VW is not really in the business of selling $6,000 used cars. “EVs are better (for people buying new cars)” says exec of company that sells new cars

Absolutely, here’s a recipe for bistek

Gone Pro sounds like maybe they leveled up from amateur. A lack of them in the future would be NoPro

Some northeastern rep/candidate on the democratic side has a totenkopf skull tattoo on his chest. That’s your keyword because I can’t remember the rest

I have a dashcam. I recommend it as well. It’s made me a more careful driver that road rages less because I know it’s all on camera. Sometimes I wonder if I need a decoy camera though in the event of burglary and, perhaps, if I’m removed from my vehicle by police. I hate this paranoia

Clutch knee to steering wheel. You just can’t steer and shift at the same time. At least not until you figure out clurchless shifting

Makes you wonder how many other tickets in this “safety campaign” were fraudulent. My area has done these targeted enforcement days. They spend 8 hours writing tickets, then pat themselves on the back and plan to do the same thing next year. Meanwhile, the average driver is still doing 60km/h on a residential street. But at least they caught those pesky people using the shoulder at an intersection that wasn’t designed for modern demand.

Ngl, I’ve let go of the wheel because my window arm was comfortable. Maybe bring up a knee just in case. “get your teen a manual because they can’t do anything else with their hands!”

Bet.

“suicide knob” is a classic device I’ve seen before. They were popular in the 60s or so. Named as such because they had a knack for snapping off. It’s still in use for people with various disabilities. However, it’s not especially hard to steer with one hand. I probably went 4 years after the driving test using only one hand with a palm spin. But then I got a car with a slightly slicker, heavier steering wheel and it didn’t work so well.

I give this movie two thumbs

And your last 20 comments are you being a condescending twat, so I’ll go ahead and ignore you without looking further. I’ll check again after you’ve done a track day

The location, modes, and featured cars are continually changing in Forza. I’m lagging on the titles and will probably skip Forza Horizon 5, but FH6 has great reviews on launch. While I can guess you aren’t into cars/racing like that, I guess I can’t really differentiate it from human sports games as much as I thought I could. A new football game has the same field shape, the same rules, and mostly the same teams, but just updates the roster and maybe background appearance? I don’t get it. But I can see the correlation to racing games if driving is a chore (not me) and if you aren’t up to date on the latest trends in cars (me). I guess both really come down to whether or not you can empathetically experience the game as something you actually want to do.

It’s also been 4 years since the last FH. The shortest interval was 2 years, done twice. Six titles across 14 years. Forza Motorsport # is a different style and, unfortunately, has likely been ended.

My Xb One is already named XXXBONE

Old trucks gaf. Idk why you’d think otherwise. Most plugs are not expected to be submerged. If you go so old that there’s no powertrain electronics (which tends to also predate water resistant electrical connections), water is still going to accelerate corrosion at connections, especially chassis ground taps. Submerging it is how you ask for undiagnosed gremlins. Sounds fine for a trail rig, doesn’t sound fine if you still want your legally mandated lights to function.

Plus, it’s especially problematic when you get water inside the cabin. Tons of unprotected connections in there.

I don’t know how to objectively figure this out, but solar panels only convert energy from radiation down to far infrared of 1100nm. Water can absorb longer wavelengths, but solar output has less and less energy output at these wavelengths. However, the mystery is whether or not the panels themselves absorb or reflect such far infrared energy. I’m torn between “it might be the same” and “I’m wrong”

Having a sporty, questionable car after playing this game has given me unending anxiety. Any time I leave the house and feel my phone buzz a minute later, I fear it’s going to be a call saying “hey, somethings wrong with your ride. You left a huge oil slick at the start line”

For those that didn’t play, the game opens with a race between you in the cover art M3 GTR against the final boss in the Mustang. It’s for pinks and your car breaks down after a few minutes, forfeiting your car to the rival. The campaign then has you climb the ladder to get back to him.

Sounds about right. I guess I only remember the scenes. Maybe even just the #1 guy and the Mustang guy.

I remember having to drag a chase out for a long time. 60 or 90 minutes. I think it was a challenge race form outside the campaign. It mixes into the finale race/chase where I think the escape strategy has to develop before letting you jump the bridge, all on heat 6 for the first and only time.

Yes, for all of those, so much effort could be lost to one professional placement of a spike strip. Good times. Bad times. But at least you could reset the game to win the loot boxes back then.

Needs, speeds, Battlestar Galactica

I my circle, I was the only one playing the next title, Need for Speed Carbon, who recognized Tamoah Penikett. Helo / Sharon’s husband on BSG

But anyway, I don’t remember if all the NfSMW blacklist racers had acting scenes. I think some were skipped. Not like the acting was deep. But, neat.

I was thinking about the quote “the rarest material in the universe is wood”. I feel like oil is rarer. I of course get the sentiment about ignoring the beauty on Earth, but realizing there’s probably less oil (and not being able to replace it) just put me in a bummed mood about the human condition.

“we’re not gonna make it, are we? Humans, I mean”