouldn’t explode. I’m going to bet in this case that she had a bad propane tank, she let it roll around, or there was some ignition source and a leak.…

Mild hybrids are awesome for performance cars, especially turbocharged performance cars. It allows designers to design larger turbochargers which traditionally cause turbo lag. The boost from an electric motor down low remedies turbo lag so a car can be designed with a single larger turbo for higher revs and the…

This isn’t too far off from what Musk said about body shops doing slow work on Teslas going in for body work. He claimed they were making their own body shops to decrease turnaround time. Even though it’s widely known that slow shipments from Tesla are the main reason for slow turnaround times at body shops.

You just said two models of Alfa were more reliable than a carmaker. Yeah, that’s real scientific.

I’m not saying what he did was safe. I’m not condoning what the guy did. What I’m saying is that a lot of people here are saying stuff like “take it to the track” or “doing a burnout on a public road is douchey”. You can carefully have some fun on public roads if the proper precautions are taken. Doing a little…

For something that big, Audi has to authorize the method of repair anyway. 

While I’m sure it will get better, I doubt the car will ever be as reliable as even a BMW. There’s no reason to think it’ll ever be as reliable since it has a relatively low production volume and all their other cars are fairly unreliable.

You’d think Alfa would make sure these press cars are in tip-top shape though.

Let’s assume there was a clear line of sight both directions for at least 1/4 mile. Is it really that bad to do a do a little donut to turn your car around? In this case the kid messed up and didn’t see a motorcycle in his blind spot. So yeah, what he did was inexcusable and deservedly got chewed out. But why are…

It does, yes, but we’ve all done stupid things when we were younger. I’m not excusing what this kid did at all. Just under the circumstances, he handled it as well as he could have. 

During the SUV craze of the 1990s, my father purchased a 1999 GMC Yukon in black. At the time, it looked really cool, but the interior was so ridiculously cheap and the drive was terrible. He sold it exactly a year after purchasing it. That was a massive waste of money.

There’s a reason shelves like this are so cheap. This isn’t even that cheap relative to some sales you can find on shelves like this. The steel is extremely thin gauge and the boards are super cheap particle board. Any water or liquid on them will make them fall apart. If you cut your own plywood shelving, you’re…

There’s a reason shelves like this are so cheap. This isn’t even that cheap relative to some sales you can find on…

Well the current GLC is made in Europe for the American market. So they’re not really losing it. They’re just not going to start producing American market cars.

I don’t think 254 miles is anything to really worry about. But that’s why you always test drive the specific car you’re buying before you buy it. No matter what. Even new cars have issues sometimes.

It might have been more clear if the title had been “An Instruction Manual for a Porsche...”