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Gravy Train

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  1. The Ferrari California can justify such an opinion
  2. He's going to start Milroe at QB and let Ty Simpson compete with Eli Holstein for backup? I'm good with that for Week 2.
  3. I don't need to rehash, but those older LCs, Tacos and 4Runners have been perfected over years with powertrains two full decades old in design. Not necessarily overbuilt, but precise and right for the job. Port injection, 4-speed and 6-speed hydro-automatics, mechanical lockers, hydraulic sway bar disconnects, just raw mechanical shit that works. No direct injection, 10-speed flywheeling autos, regenerative/hybrid systems, turbocharged anything... until now. Their reputation in body-on-frame is there for a reason... and I wouldn't say, "pieces of shit," just archaic. It's strange that the '90s are alive and well, with a warranty, for $36-$47K a pop, among a small remainder of showroom inventory. As long as they met CAFE averages and kept order books open, their hands weren't ever forced to update.
  4. It's mechanically feasible, and was tested in civil courts where Toyota maintained responsibility for the flaw via complimentary floor mat hooks, and, with some vehicles, a revised PCM flash that dulls throttle input when the brake pedal is applied simultaneously. The fun part, to me, is associating an entire brand with its inattentive, negligent (and sometimes outright dangerous) owners, because nearly everything Toyota represents is what many modern automotive enthusiasts avoid. Public road encounters are enough for me-- I can profile behaviors by make/model with enough validation to form a stereotype. Nissan owners are now on the clock, thanks to the Altima and their unfortunate penchant to employ a CVT in most of their product line.
  5. Except that wasn't hysteria, that validated an entire stereotype of tuned-out, ignorant, careless, or geriatric vehicle owners (who doesn't care all that much about cars) with one particular brand. Why? Because at some point, Toyota decontented the driver's-side floor mat positioning hooks, or made them a consumer-installable item, where their owners were careless enough to let them roll beneath the pedal box.
  6. The new tax credit scheme is deeply flawed; I'm not sure if the Model3 Long Range works within the price caps so that you're not left with a rental-tier Tesla, which is pretty much what the M3 was to start, cost-engineered in 2017 with a $35K price target. The Model 3 Performance still has the old/non-LFP battery pack, a positive thing, but you'll blow past tax credit eligbility. They're doing other odd things, like neutering FSD features after decontenting the LIDAR sensors, and leaving the base car's rear brakes on the Performance model, where it previously had fixed Brembos on all four corners. https://insideevs.com/news/630576/tesla-model-y-performance-plastic-caliper-covers/
  7. Or a LX470, if you're into body-on-frame relics without Apple CarPlay but you can put 300,000mi on because driving anything more risky or engaging would be one step too far?
  8. Stetson Bennett <=> John Parker Wilson Don't give Kirby Smart that much credit, even if he has all the Saban blackmail one might hope for. Florida is the farthest he's able to successfuly recruit from.
  9. 3rd-and-Orlando just became 4th-and-quit.
  10. The disarray among Florida schools over the last decade or so is how Alabama and Georgia came to stack their rosters, to some degree. It used to be one of UF, FSU, or Miami would lock down the top talent in-state, much like what Mack did for Texas. NIL and other shens have loosened that in-state grip some, but Miami is making noise as of late. It's a matter of time for one of those programs to rise again.
  11. Russia's own Avraam Frommanovsky "offed himself" in India from a "hotel fall" on Saturday. https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/27/business/russian-deaths-india-pavel-antov-intl/index.html ...but really tho:
  12. It's stark because one should assume Bama/Jawja are at the peak of their own dynasties and are either behind the ball in NIL or can't ball at our level. Oregon might be a two-trick pony which happens to play in an overlooked conference over a viewership slot most of the country moved on from by the time of their kicks. Trick 1: 526 alternate swish-uniform combinations, bro Trick 2: Play spoiler to USC, but only for one more year, then... [looking around] Utah, U-W, Cal?
  13. Excellent loss of spoke detail beyond 20'. Rolling blobs of indiscernible brake dust.
  14. If that's the case, this conflict won't end until Russia's dissolution (as we currently know it) or their brainwashed and corrupt Boomers and Gen-X generations die off, well into the 2030s, where their new leadership finally recognizes their own truths and their propaganda machine slows. I'm troubled with the theory in that ISW article, that Putin's ideologies are cemented into Russian culture which will outlive his reign.
  15. ISW: Target Russia's Capability, not its Intent https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/target-russia’s-capability-not-its-intent So where does this leave us? Break the Russian will and kill as many who feel the need to cross into Ukraine with threats to their soveirgnty.. until an entire generation or two die off?
  16. I want that sweater. Pretty badass that it features the Tryzub at the V-notch. Edit: Similar hoodie https://www.etsy.com/listing/1295770194/zelensky-green-hoodie-yellow-ukrainian?click_key=0c975f1b8293c0d231c5e55dc8a04e2334110afe%3A1295770194&click_sum=69d7c075&ref=shop_home_active_21&pro=1&frs=1
  17. ...so they have color, but still don't match the brightwork trim. I was afraid you gave it the "Nissan Midnight Edition" treatment. Subtle: fuck black powdercoated wheels in particular
  18. Great spec on the M5 Comp, but what did you do to those poor wheels on the X7?!
  19. He's putting a couple programs on blast for tampering with transfers, which they absolutely have been doing. If anyone is wondering why the collie emoji is missing, it's because they blew their load last year and couldn't even peel away Austin Novosad from Baylor. Oregon did.
  20. Toyota still produces relics with decades-old tech. No loss there, the entire company is behind the curveball.
  21. I'm more curious of who decides to opt out for the NFL, if tOSU's RB room is healthy by the time of this game and if Jaxon Smith-Njigba sees the field with Marvin Harrison Jr. at the same time. At least make it interesting.
  22. An experienced, wise, TX HS coach told me DBs are molded out of wanna-be receivers who once practiced their routes, but always had bad hands.
  23. I don't like black cars either, but the blue flake in Sebring seems compelling to me and is an RS-exclusive paint. Love Audi's blue paints, especially Estoril and Navarra, but Ultra is too bright. Also agree you're going to get more power out of an APR flash (or future DS1) on that car. The Performance model doesn't represent any hardware changes to the powertrain, just 2# more boost out of the factory tune. I do anticipate changes elsewhere on the car, beyond interior trims and wheels, like DRC suspension. I'm not sure the press has all the details on this yet.
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