Exactly. I was looking for a daily driver, and the common consensus is the N55 is the more reliable of the two, although they’re not exactly free from all the N54 issues. Besides the aforementioned HPFP, I’ve never heard of an engine that could ingest the serpentine belt because of a weepy oil gasket until I bought…

That’s the weird part. The rust is on the driver-side wheel well.

This one’s a no from me. You could do worse, but you could do a lot better.

I live in Pennsylvania:  all of them.

I worked there a hot minute back in the day when I was mainly living off contract gigs after the dot-com implosion. Unless things have changed (and they may have given the general worker shortage), they followed the standard union progression. You had to start out as a part-timer and get a degree of time-served and…

It’s always been crap: I lived through the great front tie-rod end link shortage of the late aughts. I miss the car but I imagine finding most parts is hell now.

Let’s be honest: the only reason anyone in North America gives a shit about the Skyline GT-R (that isn’t a hardcore NISMO-fanboy) is Gran Turismo, and anyone who sells them at the current hilariously inflated rates owes Polyphony Digital a cut of that sale.

Also, Nissan was trying to take aim at the Germans (and their…

One of the people in my office building has the ‘vert. Maybe it’s just grown on me over time but they’re better looking cars than all the hate would make one believe. (Then again, I had an ‘04 GTO and think the hurr-durr-fat-Cavalier people must be blind.) Ironically, this was posted in an article about the 6 here: I…

True story. It’s a killer for 75% of the population as a second/third vehicle.

I’d love a Maverick because it would tow more than our (stick) Renegade. The problem is for the price of the Tremor package, find a reason I shouldn’t stretch for a Ranger which would allow us to haul much bigger trailers without the…

Rational, keyboard-warrior thought? Yeah, you’re probably right. Irrational, holy-oh-fuck-shits-going-down? Noooooooooope. I’m pegging the needle to a hospital.

To be blunt, in what feels another time, aka the late 90s: I’ve done about as bad, for no reason beyond I worked late and got off with “you’re five miles away,…

I feel the Bangle-era is due a historical correction.

I love the ND but the RF leaves me a little cold. Also, maybe it’s the Radwood-era nostalgia (read: confirmation-biase tribalism) taking effect but best-looking Miata is the one in my driveway: the NA.

Ugh, it’s gonna be a whole host. GM, A-Platform, ‘64-’72. Two generations.  Find me a car that wasn’t a looker.

Oh, they’re pretty but a normal car? Not even close.

Sixth-gen coupe is a sexy beast.

The first “gen”, yes.  The refresh, not so much.

I kinda wonder if some at Marvel/Disney is a huge Space Quest fan. Getting an Aluminum Mallard vibe off the Hoopty.

That’s interesting that the specific media’d be called out as an insurance requirement, but we are talking about the film industry. Our clients have backup requirements in their various policies, but they (the insurers) are happy with any responsible backup strategy. I wonder if those tapes are basically a formality…

Did anyone ever chase down the rumor/theory that it was meant to be a new IP, and good ol’ executive meddling made them bolt Buzz on top of it?

I was IT for a Fortune 500, and now work for an MSP that handles small-medium business. Tape is largely dead and for good reason. Everything we do goes to an on-prem NAS specifically designated for backups, and then replicated to either cloud or sent to an off-site NAS depending on the client.