Terrible people can still give resources to brilliant people. That’s what Musk has done. Tesla started as an engineering experiment in 2003, and Musk took executive control in 2004 by buying almost all of their stock. He saw a weakness in the market to exploit as nobody else was selling that particular thing as an…

There’s a few things that give the Challenger the edge. The big one is that the Challenger’s a much bigger car inside than the Mustang or the Camaro, making it much easier to live with and keep as a family car. There’s also the fact that the Challenger’s cheaper to buy compared to a Mustang or Camaro of similar pure…

When you actually look back at what the apes did and what Dr. Zaius did specifically, they were more ignorant than actively malicious. They had accidentally recreated 17th century Europe in fear of 20th century America. For the most part they were comfortable because most of their needs were met and things were stable,…

It’s not the 0-60 that these things do well. It’s the 40-90. On the interstate when passing is when the 300M is faster than it has any right to be. The speedo tops out at 120, but... Well, I know firsthand that’s a damn lie. It’s partially because they weigh about the same but have more horsepower than the Intrepid,…

$18,000 for a 300M is ridiculous.

That said, you are a cruel man for hating on the 300M. It was a great car for the time, and still a pretty good one today. Manage the engine issues with preventative maintenance and you’ve got a smooth riding low luxury sedan that can also haul ass if needed.

I’m glad Morgan exists. They’re the exact opposite of what everyone else is doing.

Why do we keep adding shit like this instead of... Oh, I dunno... Putting things inside the truck and locking the doors? If you’re gonna be away from the vehicle long enough for theft to be a viable threat, why leave something out in the bed?

There is a balance between simplicity and complexity. With the ability to…

Regarding the troubles and difficulties AMC faced, that’s why I said they had a high mark in 1966. They’d cut down the Rambler line to four cars in the Ambassador, Classic (including the Marlin), American, and Rebel, they no longer had to deal with the Nash Metropolitan or the Studebaker Lark and had repurposed…

There was a sweet spot between around 1959 and 1972 where quality was the highest it would be until 1992-2004. The ‘64 Chevrolets and ‘66 Fords were the best built cars for decades to come. On the smaller side, AMC had a high mark in 1966, Datsun caught people’s attention in 1967, Mercedes-Benz set world standards…

This being Florida, one party being armed and just choosing to shoot a gun over something stupid and slightly inconvenient does not surprise me. Both parties being armed and exchanging fire while playing demolition derby does. Florida’s floor for crazy is a stable and reassuring figure, but the ceiling for crazy…

I think that’s the problem with a lot of this. In the past new technologies were offered to enthusiasts and mid-range income customers first, and rolled out to a wider range of customers after being proven viable. Think of AWD, four wheel steering, electronic fuel injection, independent rear suspension, ABS, and…

Looking at the terms in the images provided...

Uh... Barrel? The fuck is a barrel? That’s... a choke. Like, y’know, the choke for your lawnmower? Labelled choke? And we do call them exhaust manifolds over here. Same with anti-roll bar and locks. Who the fuck in the U.S. says “Latch yer door, man. Y’all don’t want no…

They did nothing to change how bad it looks, they just made it wider. A different door, hood, and front bumper would go a long way to fixing the Orochi.

Previously it wasn’t as bad, because the cars were already higher on the left side to reduce suspension compression on the right. They didn’t need such extreme angles.

This, however, gets dangerous at places like Daytona and Talladega. The big changes in banking angles at those superspeedway tracks at those speeds mean…

The thing is, it’s easier to get money upfront for any project regardless. The public likes nice new things, the politicians like the visibility of a public works project, and the architects and engineers like working on a new novel problem.

It’s the money and resources for maintenance in the years afterwards that…

This is going to be an expensive and time consuming problem when it comes to maintenance and repair. Not because the LEDs are expensive — in fact, the cheapness of the LEDs is probably exactly what drove them to use them. It’s the circuit boards, it’s the wiring, and it’s the difficulty of replacing LEDs as they go…

The 2038 problem is very easily fixed on paper, though. Instead of using the traditional Unix Epoch start date of 11:59:59.99999 December 31st, 1969, you reset to the New Millenium Epoch of 11:59:59.99999 December 31st, 1998. The efficacy of this is whether or not the software running currently freaks the fuck out…

I wonder if it’s because I overthink things and present a stupidly complex solution. Sometimes I am the embodiment of the story about the anthropologist, the biologist, and the meteorologist trying to figure out why the fish was on the rock.

I tried figuring out what these things are multiple times. Are they wheel…

If there’s only about hundred, West Virginia’s got ‘em beat but just a few. There’s a plate for every popular driver in NASCAR going back to 2001, one for every college football team within the state and within the neighbouring states of Ohio and Pennsylvania, one for every organization like the Rotary Club and Union…

It’s a box turtle!