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Here's a good brain tickler. It's a wind powered vehicle (no batteries or motors) that moves faster than the wind.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyQwgBAaBag
This is pretty cool.... seeing inside a running engine. These guys put a transparent oil pan and valve cover on an engine and ran it.
https://youtu.be/gxw3rLFlsTc?t=305
look at all the black sludge that comes down after the cold start
Used Car Prices And Rental Car Rates Continue To Rise To Absolutely Bonkers Levels
Prices are up an astonishing 30 percent over last year
https://jalopnik.com/used-car-prices-and-rental-car-rates-continue-to-rise-t-1847081484
NHTSA is offering rewards to whistleblowers at auto makers, for reporting “information relating to a motor vehicle safety defect, noncompliance with a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, or violation of the Vehicle Safety Act.”
https://jalopnik.com/nhtsa-wants-you-to-give-it-dirt-on-automakers-1847105685
Check your Civics, guys
what a bunch of amateurs
Idk which side to agree on.
Well, here we go again with Toyota Truck rusting issues....
again? so much for their kaizen
Honda Motor Co. has a rude surprise for drivers of its leased cars: No more turning in your vehicles to other dealers.
The carmaker said Thursday it will require the drivers with expiring leases to return their vehicles to authorized Honda and Acura dealers and refuse to accept buyouts from unaffiliated dealers or others. Honda cited tight supplies of cars and trucks as a result of shortfalls in critical components and congestion at ports as the economy recovers.
https://www.motor1.com/news/519421/mazda-rotary-range-extender-postponed/
Well don't have high hopes of a rotary engine coming
Behind the scenes look at the vehicles in the film "Mad Max: Fury Road". All the vehicles had to be functional.
The "Gigahorse" is driven by the villain in Fury Road. It is powered by twin Chevrolet V8 Big Block supercharged engines.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am6wXtLaNf4
Please tell me you’re building one of your own..
@inthrustwetrust Please give me $200k and I will
now you can buy it
https://youtu.be/nb8rOSvC2-4?t=413
I know some of you guys are not a fan of Doug, but this was an interesting review to watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2-DYAMhtps
This is probably the most stripped-down 2022 Land Cruiser you will ever get. It doesn't even have a touch screen or heated seats.
2022 Tundra
They're SO ugly. Inside and out. Look at all those buttons!
And people pay $10k over sticker price for it.
I particularly liked this part: "Ford says if one of the recalled vehicles experiences a brake booster malfunction, the driver may find it harder to use the brake pedal, and the vehicle will suffer from increased stopping distances." The vehicle wont be the only thing to suffer. They could have mentioned that part. What a disgrace.
Clear the snow off your cars, people!
Apparently GM Ecotec 5.3L oil pumps are known to explode below -10C (14F). It’s probably a good idea to use a block heater if the temps dip, before starting up.
Not a question but after seeing this I couldn't help but remember when Scotty talks about bad quality cars and uses a picture of a Tesla in the junkyard.
Canadian woman drove her car into the Rideau River today.
People kill me. Why take a photo of your own stupidity to keep with you for a lifetime? {black}:idontknow:
A crowd of people stopped traffic on the I-880 in Oakland ... for this. Just watch the video.
This is America today. Unbelievable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RMfvlu6ibE
Why didn't somebody call a social worker?
Yes, it's happening in cities from coast to coast in the US.
Entire city intersections are shut down, dirt bikes and offroad 4-wheelers riding by the hundreds on city streets, highways etc.
The police are stretched too thin to respond, and city leaders are too weak to do anything about it. Even if a few of them are caught, they receive nothing more than a slap on the wrist.
The US general population has also become too weak and complacent to respond as well.
haha yes, we had a pretty big snowstorm in a lot of southern Ontario.
Here we go again with Hyundai Motor Group.
“The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration just released a news bulletin with a “park outdoors” order for certain Hyundai and Kia models at risk of catching on fire. This applies to approximately 485,000 vehicles, including the 2014-2015 Hyundai Tucson, 2016-2018 Hyundai Santa Fe, 2017-2018 Santa Fe Sport, 2019 Santa Fe XL, 2014-2016 Kia Sportage and 2016-2018 Kia K900.”
So if you own one of these vehicles, park outside away from other vehicles and structures.
https://www.autoblog.com/2022/02/08/hyundai-kia-park-outside-orders-recall/
In other surprising news, from what I've been told the sun will rise in the east in the morning.
Hey @chucktobias - I went to the NEWS page and it does not say where or how to post anything, only search. Is there some trick to this? Thanks
One hour wait in Louisiana ... to begin charging a Tesla ... for an hour.
https://www.facebook.com/candace.l.metz/posts/10219714762729658
With Its Power Grid Under Pressure, California Asks Residents to Avoid Charging Electric Vehicles
In addtion to that some stations have put purchase limits on how much fuel you can buy.
With $125 being the cap, alot of trucks are going to have an issue filling up....that locale seems to be about $4.85/gallon.
Pic, unsure of location:
https://ibb.co/R3z9HRy
6-May-2022: Land Rover owner disgruntled by denied warranty claims abandons it at the dealership with a little message.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6RXY6ZTWV0
Not the 1st time. Land Rover owners don't seem very happy about their vehicles.
2019 - almost 200 hours over two and a half years on the phone trying to sort problems
2018 - Dumped outside dealership by furious owner
"Mr Hamilton had bought for his expectant wife reportedly began to show problems within days of purchase ... he was put on hold for five-and-a-half hours when he rang up to complain ... after seven weeks of Land Rover keeping his car in to repair the broken gearbox and suspension, they have failed to give a deadline for when the work will be finished."
Thanks for moving this to the News section, I couldn't find it.
How do I find the NEWS section for posting @itwt? Thanks!
Type 'news' in search option
Many Garcias.
> "How do I find the NEWS section"
Find it in the "READ THIS FIRST" topic, then bookmark it.