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    Long trip: driving has changed

    Well spotted. And when they attempt to change lane and realize there is another car in their blind spot (since a hour), they rip the steering in a panic attack the opposite way causing a 17.342-car pileup. Could be a millenial thing. Above: Correct about Germany. Truck top speed is 80 kph, and...
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    Cars and driving experience are changing?

    You can get EV (electrical vehicles) with manual transmission. A conversion from EVWest, for example.
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    Does it bug you when a writer makes a dumb car reference?

    I also find it makes a huge difference and impresses the reader. Even though it is fiction :-) There was a German/US movie which spanned 40(?) years, showing plenty of cars. All correct and even the number plates including the old and new font, city codes, roadworthy sticker (2-years valid...
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    Basket Case

    Tech 1 & 2 had been developed 2 floors above the shop where I handled the warranty claims of the system supplier, back then Rochester, AC Delco, Delco Electronics...
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    "2.1 sec 0-60" run then dust off a GT-R. Charge only went down from 80 to 79%

    EVs should charge at home by merely parking them. Not to be bothered with plugging in a cable. In Europe you must check your own tire pressure. Who does that? It's equally cumbersome, especially in the rain. Let me build a solution with contacts rising from the floor, like a car lift. Or like...
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    What’s the ultimate road trip car?

    2009 VW Touareg V6 diesel automatic. We drove 1.000s of miles on tar and gravel roads in South Africa. Even some 4x4 trails.
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    Drag Race: Lamborghini Aventador vs NEW Tesla Model S Performance

    Originally Posted by Astro14 Exactly - it's a 12 second stunt. Blindingly fast. I'm curious, how are Tesla sales in Germany? How do they do on the autobahn at sustained high speed? They don't. You hardly have enough open autobahn to try and all Teslas I saw so far idle along at 120 kph to...
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    Heavy fuel oil: can we talk about it?

    It's also used in processing chicken, for heating the boilers. In South Africa, South America, and...?
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    Basket Case

    In the late 80s we had trouble-cars like that in our shop (as the support for the engine management supplier). I admire your tenacity. The worst we had, which the dealer and factory couldn't fix, weren't even ¼ as bad as the one you described! And we had all the components flying around for try...
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