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2 seconds seems a stretch, but .8 I'd buy. Point conceded.

If people wanted an FR-S with more horsepower, they can easily do what Doc did and still probably walk away for under $30 grand without so much as turning a wrench. "Oh noes, my warranty," says nobody. Problem is, it's a cheap, spartan interior, and then people will say, "I'm spending 30 grand for a shitty interior like this?" So then it costs 35 grand with an upgraded interior and people say, "35 large and It's only got 300hp?" like they do about the STi and Evo, and then they just buy a used C6 or something. These people were not serious about buying the car in the first place, because they're reducing to numbers what's inherently an emotional decision. The reason they're doing that is because the GT-86 fails to evoke emotion.

"The biggest complaint about the car is its lack of power," according to a bunch of vocal but financially irrelevant internet broke-dicks who want to buy the car used 10 years from now. The average age of new car buyers is north of 50, and I'd wager that for niche models it's even higher. Scion is supposedly about a decade lower, but enthusiasts don't drive the market. The Miata was a sales success not because it had a whopping 130hp, but because it was cute, and the fact that it was reliable and fun to drive helped to secure the brand as a secondary function. The V6 Mustang was slow as shit until the new one (which is probably still not any faster than an FR-S), but they sell enough of those to justify it. FR-S/BR-Z sales are weak because it's a car that fails to evoke any emotion in anyone. It's a competent little sports coupe that is a hoot to drive and fast enough for 99.99% of the population, but Toyota and Subaru were silly for thinking it would sell on those merits alone. In this segment, it's all about style.

It wasn't a couple, it was one, and they didn't "block the evolution section," they accidentally played a 15-second promo during a random part of the episode. It was a non-story picked up by the "let's all point and laugh at Fox" crowd.

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I don't really have a dog in this fight, but I've heard this "track wheels are actually weaker" thing on the internet for years, and I'm just not buying it. In the interest of getting to the truth, I can say that anyone's who's ever been to Nelson Ledges can debunk this "tracks are glass smooth" myth. Curbing at the track can be very aggressive, and in certain places if you miss an apex by a few inches you can slam a wheel into the edge of a concrete curb edge. That's all assuming you even stay on the track, which isn't a guarantee. Here's what Tire Rack says: The life of a track wheel is pretty tough, and anyone going racing is spending a shitload of money to be there. Yeah, lightweight is good, but nobody wants a wheel that's running at the ragged edge of its design spec, because one missed apex would amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars down the drain, and possibly a trip to the ER/morgue. To finish first, you must first finish and all that. And not that it's any of my business, but does Rotiform even have a track pedigree? I did a GIS and I can only find a couple of drift cars that run them. It seems to be mostly the stance crowd. Volk, BBS, OZ, all of these companies have a wide range of rugged, pedestrian-looking race wheels, available in center-lock (which Rotiform doesn't seem to advertise, if they even have them available.). Their race wheels are designed for "Suzuka" and the "Mulsanne straight," but they make no mention of Buttonwillow or Laguna Seca, which would make a lot more sense. It sounds like their customer service is pretty solid, but color me skeptical about the quality of their product. Anyway, it's a beautiful car and I wish you the best. Stay safe out there.

I have a mid-70s Suzuki trail bike on my cousin's property in PA that I never use. I bought it 10 years ago without a title or bill of sale for $300. If I were to drag it back here to restore it, would I be able get some sort of title for it? Supposedly there's a VIN on the frame but I've never checked. I'd like to think that the age would make this possible, but I'm not going to go through the trouble if it's hopeless.

I do this all the time; part of the problem of learning on Hondas where parts are all $20 and they're all 20+ years old and probably worn out anyway. The power steering on my wife's van was making an awful noise and after a visual inspection and some internet research I concluded it was the pump. I called a few shops for quotes to see if it was worth doing it myself, and finally the shop that I now use exclusively for everything refused to even give me a quote, saying, "I've never seen a pump fail on those this early, bring it in and I'll bet you it's something else." Sure enough, there was a leak that I had missed; cost me less than $100 for a new hose. I came to the same conclusion you did, and now I just go to that shop and tell them the symptoms rather than my half-assed guess about what the problem is. Humbling, it is.

Also, apparently, to detect insurance fraud. I assumed this was happening but had never actually heard of it.

No, it's not legal. Source Source That said, financially it may be worth the gamble. I'm not your lawyer and I don't know how things work in California, so use this terrible advice at your own risk. I'd just be sure to update your address with your insurance company.

GM has no real interest in making a 700hp Camaro because they'd be lucky to sell a couple hundred of them a year. They want to sell you base model Corvettes and V6 Camaros, because they can move those in volume. The only reason cars like the ZL1 and Z28 exist is to keep aging platforms from disappearing from the automotive media. Chrysler has no interest in making a 700hp Challenger for the same reason, with the additional caveat that the only reason the Challenger exists in the first place is because Chrysler's R&D budget has been non-existent for the last 75 years. They were able to slap a retro body on an existing platform and make a few bucks, but beyond that they don't really care. Ford has no flagship car. They stopped making the GT 8 years ago. But still, the same logic applies -- they make their money on moving V6 verts and GT Mustangs in bulk, and the only reason any special edition versions exist is to keep the Mustang brand popping up in the media. If they thought they could make some serious money with a 1000hp Mustang, they could make one, but it would either be priced too high to move in any real volume, or they'd sell it at a loss, or both.

