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You know the answer. Russian Roulette is perfectly safe so long as you don't get the bullet. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm not trying to fan the flames... but sometimes there are new car deals that are hard to pass up. There are dealerships in certain markets that still have brand-new 2015 Fiat 500s on the lot. Some are going for as little as $7,000. That's a car with a $17,000 sticker price. My mom bought...

Don't get me wrong... there are regulations that I don't like. For instance: I am currently opening a brewery. I cannot open one in the county where I live because you have to be 1,000 feet away from a church or school. There is nowhere to open a brewery around here that meets such criteria...

I disagree for a few reasons. A 'person' may do what's right. A board of directors generally won't. Also, your statement that we have to follow rules set by people no smarter than us is flawed. We should be electing people smarter than us, and they should be listening to experts who are...

I don't think we'll see a world where less regulation leads to cleaner air/environment. The two are mutually exclusive. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's how my car works. Take a look at Fiat MultiAir. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think the Elio will be fun enough to drive with the manual transmission and 55 horsepower. I already have a turbo boosted car for really silly fun. My current job is 2.5 miles from home, but we're building a brewery about 30 miles away, and that'll be my daily commute before the Elio gets...

The manual transmission Elio will have 3 pedals. There is a traditional clutch pedal. The "automatic" option is an automated manual transmission, which will not have a clutch pedal. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have changed a few VW TDI timing belts. Even with a handful of them under my belt, it takes a good 5 hours (usually more like 6 hours and a few beers), and that's with one or two assistants and all the right tools in a climate controlled garage with a lift. Dealerships that do it right...

Seems like they've used engines from other companies for quite some time -- Suzuki, Daewoo, Toyota, etc. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not counting motorcycles or scooters, the last carbureted vehicles I owned were a 1986 Chevy van (4.3L) and a 1988 class C motor home of a Chevy van chassis (5.7L). The motor home was fun, because it would backfire when I shut the engine off. Nobody wanted to work on the carburetor...

Taking ground clearance out of the equation, I have found that the two most important factors are drive wheels and tires. Generally speaking, FWD is better than RWD for getting a vehicle moving in the snow. AWD/4WD is better than FWD. However, snow tires beat all-seasons in stopping and...

Absolutely correct. I may not be in a 'northern' state, but I still rely on snow tires for a few months out of the year. I use them on MY car because it has summer/track tires the rest of the year, which are not even supposed to be driven in less than 40 degree weather, and on my wife's car...

A lot of people seem to be looking for a one-size-fits-all solution. It'll be a long time before ICEs aren't the best choice for a lot of people. Having said that, battery electric is the right choice for a lot of folks, and battery tech is only going to get better. Alternative fuels will be...

The free valve system is pretty cool, but as you know, Elio is keep my away from new technology for now. My FIAT has an interesting valve system, too - "multi-air". There is a camshaft, but it just pressurizes engine oil, and then actuators can send that pressurized oil to the valves to open...

But your computer does have a keyboard, right? :-P Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yep, and I would take the chain, because it would likely last longer than I would own the vehicle. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It all depends on the engine. I have gotten quite good at VW TDI timing belt changes. I can do them in 4-6 hours, depending on the model. That includes a new water pump, too. Most dealerships charge over $2,000 to do it properly... or about $1,900 to do it completely wrong. Sent from...

We had a Mazda5 until my wife totaled it. I'm 6'2" and couldn't sit comfortably in any seat. Keep in mind, this is from somebody who drives a Fiat 500 daily. The Mazda did have a nice sporty drive, though. The wife now has a new Kia Sedona... really nice minivan so far -- apparently light...

They have to charge at least 10 cents. I'm pretty sure that's a state (CA) law now. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk