It’s not dead. I think for a long time there will be a small niche market for it.

It’s obviously going to be BMW’s B48 which is used in cars like the 330i. It is rated at 255hp but the 330i is pretty fast and weighs 3600lbs. It’s also got a super flat torque curve so peak horsepower doesn’t tell you everything.

Well for the price it’s not even very fast. It’s maybe about as fast as the old M3/M4. Its used price is about as much used as a new M3. So what’s the point?

I’m also 6'2". I’ll admit I don’t like it, but if I sit straight my knees do fine.

My neighbor has an i8 and I don’t think it has the fun factor. It’s too modern and everything is filtered. What this guy needs is a real car. Something that’s still analog and you can feel the road through.

I do fly American first and while I did think the pitch was reduced slightly, it’s still far better than economy which also saw a reduction. I’m not giving the airlines a pass, I’m just saying first class is even better now because of how small economy is. I’m 6'2" which is not exactly huge, but taller than average…

I remember flying and a mother with her infant child in her lap were not bothered at all by the person in front reclining. I offered her my seat or asked if I should ask them to “decline” but she seemed completely fine with it. She wasn’t a small woman either.

I fly first class (domestic) quite a bit and the seats are MUCH better than coach. First class hasn’t really gotten smaller as domestic first class was never that large to begin with. And international first class is still awesome. International business class is about the same or even better than domestic first…

He should have at least given her some gloves.

You owning a product does not make you an expert on it. You’re telling us how the car “feels” and trying to make quantifiable conclusions from that. What do you think the Teslafi “efficiency” rating is telling you? It’s just telling you how accurate the car’s computer estimate is. It doesn’t mean the electric motors…

It doesn’t matter where stuff is actually made. For some reason there are a ton of people in Middle America that think “buying American” just means making sure the nameplate has the right logo on it. Doesn’t matter if the car was developed in Italy and made in Mexico. It’s more patriotic to buy that than the car made…

200hp is underpowered? I like horsepower as much as the next guy, but if you can only have with 350+hp then you’re doing it wrong. There’s a certain beauty in light and agile sports cars. Are you just afraid to move the needle past 4000rpm? I don’t get it. 

Well naturally they need to partner with Porsche.

Shock at results is not that same as an inability to accept results. Even Trump’s own campaign was surprised they won. Can you blame everyone else for being shocked that Trump won?

I think exterior styling is one thing this Explorer absolutely nailed. If my wife weren’t so addicted to fancy cars I’d have loved to get an Explorer ST for our family hauler. After seeing the interior though and reading reviews, I’m glad I didn’t push the matter with her.

The less you know, the easier you assume things are.

But you’re forgetting the Explorer has the badge of a company that is headquartered in America. So Americans will buy more of it for that reason only. Not on actual merit.

In the context of the person I was responding to, I never meant to imply it wasn’t a big hurdle. 

You realize there already are pretty complicated computer systems in our cars? Anyway, the ability to resist harsh environments has nothing to do with why your home PC fails. It has more to do with you the user and the software we decide to run on them.

What you are repeating is just the rantings of armchair internet engineers. WD-40 is definitely a lubricant. It’s an extremely light lubricant, but it is a lubricant for some applications. It does dry, but so do other lubricants like some silicon lubricants. That doesn’t mean they’re not lubricants. The problem is…