I got one, had to get the universal kit with the chains because the reservoir cap on Hondas isn't airtight. With the chains, it's a pain to set up, and I don't feel that it did any better of a job than the two man method, so I don't plan on using it again. YMMV, I think it works better with most German cars where you can just screw it onto the reservoir.

Turn the fucking phone sideways lady

Subbed. Love the color. Did you get the front/rear CoT wing mounting kits?

I've been renting cars for trips lately, and one of them was a mid-level Dart. It's widened from the Fiat platform, and you can tell. It feels more like a mid-size car, which personally I don't like. The interior didn't impress me (again, not the top of the line model so YMMV), and I didn't find the seat very comfortable. The suspension was compliant and soft, but the driving dynamics were lackluster and the engine was wheezy. I like the way they look and I wanted to like it, but I walked away disappointed. Are you looking for a mid-size? I think there are better mid-size cars on the market, but as you say, you're going to pay more. If you're looking for a compact, I haven't found anything I like driving more than the Mazda3. The MSRP tops out at $27k, I'm sure you can get one that's feature competitive for around 26k. Check it out. Honorable mention goes to the Cruze LTZ.

"Welfare" from a policy perspective typically includes Social Security, which is a social welfare program. From a colloquial perspective, I understand people typically mean things like TANF. There's no capital-W welfare program, so you need to define what you're talking about. The requirements for TANF were tightened up under Clinton's welfare reform push, but things to remember are that there are typically dependents involved, and so the money is, by definition, going towards people who are too young to work. Obviously the government doesn't want to give money directly to minors, so it gives it to their parent(s), who can only remain unemployed on TANF for 2 years. After that, they need to work a minimum of 30 hours a week for single parents, or a combined 55 hours per week for dual parents. Since TANF is harder to get now than the equivalent programs in the '80s and early 90s, a lot of people have opted instead to "go on disability", which is... wait for it... actually Social Security money. This is the primary program used to care for the mentally ill, aka the people jeffro's girlfriend works with. So a lot of people on "welfare" do actually work for their money, and a lot of people on social security don't. You may be leaning on this shorthand stereotype of welfare queens on the one hand, and WWII vets collecting social security on the other. This is the standard conservative narrative, which I don't think is correct, or helpful, and more people should probably question it.

There are really only two things I find are worth buying at the BX -- booze and price-fixed electronics like game consoles that you can at least get tax-free. Everything else is generally cheaper at Wal-Mart. I rarely go to the shoppette at Rickenbacker, but now that I'm drilling at Wright-Pat I do occasionally shop at the class-6 there. If you're looking for something specific I can grab it next month when I go back.

Cars in general are a high-risk investment; they're naturally depreciating save for a fickle collectors market. Plus you have to store it and maintain it and insure it. I would only get it if you plan to drive it and enjoy it, and if that's the case, who cares about the investment part of it.

Loved qualifying, finally watched the race last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. Say what you will about the new regs, but we had 5 different teams in the top 6. Williams is back, Toro Rosso was competitive, McClaren is back, and Force India might actually be competitive. It's nice to have some variety again, and the podium was all #2s (prior to Ricciardo's DQ). To me, that says a lot -- Hulkenberg, Bottas, Magnussen, Kvyat, to a lesser extent Rosberg -- there's a lot of young talent that was able to shine through in a race that was more about driving and less about pit stop strategy. Once some of the bugs are worked out I think the racing will get even better.

#1 is a strawman argument, #2 belies a gross misunderstanding of how social security works. What else do you want to talk about?

To expand on that, whoever stole the passwords was traveling under the name of the person on the passport. When the flight manifest was released, two people who were otherwise presumed missing popped up and said, "Nope, I'm right here, and my passport was stolen last year." I read that Interpol actually keeps a database of revoked passports and they've been whining in the news that nobody uses it, so it's not just a Malaysia problem. It's very likely that you could board a plane with a stolen passport in most airports around the world. As for why the transponders were shut off, there's really only two reasonable conclusions. If the plane ditched into the ocean like Air France 447, they would have been able to track it down to sea level, but they didn't. So one conclusion is that the plane exploded violently in mid-air, but the complete lack of a debris field renders this option unlikely. The second conclusion is that they were turned off. Why were they turned off? Hijackers? Electrical glitch? Aliens? Who knows. My money is on a flight 93 scenario.

Here's the thread with video. Despite the damage, I was also extremely lucky.

Before (after hitting the wall at Mid-O): I gave up trying to find a maroon fender, so I got a black one off ebay. Everything goes with black, right? Well it was straight, but that's all it had going for it -- scratched all to shit, partially resprayed. I guess they assume most buyers would just repaint it. Well, I didn't want to deal with that so I pulled out some gray vinyl I had leftover from a few years ago and used my wife's scrapbooking cutter (shudder) to cut it into squares. Still looks like crap, but now it's ricer crap. Spring can't come soon enough.

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You may be underestimating the importance of testicles; the size, shape, and contents thereof. Wait, shit... I should stick to the list.