OK so let's take the bait from Jaguar. They did a great job getting publicity even if I and 99.9% of other car people hate the new ad.

I don't really give a f* about manufacturer reputations, branding or other. If the car is cool then I'm into it and I let it stand on its own.

So with Jag, while in a perfect world, they would announce a new version of the F-Type, with an affordable 6 speed manual entry level, my prediction is they are going to announce a brand new model, EV only, 4 door coupe with questionable styling.

We will see how this post ages, but curious to see other peoples predictions.

For example LFA, LaFerrari, 918, NSX. The stuff that’s our backgrounds or posters on the wall. What car from that niche feels like it doesn’t belong?

Honestly for me it’s the LFA. I absolutely love it. Until it became 800,000+. No way it can justify that tag to me personally

I had a modified car, and people would constantly ask me "what stage is it?"

It seemed so arbitrary and I still have no clue if it refers to some racing rules as to what mods are allowed to qualify, specific nomenclature of mods for specific brands (I see VW refer to stages all the time) or simply a way to neatly put specific modification "levels" in a grouping.

To the third point of grouping levels (if that's the correct guess), I think I've gathered it to being like this:

1: FBO 2: FBO, ECU/TCU tune 3: Internals

BUT, it got sooo convoluted!

Is a catch can and sway bars stage 1? Does a cold ambient air intake alone count as stage 1? Does adding an exhaust to either option make it stage 2? What if it's a tune but no other mods? Is it 1 or 2?

I had a tune, some bolt-ons and methanol, and two dudes started a back and forth on if it's 2 or 3 because WMI. They asked me, but I kinda just said "some bolt-ons and a tune."

I love cars and modding them, but I have no desire to go to any meets and don't have any friends who can answer this concretely either, so I really have no context and I feel out of touch.

Extra points: let's try to not devolve into the two dudes at the gas station who were arguing as to what stage my car was.

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It's been bugging me and seems implausible so I have to ask. My mom had a Honda Element a little while ago. It was a great car with no issues until I left for school and didn't drive the Element till like a year later. When I did, I noticed the car would overheat constantly, as in all the way into the red. I came home and asked my mom how long that's been happening for, and she says, "Oh the about past year, I haven't had time to take it in but it's been running fine so I think the gauge is just broken."

Sooo... yeah. To be fair, it drove pretty normally like it's typical slow lethargic self, just the gauge was acting up. After she finally took it in, of course they found the head gasket to be bad, and the car was completely out of coolant, and said the block is probably cracked too. I wasn't there to check all this because I was back at school.

But assuming this was really the case, that motor ran for one year from 165k-175kish miles while overheating. Something doesn't add up to me. What am I missing? Can a motor really run for that long while overheating constantly?

When did you realize it was time to give it up?

I'm 34 years old, currently own a 15 Focus ST. Wife just bought a 24 Mazda 3 MT. We also have a 2010 Honda Odyssy to transport our family of 4 plus my parents if we go out.

My Focus just hit 80k miles. While it's still pretty low, it's been a solid car and has given me 0 problems. My wife wants me to buy a new car but I told her if I do, I'm not sure if I want another manual. I'm now leaning towards bells and whistles that come in higher trim cars. I'm really digging the 24 Camry Hybrid XSE, but I'm scared I'll miss shifting. I do have my wife's car I can still drive but it's not the same.

Curious to hear from engineers to understand this but I see reviews all the time where FWD platform ICE cars still have a tunnel in the 2nd row - I've seen it in reviews for Toyota, Volvo, etc yet Honda/Acura doesn't have this in the CR-V or the RDX (or Civic or Accord) and I personally find the absence of the tunnel to be a boon to the usability of the back seats. Honda's don't ride higher as a result nor do there seem to be any problems running a driveshaft to the back so what voodoo is Honda performing that other automakers are unwilling to perform (their 3 row SUVs don't seem to have this problem).

I thought about this a few days ago, when SEMA was taking place. There were some insane builds there this year, just like every other year, but I'm sitting here thinking, how can these shops spend time and money on one-off builds that will not earn them a single cent? A lot of the famous shops have websites where they sell parts, and I'm assuming that's 100% how they make a living. But then they show up in what must be 6-figure cars, which are not for sale, and will probably spend their time parked in their showroom. How can these shops afford to do that?

Had a long shift and was trying to get home after work quickly to beat the incoming storm.....Got unlucky and it was raining hard and I did not see either a pot hole or road debris, popped my rear passenger tire on my Corolla Hatchback. Since it was on the Highway, I used the AAA App and then called but they could not find a driver.

Highway Patrol stopped by and I decided to put on my Spare tire and was on my way to a tire shop. Literally would've been out there waiting for hours.

It's such a shame a lot of new vehicles don't seem to have that standard now.....blows my mind.

Oddly specific question but I was watching the new 911T review Savagegeese released and something that struck me was how the 911 has always had this short dash which feels like the perfect distance between glass and steering wheel. Compare this to something like a 2007 Civic SI that feels like an ocean of vinyl between you and the glass.

I've owned a few TJ Wrangler, S2000, b13 Sentra SE-R, and they all had relatively short dashboards.

So curious, what other cars stand out that have that golden dashboard ratio?

What about cars that most egregiously violate this rule?

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The year is 2050.

Presume the car industry has evolved: some brands have continued on their current path, some have taken a different turn - everything is electric by law. Electricity is basically free, and gasoline only available at a pharmacy at the price of 1% your monthly salary per liter. You are still allowed to drive a petrol car, but cannot buy new ones anymore.

What are we driving, and and why?

Anybody know if fitment industries or the like will have some good deals? What have the big dealers done in recent years? I'm specifically interested in 18x11, looking at the Enkie RPF1 RS in 5x114.3 I have 3 race cars and I'll use adapters to make those wheels fit all 3 cars for various race sessions.