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Nunya beeswax 🐝: Mike, Especially one made by jatco. Garbage boxes. I think the paddle shifters are hilarious… lemme pretend shift...
Jason Flinders: Interesting. I know that Saab had a prototype variable-compression engine back around 2000 but it never went into...
BrentP: You would think that fed gov would want to show the “conspiracy theorists” to be crazy people. All they had to do was...
MIkePizzo: There will NEVER be car with CVT parked in my garage. Honda and Toyota have proven that CVTs are not necessary to achieve...
Jason Flinders: “Destination Moon” is pretty much the first film to take the problems of space travel seriously, with what...
Tuanorea: Jason, “Destination Moon”. Just added to my short list. Thank you sir!
Nunzio: ****”The man must be christian through and through”****** LOL!- I’d love to see such a woman actually meet such...
Jason Flinders: Yes, years ago. Hollywood fantasy. Also have seen “Destination Moon”. It didn’t happen that way either,...
Tuanorea: BrentP, “There is usually no market reason to develop things that kill on the scale that government asks for” As far as...
Eightsouthman: Godalmighty, I had something to say but I’ve forgotten it now. It took so long to find a reply button I think...
Nunzio: Amen, Mark3! That’s how the police state operates. Offer some benefit at the expense of others if you do the state’s...
BrentP: I’ll make a more conventional answer. Vent windows. I’ve got three ford coupes and the cheapest and oldest of them...
Tuanorea: Jason, Ever watch OJ Simpson in Capricorn One?
Tuanorea: Ken, “A despotic government CANNOT tolerate a well educated and self reliant people.” I’d take that one small step farther and...
Guerrero: It’s because all the Alpha Males were killed during WWII, and Germany, along with the rest of Europe to a lesser extent,...
Guerrero: “Engines from 2007 onward spew dramatically less pollution than earlier models, and 2010 and onward models run even...
Eightsouthman: eric, that’s not all of it by any means. For the most part, women desire older(not necessarily old)men. Older men...
Mark3: I hope they get very bored. All they do is commit murder in the name of their nation state god with me paying for it with a gun to...
Anti Federalist: Eric wrote: “the Pratt & Whitneys howling now like friendly banshees.” I’ll see the JT3Ds and...
The Handler: 8, I watched part of that movie a few weeks ago. I was so sick of watching Melanie Griffith, so I shut it off. I cannot...
Nunzio: Funny how they confiscated all of the security camera footage in the immediate area, which would have shown that there indeed was...
w. layer: ..which is how dictators come to power. Jerry has never been very good at democracy so he’ll never speak out at...
Shotgun Chuck: Very late reply to this article, but: Remember when athletes were supposed to be role models? Strong and honorable...
MarkyMark: Gabbard is the Dems’ answer to Ron Paul, so she’ll be gone early on.
Zane: Hey Eric, wanna good laugh? https://www.caranddriver.com/n ews/a28482314/electric-ford-f- 150-prototype-million-pound-pa yload/
Shotgun Chuck: Now that the reveal has happened, I can say confidently that this looks like they took a Ferrari 488 and hastily slapped...
dread pirate anonymous: Around here they always send a deputy to all ambulance calls.
JdL: Yes, Trump seems sure to win in 2020, if for no other reason than the Democrats don’t have a clue how to nominate anyone who...
Douglas L Self: What’s sad is that here in Calipornia, likely whether I vote for OM next year won’t matter. Even without the...
ET: Sorry, I was not clear, the link said the price was LOWERED, your article says it was RAISED. That was my confusion.
BrentP: If it can be used to kill people government accelerates the progression of it. Aviation technology is accelerated by the...
Douglas L Self: A pre-1976 Electra with the 455, or, go really RETRO and get a 425 Nailhead backed up by a Dyanflow gearbox? And if the...
Tuanorea: Ken, You’ve lost me. “Ground effect alone would not have allowed the flying that close to the ground at the speed they say.”...
InalienableWrights: “….battery-powered rocket…” If you think about it, isn’t anti grav tech powered by...
