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Where Your Author Owns a Used BMW Convertible for a Second Year

The Truth About Cars

Tires are one of those subjective topics where theres always another person in the room with a contrasting opinion, and its difficult to draw clear conclusions. The time in the shop gave me an opportunity to drive a 4-Series convertible loaner. The dark teal paint color was also cool. However it disappointed with a rough 2.0T

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Used Car of the Day: 1999 Jaguar XK8 Convertible

The Truth About Cars

Today we bring you a convertible in honor of spring. A 1999 Jaguar XK8 convertible, to be precise. It's been owned by the same person for close to 25 years. I've always though the XK8 is a gorgeous car -- though I prefer the coupe -- and this one seems to be in great shape and well-maintained.

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Road Test: 2025 Maserati GranCabrio Folgare EV

Clean Fleet Report

Designed at Maserati headquarters in Modena, Italy, and built at the Maserati Mirafiori plant in Turin, Italy, the GranCabrio Folgare is on the exclusive list of convertible electric cars that deliver performance in style, grace and elan. The Italian touch Convertibles can suffer from wind buffeting and noise with the top lowered.

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Rare Rides Versus: Lincoln Continental Mark III and Cadillac Eldorado

The Truth About Cars

They are the eighth generation Cadillac Eldorado and the Lincoln Continental Mark III, the very first top-tier American personal luxury coupes. The personal luxury coupe market came into its own in the late Sixties. The lineup included the sedan, four-door convertible, and a coupe. For their part, Lincoln had nothing to offer.

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Fiat Panda Elettra 1988 conversion to LIFePO4 project, looking for a BMS, tips?

DIY Electric Car

Last year I saw on a Dutch Fiat Panda forum a person that converted an original fiat panda elettra to a LiFePO4 battery ten years ago. Dear Everybody, My name is Gonard, I am from the Netherlands and already some years in love with the Fiat Panda 141, for 2 years I am driving a petrol version from 1999.

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In Praise of “Normal” Engineers

Cars That Think

10x engineer makes it sound like productivity is an immutable characteristic of a person. If you have services or software components that are owned by a single engineer, that person is a single point of failure. It can be humbling to think of yourself as a normal person. I havent debugged a query plan in years.

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Complex Haptics Deliver a Pinch, a Stretch, or a Tap

Cars That Think

The sensation of touch is the most personal connection that you can have with another individual, says John Rogers , a professor at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, who led the project. Voice, guitar, and drums, for instance, can each be converted into a particular force delivery mechanism.

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