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Tesla must believe the saying "There is no such things as bad publicity". I think they are incorrect. These fools appear to be doing whatever some crazy azz employee comes up with. "Don't bother checking for legality because it's cool! Pass that doobie" Tesla recalls 579,000 vehi...

There it is! I quit going to Pelican after they got bought out, but I knew I had seen that somewhere. Wayne would not approve of your alternative method. https://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/Porsche-996-997-Carrera/105-BODY-Sunroof/105-BODY-Sunroof.htm#:~:text=Inside%20the%20panel%2C%20you'll,t...

I stand corrected. Your Boxste' is the Right size compared to the one I saw.

Cuda911 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 9:50 pm Someone say Boxsta'? It's " Boxste' ".

I've been reading about autocross design as I may design a few this year(God help those low horsepower English cars!). One thing many pointed out including the noted SCCA course designer is "Start your course design with the finish first and build around that assuring there is plenty of room to...

Alcantara! I got a Honda Civic full of Alcantara! Special?...NO. On a let's help Frunk note. I swear I read somewhere about how to take that piece off. Let me think for a few. Plebeian? See here peasant, if you had real class not only would the roof liner be leather, but the console cover would be c...

I'm out. You win. My workbench is covered with tools I haven't put back after doing stuff, but only one project and not a car project. Alright folks, there has been discussion about those of us who buy parts and let them sit on our workbenches for far too long before finally installing them. In othe...

I dislike driving anything I have to climb up to get in.

theprf wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 2:31 pm The roof of my track Corrado is about the height of a new RAV4's front seat cushion. Seems like people now associate "fun to drive" with "sitting up high on a barstool".

Guilty as charged.

FRUNKenstein wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 2:20 pm These damn new cars!!!


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So if I understand correctly the "safety" items and the consumer wants are driving the size of new vehicles. Perfect...simply perfect. Which brings me to one of my pet peeves. Who in the f--k needs a full size four door pickup when is is quite evident it is not a work truck, farm truck, do...

Pedestrian safety by higher beltline?? I swear I reviewed an article a few years back breaking bad on the new larger trucks and SUV being more dangerous in pedestrian strikes in the front as the height allowed for zero "roll up the hood" action. In other words like running into a brick wal...