I'm willing to bet we are not getting all the details here. His employee may have mislead him, or may have actually been a drug smuggler, and the DEA caught him and turned him. Rather than risk having to explain to a cartel why he suddenly had a different truck, the individual could have chosen to keep using the…

It depends on how 'exotic' or rare your car is. Quite honestly, some cars just have to visit the Dealer. The list of shops who will do stuff to a Ford GT is a mile long. The list of shops who will stand behind and warrant their work, while not using cheap-ass or repurposed aftermarket parts, and have insurance to…

I dare say he wasn't the one doing all the handling, shifting gears, getting seat time, grabbing the controls... I'm sorry, I'll just find my own way out now. :(

YAY! I had an AOTD! I still stand by that answer too. I understand it was a political/compliance thing. But, the thing is such a massive affront to EVERYTHING that Aston Martin is/was. Someday, this car will carry the stigma of the Chrysler TC, the Aztek, or the 9-7. It wont be a fashion accessory for long, and…

Easy. Aston Martin Cygnet. Just what a performance luxury brand needs, a rebadged Toyota iQ.

If they are pre-wired, it would take maybe 30 minutes. Usually, you just plug the connector up near the parking brake pedal, and plug in a harness under the rear. If they are not, then you need to find a 30amp fused always-on (or make one from the battery, 30 amps is a fair bit of juice), run 12 or 14ga from the…

Shes a redneck machine. You wouldn't believe the awkward silences and strange looks at the parts counter when you ask for a part and for warranty purposes they want to know what its getting installed on.

The spindle claim seems a bit suspect. High speed tires would have a larger diameter, and a lower spindle rotation speed. Bearings could possibly be the limit, but you could replace them with high quality ones and pack properly. I would probably give the axle a small bend (if it didn't have one already) to give it…

So many choices. I'm gonna explain the one I get the most questions about.

I too was interested in the answer to this. The standard answer is this building would be too old and grandfathered. I would think his insurance company would require some sort of automated suppression system. When my company expands our wiring closets, we are retrofitting them with automated fire extinguishers.

45MPH limit is due to its tires. You can fit high speed tires. Brakes aren't needed until 3000lbs in most states, and very few vehicles that can tow less than 5k have provision for electric brake controllers. If you wanted to fit electric brakes, it wouldn't be hard at all. I retrofitted a surge brake boat trailer…

Northern Tool has cheap single axle utility trailer kits that will probably suit your needs better, and have the required certificate of origin to make registration (in states that require it) much easier. Its also rated to nearly 1 ton, and comes with tires, hitch, DOT certified lights, saftey chains, landing gear,…

15000 lbs of payload vs 1200. I have actually seen a few widgeons out there while bombing around. I saw an albatross on the tarmac once and it made my 310Q look absolutely tiny. I did have a line on a near even trade (he was gonna give me 25k) for an up to date, fly-away condition Catalina, but the deal fell…

I'm gonna nominate a 'vehicle' vs a car.

He didnt want to ask for directions.

I suppose you are going to be shocked that the US govt chartered organization has used the USPS to deliver several rifles and handguns directly to my home.

What? Not gonna get uppity about the use of 'NAWS' in movies?

They don't always, but good OEM ones are PWM driven. They are powered by pulses of electricity generated by a PWM controller (usually a microprocessor) in order to have a 'low' brightness for running lights, and a 'high' brightness for brake lights. They blink at a very high rate that humans cant see, but our…

I think he lives in my town. This guy is up the street from my office.