G. David Felt

Yes, an MG badge, wife tried to get a pic of the side when turning, but messed up so no other pictures, but appeared to be a true oil burning MG.

Wife took these for me when we were out on Saturday checking in on her friend.

Amazing how software upgrades allow our Canadian brothers to the north to double vote! @Drew Dowdell Gotta say, the latest software update sure has it's entertainment value.

Oregon Trail

Brembo is so damn expensive when there are other excellent alternatives that can give you dual sided pistons on them as I posted. Would have upgraded in a heart beat, but then two kids and a wife through college took the funds. Now no reason to since I will eventually replace my SS and Escalade with BEV and the Suburban is my project to convert to electric once GM releases the Hummer 1000 hp electric power train as a crate solution.

Seems the study results are in, at 13,500 miles is when BEVs become cleaner than ICE. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/when-do-electric-vehicles-become-cleaner-than-gasoline-cars-2021-06-29/

Agree with what you say, I have always wanted to upgrade my auto's to Brembo systems where you get hydraulic push from both sides, just so damn expensive. Course there are some that seem to get good reviews for oem replacements: The Best Brake Calipers to Keep Your Car or Truck Stopping Safely - AutoGuide.com Best Brake Calipers Review in 2021 - The Ultimate Buying Guide - Electors Trust | Automotive News, Advice and Review

Half-Life

Doom

First Major shipment of Rivian built Amazon Prime EV delivery vans are going out.

Fun

Gotta have Bubble Bobble, that arcade game rocked!

Wishing everyone here on Cheers and Gears a HAPPY 4th of JULY!!!

silly

Wow, so someone BBQ a Predator favorite meal. Alien impregnator.

Please expand, never heard of a fish plate on a frame. Thank you,

This is a very cool story and proves that Tesla and their blathering CEO is idiots about the history of companies that already did cool things like the yoke on the Tesla S Plaid that came out on a Mercury 5 decades earlier. Mercury “Wrist-Twist” Steering Tried a Tesla Model S–Style Yoke in 1965 (motortrend.com) Plenty of reasons and more from better tech to less complexity and maintenance. Quieter, faster, better balanced with a lower center of gravity for a lifted SUV and a hug FRUNK! Plenty of reasons to ditch the old stuff for better newer stuff.

Maybe he can have it welded or cut, insert a sleeve on the inside and weld back together much like Toyota did with the FJ cruisers

I am more than happy to convert my 1994 Suburban to a BEV. Time to leave the smell and mess of ICE behind.

Since you guys started this discussion, I go by the numbers, so had to see what they were. If we go by the reports, then this is the list of longest lasting auto's going past 200,000 miles. Longest-Lasting Cars to Reach 200,000 Miles and Beyond - iSeeCars.com

Perfect reason to just update your existing auto you love with EV powertrain and avoid the government crap mandates.

This is a video of the north end Lite Rail overpass that is going in by my neighborhood. I am less than 1/2 mile away from this north. The lake seen is the local lake here in Mountlake Terrace. More pics here if your interested in what the area looks like and our lite rail that is going in. Fresh pics: Lynnwood Link rising along Interstate 5 | Sound Transit

Possibly 1 of 250 Tesla S Plaid has self destructed according to this story. All the details are not in yet, but it does seem based on visual info that this Tesla S that burned to the ground this week was 1 of 250 Plaid models delivered so far. 2021 Tesla Model S Plaid Fire (jalopnik.com)

In 2019, the European Union passed a law quietly that will have many shocked mad. Starting in 2022 across all European Countries, new auto's ICE, Hybrid, BEV, etc. must have speed limiters technology installed. This is a combination of GPS and local maps stating what the posted speed limit is so that the computer then will not let you go over the posted speed. Lucky as the story states, rare chance that speed limitation will come to North America for now. Are Speed Limiters Coming to American Cars? (thetruthaboutcars.com) According to this latest story, seems the chip shortage is adding another item no longer available on GM trucks/suvs, HD Radio. The Ongoing Chip Shortage Just Added HD Radio To Its List of Victims - GM-Trucks.com

For $11,850 US Dollars you too can have this 155 mile range sporty EV bike. Europe's newest long-range, low-cost electric motorcycle is production-ready and looks good - Electrek