Tuanorea: Ken, My question still stands. How did the government more rapidly increase aviation technology than leaving the pilots,...
BrentP: “Women are attracted to men who are smart and successful; who can provide and protect. Who are capable of being good...
David J Webb Sr.: SO why are the Chinese developing a diesel/hybrid with a range of about 800 miles per tank? Are they planning to export...
eric: Hi Nunz, This is very well-said. It is, indeed, a tragedy for all of us – men and women. We lead more isolated lives; we...
eric: Hi Vince, I have no good answer; but it’s a separate question. There was sleight of hand going on that day. The complete...
Lane Splitter: And thank your for that Eric, this is a rare bastion of sanity in these times…
Jim McClinsey: I really can’t say that I know what happened that day. I’m sure a few people do and they are not talking. This isn’t some...
ken: Eric IMO,,, Ground effect alone would not have allowed the flying that close to the ground at the speed they say. It had to be a...
Vince: So if the pentagon was hit with the missile strike as others say, what happened to Flight 77? Not doubting — just would like...
Jeremy: Hi Ken, I’m not saying that you’re a Govco apologist, just that you’re making a counterfactual claim that is...
Nunzio: Sadly Eric, you’ve been there. Yeah, keeping it informal isn’t a solution either, ’cause informality is not...
ken: Hey Tuanorea “In 1956 Cessna was selling their 172 for $8,600. 56 years later, in 2012, you could buy a new 172 for $307,500....
Mooeing: WTC-7 and the pentagon were the biggest smoking guns for me when i saw the 911 event at age 11. The other improbable events were...
ken: Hey Jeremy “imagine what cars we could have were it not for Uncle’s meddling.” Absolutely true,,, But there is a...
Nunya beeswax 🐝: eric, And I quote, “Men become rightfully leery of commitment and use women for sex and then discard (I am guilty...
eric: Hi Anon, Again, I should have qualified it. We use each other – in the sense that both are going into it without false...
eric: Thanks, Heath! I appreciate the “library” of people who post here – and their firepower!
eric: Hi T, Me too! Though my friend also told me stories of teeth-aching boredom as he and his fellow pilots waited to get back in the...
Tuanorea: Eric, “This is from a guy who flew F4s off – and back onto – carriers.” That, my friend, is a skill set this Cessna guy is...
Anonymous: eric, You just said yesterday that you use women and discard them.. that’s bad behavior.
heath: check out boxster IMS bearing there is a reason old boxsters between 98 and 2005 are so cheap if somebody hasn’t spent a...
eric: Hi Nunya, True – although I should have qualified what I meant a bit. I don’t have sex under false pretenses; meaning,...
Nunya beeswax 🐝: eric, Sounds like she hid her broom pretty well. My heart goes out to you. Still, it is really bad behavior to use women...
Eightsouthman: Let me go on a rant about the shadow govt. It probably won’t post so go to Blacklisted news.com and read it for...
eric: Hi Nunya, Feminism has taught women to look at men – and themselves – in unnatural ways. To regard it as demeaning to...
eric: Hi Nunya, Laughter died for me along with my marriage. I work now. It’s like John Cougar sang about once: Life goes on on...
eric: Hi Mike, I concur. The single blurry image we have – of “something” coming in extremely fast, so fast it...
eric: Hi Anon, Men look at women differently than women look at men. This is natural – and so inevitable. Women are attracted to...
Eightsouthman: If “I” had to make a choice of going to hell and back to restore Cherry 2000, I’d make damn sure I got...
eric: Hi et, It’s $38,990 – which is $10 shy of $39,000. For marketing reasons.
eric: Hi Siotu, Europeans have been conditioned to authority; to do as they are told. Americans were different, once. But much less so...
eric: Thanks, LaneSplitter, for a concise explanation of the electric car’s functionally fatal flaw. I have been banging my head...
eric: Morning, Nunz! I am now a veteran, so to speak – and can speak from experience. The thing about legal (government) marriage...
