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by Rope-Pusher
Wed Aug 21, 2024 12:29 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
Replies: 55910
Views: 3717438

Re: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi

https://y.yarn.co/318ca6c8-44bc-40d3-a7f7-a2331c4bf48c_text.gif FAW-VW SIGN DEAL FOR HUMANOID ROBOTS - Autoline Daily Volkswagen and its Chinese joint venture partner FAW are currently testing humanoid robots at one of their plants in China and they must have been impressed enough because they’ve s...
by Rope-Pusher
Tue Aug 20, 2024 12:49 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
Replies: 55910
Views: 3717438

Re: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi

SUPERCAR VS HYPERCAR https://di-uploads-pod16.dealerinspire.com/continentalferrari/uploads/2020/06/Ferrari-Portofino-comparison.jpeg vs https://di-uploads-pod16.dealerinspire.com/continentalferrari/uploads/2020/06/Ferrari-LaFerrari-Comparison.jpg https://www.continentalautosports.com/ferrari-inform...
by Rope-Pusher
Thu Aug 08, 2024 1:06 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: If ..........., You Just Might Be Drivin' an Electric
Replies: 118
Views: 33537

Re: If ..........., You Just Might Be Drivin' an Electric

If you couldn't hold out until the dual-turbo Hurricane In-Line 6 High Output was available,..... https://www.autoline.tv/journal-wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DG024_030CH-scaled.jpg DODGE REVEALS PRICING FOR 1ST EV - Autoline Daily Dodge revealed pricing for the new Charger Daytona electric. R/T model...
by Rope-Pusher
Wed Aug 07, 2024 10:22 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Honest Engines
Replies: 246
Views: 80655

Re: Honest Engines

Power & Torque: Acceleration Exposed

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIQjyn95c-o[/youtube]
by Rope-Pusher
Wed Jul 24, 2024 12:47 pm
Forum: Manuals in the News
Topic: Driving a stick isn't dead
Replies: 18
Views: 12293

Re: Driving a stick isn't dead

https://wieck-honda-production.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/2aa4ea9d95580f233eb7a1002950ce844bd0e316/preview-928x522.jpg HONDA UPDATES CIVIC SI - Autoline Daily Honda is giving the Civic Si an update. The performance model gets a more aggressive front end and grille, along with revised taillights and a ...
by Rope-Pusher
Wed Jul 17, 2024 5:20 pm
Forum: Manuals in the News
Topic: Driving a stick isn't dead
Replies: 18
Views: 12293

Re: Driving a stick isn't dead

2024 VW Golf GTI Is A Stick-Shift Send-Off - Autoweek The Volkswagen hot hatch is going auto-only after 2024 But before sending it away, VW launched a special stick-shifted celebration version of the GTI dubbed 380 https://www.autoweek.com/podcast/a61614353/2024-vw-golf-gti-quick-spin-drive-review/...
by Rope-Pusher
Tue Jul 16, 2024 7:25 pm
Forum: Manuals in the News
Topic: Driving a stick isn't dead
Replies: 18
Views: 12293

Re: Driving a stick isn't dead

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/49/The_Great_Gazoo.png GAZOO TWEAKS THE 86 - Autoline Daily Toyota’s GR86 has a lot of street cred amongst enthusiasts, and Gazoo Racing just sweetened the package. It used feedback from professional race drivers to make the car better planted, have bette...
by Rope-Pusher
Thu Jul 11, 2024 9:11 am
Forum: Members' Cars
Topic: Clutch Pedal Starter interlock Poll
Replies: 36
Views: 11262

Re: Clutch Pedal Starter interlock Poll

Yanno, the clutch pedal starter interlock is just that - the starter won't function until the clutch pedal is depressed (So Sad!). It's not guaranteeing that the clutch is disengaged and torque can't pass from the flywheel to the transmission input shaft, it's just saying that the driver is aware it...
by Rope-Pusher
Sat Jul 06, 2024 8:02 am
Forum: Members' Cars
Topic: Clutch Pedal Starter interlock Poll
Replies: 36
Views: 11262

Re: Clutch Pedal Starter interlock Poll

I had a friend one time (Can you believe it?) that was driving ....was it an '86 Dodge Shadow?....and her clutch release cable failed while driving home from work. Well, the Clutch Pedal Interlock switch was....incorporated into the clutch pedal assembly....and she could drive it as if it had no CPI...
by Rope-Pusher
Thu Jul 04, 2024 8:18 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
Replies: 55910
Views: 3717438

Re: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi

I painted my red 2002 Liberty as a flag using blue and white poster paints. It lookedsimilar to this one, but my stripes were straight, not wavy (at least not until I drove it in the Woodward Avenue Dream Cruise)

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by Rope-Pusher
Wed Jun 19, 2024 7:54 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
Replies: 55910
Views: 3717438

Re: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi

TO HELL WITH EMISSIONS FINES, WRANGLER V8 COMES BACK - Autoline Daily https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-87339ef7abae17724888f74ac02d0c54.webp To hell with emission fines, Jeep is bringing the V8 Wrangler back for another year. Rated at 14 MPG combined, the Wrangler 392, the quickest and most p...
by Rope-Pusher
Tue Jun 11, 2024 9:56 am
Forum: Members' Cars
Topic: The beast has come...
Replies: 63
Views: 24713

Re: The beast has come...

Speaking of Beasts,.......from "The BBC"

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Banana giant held liable for funding paramilitaries

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6pprpd3x96o
by Rope-Pusher
Wed May 29, 2024 12:20 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: If ..........., You Just Might Be Drivin' an Electric
Replies: 118
Views: 33537

Re: If ..........., You Just Might Be Drivin' an Electric

If you keep running into pedestrians! EVs Twice As Likely To Hit Pedestrians As Gasoline Vehicles https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/EVs-Twice-As-Likely-To-Hit-Pedestrians-As-Gasoline-Vehicles.html? Bicycles are quiet too, too quiet. They MADE us put baseball cards in our bicycle wheel spok...
by Rope-Pusher
Wed May 29, 2024 12:06 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Another Day, Another Idiot Driver (Misc Thread for Stories)
Replies: 3509
Views: 362218

Re: Another Day, Another Idiot Driver (Misc Thread for Stories)

With a Roundabout like that, not much chance of folks shooting through the middle.
by Rope-Pusher
Tue May 28, 2024 8:23 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: What is wrong with automotive engineers?
Replies: 5
Views: 1311

Re: What is wrong with automotive engineers?

Speaking of Back-Up Lights....look at the ones on this truck!

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp1AtJ_apyc[/youtube]