Recent Comments:
Analyst says Android and Symbian to merge, Nokia and Google to get matching tattoos {Engadget}
Jul 25th 2008 12:17PM That is why clueless consultants are paid so much, and the analysts who are even more clueless even more and not to mention the investment bankers who buy these reports to run out to buy stock based on these reports.... and the country still runs?
Kia Forte details hit the web - bigger, more frugal {Autoblog}
Jul 15th 2008 11:19AM That's approximately 33 MPG for the petrol and 38 MPG for the diesel... that's a pretty good step up. Even if EPA estimates are different they would probably be proportional.
Photo of the Day: Chinese anti-terror Segway commandos {Autoblog}
Jul 3rd 2008 5:05PM What kind of guns are those and why are they holding them like kids playing with water pistols?
Found Footage: iPhone 2.0 firmware walkthrough, iTunes 7.7 screenshots {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Jul 3rd 2008 11:33AM BBC is the British Broadcasting Corporation... hmm scandal maybe the iPlayer is coming to iPhone email now... I wonder how that is going to work... jk
iPhone 101: Headphone issues {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Jul 2nd 2008 10:52AM There is support article about this too... I really had to do the "several times" mentioned in step 4 of the article.
Look for article TS1630
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1630
PEAK PlasmaBlade electrosurgery scalpel is amazing, disgusting {Engadget}
May 8th 2008 7:38AM @Holdyour Nose...
No kidding, most people I know watching surgery for the first time can hold their own till that electro-cautery comes out. That smell... kind of like burned hair and a burned out transformer in one is the best I can describe it.
Rendered Speculation? Is this the new BMW 7-Series? {Autoblog}
Apr 17th 2008 2:43PM Was just thinking that the sides sort of look like the X Type
Rumormill: 2009 Acura TL coming in 2 flavors, gets AWD {Autoblog}
Apr 14th 2008 8:12PM @ Scott
I agree with you... Sports cars are by definition rear wheel drive. That is what I was trying to make J understand. And also the fact that as far as cars go "Sports" is not the same as "Sporty".
RWD hands down handles better on dry pavement. No questions, I agree with that too.
As far as technologically superior... that is a matter of debate. The compact packaging, transverse mounting and trying to get the half-shafts remotely the same size took a while to refine. Yes, there are real simple examples of FF layout in Museums that I have seen from much earlier... thus I am going to leave it as debatable. I believe they caught on in the 60's with Citroen or Saab (not very sure) in Europe.
@J
I told you, you'd make a good politician. Just because I actually did read what you wrote and picked it apart, you are trying to get other's sympathy by getting mad, and telling the world so.
Rumormill: 2009 Acura TL coming in 2 flavors, gets AWD {Autoblog}
Apr 14th 2008 8:38AM Zane, thanks, that is exactly what I said... "they all make FWDs" and not "All they make are FWDs".
And that gussied up Camry that is the ES, is what J should be upset about, because it fits a lot of his arguments. But it still sells quite well doesn't it?
Rumormill: 2009 Acura TL coming in 2 flavors, gets AWD {Autoblog}
Apr 13th 2008 8:27PM @J
By suggesting that the TL is "sporty car" and therefore should be rear wheel drive you made evident that you don't know the difference between "sporty" and "sports".
Marketing type? Now I know what YOU are smoking! When did the TL become the Accord counterpart? The are not the same platform, not even the same EPA size classification.
From when did RWD become technologically superior to FWD? Ford Model-T anyone?
I say the Nissan GT-R is much sportier (and a real sports car) compared to the Infiniti G35 or G-coupe. Now mister marketing type... is that laughable?
Sure I will compare, what about Saab, Volvo, Lexus and Lincoln/Mercury (yes, Mr. Marketing... they are the "luxury" equivalents of Ford). They all make FWDs.
End of the day... J you would make a good political speech writer. You know how to spin a story quite well. I am sure your arguments will be well received on Consumer Reports, but there are lot of enthusiasts on this site who know what they are talking about... no dice.