eric: Hi Fred, The West – the leadership of the West – is behaving much as the last Aztec emperor did. If not stopped, the...
eric: Hi Joe, I’m not a pilot but a friend of mine is. An ex-Navy (carrier) pilot. He doesn’t buy it. He told me that in the...
eric: Amen, Joe! Women today seem to want beta guys who “listen” and “hear” them… whatever that means. Most...
eric: Amen, Larry! To borrow a line: Now is the time to stand fast; to not be a “summer soldier” – to not walk off the...
Larry: Bill, I like your avatar.
Larry: Fred – I think you are overly pessimistic. So-called climate change is low on American worry list...
joeallen: I can remember when women appreciated and looked for men who could fix mechanical contrivances. Now the women want...
joeallen: The section of the Pentagon that was hit was the area where the financial records of the Pentagon were stored. There is no way...
Shotgun Chuck: If you have no objections, I’m going to copy and paste that for use elsewhere.
Fred: In short, the Europeans are exactly like the Americans. China cannot believe western stupidity.
Nunzio: Anon, I think I speak for most when I say that we enjoy reading your “crap”! You’re honest.
Nunzio: Damn, Eight! I hate to hear that. I’m the same way- always jovial; always have some humor to inject; I’ll always make...
Lane Splitter: Allow me to go on a rant here… The energy storage problem is the bigger issue for EVs. Electrochemical batteries are...
🐝: 8, Yeah, you could get paid to care for your ailing wife.. you might not have to be divorced to do it though. Check with your local...
Siotu: I’ve had similar experiences. One was with people at BMW some years ago. Funny critters these Europeans. They often know the...
ET: I followed the first link to a story that had this to say: Tesla also lowered the starting price of its mass-market Model 3 to...
BrentP: RR was appointing all sorts of ‘wrong think’ people to government jobs. People who were then learning how things...
Siotu: Hi Douglas (excellent website by the way) The trouble with using Jet A or gas oil in ships is the cost of the fuel itself. A...
Eightsouthman: I love that idea Tu. When I get another OLD diesel pickup, (I always make custom bumpers)I’ll cut that into the...
Eightsouthman: Nunya is right about laughter. I rarely speak seriously about anything in a face to face conversation. I make a joke when...
BrentP: The purpose of the law is not the environment. It is to put the small trucking firms and independents out of business. California...
🐝: Formerly.. got dang autocorrect
Anonymous: Forgot to sign in.. above is 🐝. The poster formally known as anon.
Anonymous: Tuan, I’ve known serious love and loss. I’ve been ready to kill a motherfucker in the name of it (figuratively)....
Tuanorea: Eric & everybody, The nostalgia of late is philosophical deep. I remember the moon deal as well as 911. But I also...
Nunzio: Nunya B. I used to desire those things too. Trouble is, they don’t exist; or if they do, it’s just for a fleeting...
Jeremy: Hi Ken, “Government increased the technology far more rapidly than left to their own. I am no government advocate, trust...
JARHEAD Mike-Foxtrot: The Pentagon was hit by a cruise missile. http://stateofthenation2012.co m/?p=7521 The Israeli Secret Intelligence...
Shotgun Chuck: Also, correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t the Bush/Obamaphone program get you the cheapest, most...
JARHEAD Mike-Foxtrot: Good Job. Spot on.
Shotgun Chuck: I don’t think it’s fair to compare EVs with Obamaphones. The Obamaphone (which should be called Bushphone as...
The Handler: Mrs. Right doesn’t exist for the reasons Nunz has correctly pointed out. Plus, many of them are so fucked up in the...
Tuanorea: Nunya bees, I’ve been enjoying your perspective. I’d just add that Chris Rock has some interesting things to say about...

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Worst Things About Old Cars

Servicing the Semi-Retired Car

Taxing (and Antiquing) Them Off the Road

The New vs. The Old

Why The Old Stuff Was Cool (Even When It Was Slow)

A Sabot in the Gears?

The Old Car Loophole – When Will It Be Closed?

When to Say When?

The Old vs. The New… Part Two!

Logan’s Run … on Four Wheels?

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