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Matt
@spannerhead.bsky.social
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Cars, planes, stars, Appalachia, France, Formula 1, Pokémon, Craig Ferguson interviews.
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Matt @spannerhead.bsky.social · 2h
If Science Saru does as good a job with it as they have with Dandadan, we’ll be ok.
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Matt @spannerhead.bsky.social · 3h
"GM’s biggest problem, and one that’s been a constant since the ‘50s, is that as a corporation they’re fundamentally reactive."

Agree. The weirdest part is that they're selectively reactive. Case in point: When the new Bronco came out, they could have released a similar Blazer and printed money...
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Matt @spannerhead.bsky.social · 3h
I'll be honest; I'm not 100% familiar with the justification for or purpose of the EV1 other than just a technology demonstrator. An idle flex, in other words. There certainly wasn't any market for EVs at the time...
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Matt @spannerhead.bsky.social · 4h
QOTD: What's been GM's most boneheaded move throughout the years?

The Cimarron? 86ing the Fiero just as it was getting good? The 8-6-4? So much to choose from...
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Eliminating Apple CarPlay/Android Auto from *all* of its vehicles is very much (again) a puzzling "GM thing" to do.

While I understand some of the rationale, I disagree with further limiting how a consumer chooses to engage with their vehicle.
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Matt @spannerhead.bsky.social · 4h
My parents owned one of those for a while. Fantastic trip car; would eat up the miles and had a front bench.

Cheapest-feeling turn signal stalk EVER. *crack* 😬
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Matt @spannerhead.bsky.social · 4h
The pre-7-series! 😍
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Matt @spannerhead.bsky.social · 7h
Quite possibly the greatest C-pillars in the history of C-pillars.
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Matt @spannerhead.bsky.social · 15h
It's funny how many Europeans whiffed on this one. 😉 Any North American enthusiast worth their salt got this first try.
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Matt @spannerhead.bsky.social · 19h
That keyboard...
a man with long hair is sitting in front of a laptop computer
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Matt @spannerhead.bsky.social · 19h
A 1984 IBM PC XT with a CGA monitor, pre-loaded with Tetris and Lotus 1-2-3.
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Matt @spannerhead.bsky.social · 1d
Love Torx so much, in all applications.
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Matt @spannerhead.bsky.social · 1d
They do *proper* rotaries down under. 🤩

Would love to hear this beast.
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Matt @spannerhead.bsky.social · 1d
Looks fairly straightforward. Hopefully you don't fight too much with the vapor barrier...
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Matt @spannerhead.bsky.social · 1d
Even Toyotas are held in pretty high esteem here. So it probably helped that Lexus had a bit of a head start prestige-wise. Aaron Severson put it best, I think:

ateupwithmotor.com/model-histor...
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Matt @spannerhead.bsky.social · 1d
What the hell is a smartbed.

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Matt @spannerhead.bsky.social · 1d
Amazing how much brand cachet Lexus acquired so quickly here in the US. I mean, by the end of the '90s, if not before, "the Lexus of ________" was a real expression in common use.

Reminds me of the TG review of the LFA where Hammond derided it for being a Lexus. I didn't have an issue with it...
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Matt @spannerhead.bsky.social · 1d
Oh, I'm sure the feral cats folks are the exception. 😁
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Matt @spannerhead.bsky.social · 1d
My experience with reddit has demonstrated, if nothing else, that regardless of my question and how I phrase it and how much of a good-faith effort I make to follow the subreddit's rules, there's a 99.9% chance I will get labeled human trash anyway.
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Matt @spannerhead.bsky.social · 1d
Was it even offered in the UK? Once upon a time, they were ubiquitous here in the States.

Cardle 1/5

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Matt @spannerhead.bsky.social · 2d
Nice find, but this paragraph is kind of a disaster.

Especially the last sentence. The fan clutch is WAY too close to the radiator, and I have serious concerns about the coil mounting situation. Just to flag a couple issues.

Neat build, but it could use some help.
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Matt @spannerhead.bsky.social · 2d
Oh it's a replica. Fascinating. I had no idea that existed!
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Matt @spannerhead.bsky.social · 2d
Yep; you are. There's no coming back from the buck teeth... 😅
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Matt @spannerhead.bsky.social · 2d
Agreed. It looks FAR too tall and goofy.
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Matt @spannerhead.bsky.social · 2d
Jealous! I've only been to Alpha Golf (G-BOAG) in Seattle.

Are you sure that's in Germany? The only one there is F-BVFB at the Sinsheim Museum:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
List of Concorde aircraft - Wikipedia
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Matt @spannerhead.bsky.social · 2d
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