The ten slowest sports cars of all time

ThatGuy210 · 2 days

If it makes you feel any better, that generation of Camaro was also sold with the Iron Duke - 2.5L, 92 HP. The 80s were a bad time for people who wanted a fast car...

LordAurora · 4 days

I don't remember off the top of my head just how old the versa is, but if it is less than around 5 years old, you may not find many at pick-and-pull type junkyards; dismantlers tend to buy the more modern cars and part them out. Prices shouldn't be too bad; I would be surprised if you pay more than $200 for a replacement.

txmail · 5 days

I've had good luck with my cheap Brother laser printer (HL-2140). It only prints black-and-white, but has never refused to print anything (unlike the HP printers I tried). As for color printers, I have no idea.

coolaaron88 · 5 days

There are a few details that I disagree with in the article:

Microsoft has a long history of never being able to get something right the first time around (see Windows 7 after Windows Vista, Xbox 360 after the original Xbox and Internet Explorer 9 after 8, 7 and most of all IE 6)

Windows Vista wasn't Microsoft's first attempt at an OS (I kind of understand what you're getting at, but this wording is factually incorrect). I don't recall there being anything wrong with the original Xbox; Microsoft didn't make a profit on it, but they succeeded in making a name for themselves as a game console maker. While IE6 is terrible by modern standards, my understanding is that at the time it was released, it was a good web browser (contemporaries included Galeon 1.0, Opera 6, Amaya 5.0).

Samsung is in that same boat in regards to waiting for Windows Phone 8 to make moves.

Samsung actually just released the Focus 2 today, and announced a low-end WP7 device within the past month.

As stated before, in the US AT&T is getting all the Windows Phone love and other carriers are being left out in the cold.

I would argue that this is entirely the fault of the other carriers. In the US market, phone manufacturers produce what the carriers order. The market for buying phones outside of a carrier contract is tiny, and so if Sprint, Verizon and T-mobile don't ask for any WP7 devices, the manufacturers won't make them.

phunkystuff · 6 days

I didn't go abroad, but switched to t-mobile.

phunkystuff · 6 days

Depends on which phone, on which carrier. I have heard that with AT&T, you can just call them up, tell them that you plan on using the phone overseas, and they'll give you the unlock code.

Otherwise you can buy the unlock code on ebay (it was $1 for my Focus), and be on your way.

el_muerte17 · 9 days

I agree. At one point last year, I had seen more Ferrari 458s than Chevrolet Volts. Not saying that it's a bad car, but we all know what it looks like.

Adios_numero_two · 10 days

I feel the need to mention that, as a general rule, people who add "performance" enhancements to their cars (that one has an aftermarket air intake and strut tower bar) tend to beat on the car. Kind of self-explanatory, you wouldn't buy stuff to make your car go faster, and drive it like a grandmother.

But yeah, expect it to have been run hard.

exleye · 13 days

I think it is for cost savings. They develop and manufacture only one set of knuckles. I have heard that a lot of modern gm cars are like that.

exleye · 13 days

Broken ball joint.

For the naysayers: these are the main components of the C5 rear suspension. The front and rear knuckles are actually the same, so it uses ball joints in the rear.

ety3rd · 13 days

Most mainstream distributions don't include the DVD decoding software (libdvdcss), as it can be illegal to distribute it. So in essence, the DVD situation in Windows 8 would be the same as in Ubuntu, openSUSE, Fedora, etc...

God_Wills_It · 15 days

I'm not sure if you read the article, but the couple drove from Houston, Tx to Sterling, Va. My personal car has the same engine (though I cannot figure out how they managed to halve the fuel consumption in their Passat).

everydayrages · 16 days

30 MPH? More like 1/2 MPH. I'm well aware of the limitations of these vehicles.

I suspect you've accustomed yourself to driving a low car, and work around rough roads. Personally, I drive all sorts of cars, and expect all of them to work in most situations.

everydayrages · 16 days

You don't run into "loss of utility" like being unable to actually physically enter some places unless you're probably a good inch lower than OP's setup.

And yet - as I mentioned - I bottomed out a stock Golf at a gas station. I have to enter my driveway at a large angle to prevent it from destroying my Sportwagen's front bumper.

I don't know where you guys live (a very large parking lot, perhaps?), but I drive cars in real-world situations. And I often wish they were a little taller, I'd smash less bellypans that way.

eagleclaw457 · 16 days

That is correct. An inline-6 is abbreviated as I6 or L6.

NitroHawk209 · 16 days

They're not reliable at all. I tried taking it from the suburbs to UH one day; the bus ride from the suburbs to the downtown transit center went fine. But I waited well over an hour for the bus I was supposed to hop onto next (according to the schedule they should stop by every 15 minutes). When the bus did arrive, it parked at the transit center and wouldn't let us get on (did I mention it was a cold winter day?) because a hobo had pissed on the seats and wouldn't get out.

ninjaculation · 16 days

I have heard that you shouldn't use tap water in the coolant system - the minerals and sediment in the water will eventually clog up the water passageways in the radiator. If you must use water, you should use distilled water.

withpants · 17 days

It is more than just bad breath. I worked with 2 women who are smokers; one had brown spots on her teeth(permanently), and the other had the tops of all her teeth brown as well. Pretty nasty.

MrGoFaGoat · 17 days

I really hope they offer their phone in T-mobile US frequencies.

everydayrages · 17 days

There isn't anything you could have disagreed with, as I was talking about the loss of utility from lowering the car, and you are talking about the looks of a lowered car.

everydayrages · 18 days

I'm going to agree with you. I've driven many modern VWs, and they leave the factory low enough that you really have to worry about every piece of debris on the road. I actually got a Golf stuck trying to exit a gas station; it bottomed out and the front tires were just hanging in the air.

Some kids think it's cool to smash their oil pans against speed bumps, though. I cannot fathom why.

ninjaculation · 18 days

My generic USB charger fit on both my old Jeep and various new VWs (Golfs and a Sportwagen). May be the charger itself.

easyperson · 21 days

I don't believe there is anything extra that you need to do.

easyperson · 21 days

Here is the DIY thread for your generation Golf. I'd say it is thorough enough for a casual mechanic.

easyperson · 21 days

Join a good VW forum and learn from their technical articles. I believe that vwvortex.com is a good one.

I say this because I thought I was good at oil changes; however, when I did my Jetta, I mistook the oil cooler for the oil filter. They have the same cap, but the filter is on the top of the engine (on the diesel models).

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