True, but this something that I think could be significantly improved with an eco-tow calibration mode which operates on reduced boost than the standard calibration and a different transmission calibration for the revised powerband.

I’m not though, it seems you just have a limited understanding of powertrain engineering.

That’s a 30% difference. Over a 100k mile span, with $2.50 gas, the difference between 12 mpg and 9.5 mpg is over $5000 in addtional fuel costs. With $4 gas, which is possible within the next year, it’s almost $9000 in additional fuel costs.

A v6 in front of a 10 speed shouldn’t need boost to maintain speed on the highway during light towing, especially not when going downhill which is how David got the MPG figure quoted in the article.

Do you believe that taxation is theft?

As we’ve seen in Europe recently a thriving socialist state should be concerned with collapsing under the weight of immigrants rather than emigrants.

It’s silly to evaluate the “pure” version of any political system, just as it is silly to evaluate the world economy using the principles of Macroeconomics 101. Pure democracy would be a terrible thing but its real-world implementation in the West has worked out fairly well at empowering individuals to work for their…

This is the fundamental reality of communism, it seems.

“Elite” status does not necessarily mean first class. In nearly any travel scenario, especially for business, the goal is to get out of the airport as quickly as possible after arrival. Getting a guaranteed overhead bin space helps with that, otherwise you have to wait for checked bags.

He’s investing his own money into making government operations more transparent for the American people, but I guess since he doesn’t constantly apologize for being a fucking white male nothing he does will ever have a positive impact on society so why even bother?

I live in a large city with a humid subtropical climate. My home is built on reclaimed wetlands right next to a wooded area and there are roaches everywhere. However, they are American roaches which are larger and slower growing than the German/Asian roaches commonly found in colder climates. I rarely find them in my…

I commented on that to someone else, the automotive press tends to have a different perspective than long-term owners.

The Constitution doesn’t say citizens’ rights to bear a driver’s licence “shall not be infringed”. In fact it doesn’t say anything about driver’s licences at all. This gives states much more leeway in setting licencing requirements. Any restrictions against firearm ownership must pass constitutional muster, and good…

What exactly is “such a way that facilitates theft”? Some cities used to have laws which strictly defined firearm storage requirements at home but these have mostly been deemed unconstitutional due to the Heller decision.

Not that I’m against a strong national defense, it is the foundation of a free society, but so would spending the same amount of money on a school or hospital project.

If he had stolen a car and killed himself in it would you have also blamed the car’s owner for not keeping track of his keys better?

Because race truck!

Or, he could have just waited on the other officers who were much, much closer to the situation to take the first shot which should be standard procedure everywhere.

It was reported to police that the person had a silver weapon. It’s understandable for the police to be cautious in this situation and respond to a potential deadly threat.

One of the most common criticisms of the automotive press is they have their heads so far up the asses of the auto industry driving brand new $100,000 cars they lose touch with what ordinary drivers think and feel about their cars. It’s a mistake to consider the general consensus of the media as the general consensus…