Newsletter Comments

[Tom]

Thanks for all the comments. Responding randomly and in no particular order....

--yes, the doors opening to nothing was a reference to the Taycan (so-called) "Turbo" GT with Weissach Package. Saw one at the dealer and couldn't believe you open the rear doors only see a weirdly done rear-seat delete rather than at least storage space...

--cars come off the truck and straight to the prep team with drills in hand. If someone doesn't physically intervene, the car gets drilled. You have to belabor the point ad nauseam with your sales guy, and even then it's 50/50 unless you go to the dealer yourself and throw your body on the hood as it comes off the truck.

--I have not come up with a front mount solution for the plates. There are too many curves and body variations in front, and the wind/air pressure is a whole different ball game up front. California has a vinyl plate beta program, which is the best legal option I know locally. The lawyer in me prevents me from making statements against interest here, but suffice to say --absent sting operations and big city parking revenue opportunities-- front plate enforcement is very low here. A very significant percent of cars have no front plates in CA. A guy could drive 3 different cars without front plates for over 30 years and never get a ticket.

--Pulitzer nomination appreciated. Now we wait.

Hi Tom- not sure how to message you directly but Ed mentioned you are able to print the bezels for those who broke the clip while installing the ed guard? It's for a 992.1 gt3

Thanks so much! Ryan

Yes, feel free to reach me at [email protected]

[beachbum]

Thanks for all the comments. Responding randomly and in no particular order....

--yes, the doors opening to nothing was a reference to the Taycan (so-called) "Turbo" GT with Weissach Package. Saw one at the dealer and couldn't believe you open the rear doors only see a weirdly done rear-seat delete rather than at least storage space...

--cars come off the truck and straight to the prep team with drills in hand. If someone doesn't physically intervene, the car gets drilled. You have to belabor the point ad nauseam with your sales guy, and even then it's 50/50 unless you go to the dealer yourself and throw your body on the hood as it comes off the truck.

--I have not come up with a front mount solution for the plates. There are too many curves and body variations in front, and the wind/air pressure is a whole different ball game up front. California has a vinyl plate beta program, which is the best legal option I know locally. The lawyer in me prevents me from making statements against interest here, but suffice to say --absent sting operations and big city parking revenue opportunities-- front plate enforcement is very low here. A very significant percent of cars have no front plates in CA. A guy could drive 3 different cars without front plates for over 30 years and never get a ticket.

--Pulitzer nomination appreciated. Now we wait.

Hi Tom- not sure how to message you directly but Ed mentioned you are able to print the bezels for those who broke the clip while installing the ed guard? It's for a 992.1 gt3

Thanks so much! Ryan

Yes, feel free to reach me at [email protected]

Fantastic I sent you a message via email this morning. Please let me know if you did not receive it. Ryan.

[c5_pilot]

You had all cylinders firing today, Tom! Made my day. I despise front plates on just about anything especially a sport car. Sadly, they’re required here in Tejas but I take that gamble on a couple of cars.

Glad it spoke to you! Just noticed your user name -- I was raised near Moffett Field and a good friend was an in-flight tech on the P3. Sometimes we'd sit in the golf course parking lot and watch the C5 land and take off up close and personal. What an absolute beast that thing is/was! Thank you for protecting us all.

Well the handle is a bit misleading. It started with my C5 generation Corvette. Then it also applied to my C5 generation Audi A6. The only thing I’ve flown is the space shuttle simulator where I worked at NASA JSC.