I'd contribute part of it to the turbocharging of everything which gets way better results in the tests than people get in real world driving situations.

I was thinking the exact same thing.

I believe there is also some 'substantially similar' shenanigans going on too since the chassis is the same on the Caprice/G8 use which is legal and is/was sold here

If there's one message you should take away from this column, let it be this: illegally importing cars is dangerous. Although I don't agree with the 25-year restriction, and maybe you don't agree with the 25-year restriction, I believe we as Americans have learned one thing in this great nation's long, beautiful…

Here's what happened: in the early 2000s, a company called MotoRex actually went through the process of federalizing the R33 Nissan Skyline GT-R, which was made from 1995 to 1998. They crash-tested it, installed additional safety protections, slapped on the correct reflectors and gauges and went through the whole song…

"Psht, exposed fasteners must be shit"

I'm guessing they want to avoid a clearly visible connection between the Impala and the "you're car is going to be hacked and you are going to be driven off a cliff and you are going to die" image.

It's an effect called tilt shift. Essentially, since the car is in focus and everything else around it is blurry our brain interprets it as appearing small. It makes everything look like toys. It's really trippy:

A bit of advice, don't just put the old wheel/tire combo aside. Put it under the frame somewhere in case the jack has issues.

After positing my question I realized the answer could only be good. Either she wanted you to get ornaments from the junkyard which is awesome or you got ornaments from the junkyard and they are on the tree...which is awesome.

We need some clarification: did she know you were going to the junkyard and wanted ornaments or did she assume you would go to the junkyard and then the store to get ornaments?

I love that the back is completely covered in dust/dirt but someone wiped away the dirt so you could see the Jeep logo.

I really, really, really, really, really, really want to try importing a TVR Sagaris (because I'm mental) in probably one of the chameleon colors:

Haha, rereading it I can see it being interpreted that way.

I had never heard about this but that is a pretty depressing story

Quick question regarding trade ins. Is it true that you pay sales tax on the resulting price after the trade in? Ie, you are gonna buy a 30k car and you trade in a car worth 10k, do you pay sales tax on 20k or 30k? Does that vary by state?

Dat Brunnhoelzl jack

Don't be afraid to google the solutions to some of the puzzles. Most of the puzzles are logical and solvable, but there are a few that go past reason into weird-adventure-game-logicville, and you can lose a frustrating amount of time being flat-out stuck. Thankfully, it's very easy to look up the solution to a given…

I was referring mostly to the design of the front end between the headlights (and a bit about the front fenders). I know the rest of the car looks nothing alike.

Am I crazy or do I see a little R390 inspiration here?