I’ve been driving for 30+ years and consider myself a reasonably good driver. But I don’t have the skills to drive this car. My reactions are set for normal cars, my butt is calibrated to a normal car.  I know that a car with 2-3 times the capability would bite me if I wasn’t careful and I know that I wouldn’t remain…

Nah, look at the scratches on the hood and bumper, they’re all lateral, not longitudinal, implying there was sideways motion during the crash. If you look closely you can also see the guard rail next to the car is scarred, as is the curb. My money is on giving it the beans with traction control off, and a resulting…

Sick reference, bro.  Your references are out of control.  Everyone knows that.

Left rear looks 1.5 psi off. Dealership used an Analog gauge.

there are abominations like the Peugeot 307 GT

Yup, we got the dopey 2.3 turbo that was ancient.  Euro got the sweet Cologne V6.  I drove both and the Euro was awesome to drive. Same handling in the 2.3 turbo but way too laggy.  My buddy owned a used one in the US and shit was falling apart all over the place on it. He shipped it to his family in Peru since it was…

And, of course, there was the Discovery I’s Honda clone, the Crossroad. See, while Honda USA relied upon Isuzu for its first couple of SUVs (the Passport and the SLX), Honda of Japan asked their new friends at Rover Group—with whom they had already co-developed several cars—to borrow the Discovery I and badge that as…

The Yugo is just a hatch, nothing hot about it.

It also included lowered and stiffer suspension, different gear ratios, flat-bottom steering wheel, different fascias, seats, etc. So, not, not just black wheels. But also not a ton else either.

To clarify, I definitely meant the gas engine there! I went ahead and made that part read clearer. :)

It’s basically the celebrity equivalent of using a coupon for lasik surgery or $20 tattoo day. Sure, sure they did some work but now you need to go back and pay them to do something else...

If you thought modern Alfa was unreliable, let me introduce you to 80s Merkur. XR4TI.

Chevy Sonic RS

If you’re importing weird British vehicle models with engines based on the Buick 215, this is where you want to be:

...which sounds like an ‘abundance’ of BS, but someone will go for it.

DC is nowhere near as good as the London Underground system they have now. I say this as someone who lives in DC and used to live in London. They only thing better about DC is it doesn’t smell like urine in some of the old stations, unless that has changed since the early 80's.

Anyone who thinks LA has a good public transportation system has never been there. LA is impossibly huge, and the rail lines don’t even scratch the surface of where you would actually want to go. It’s terrible and mostly useless. 

Better now while he’s still around to appreciate them.

Not because I suggested but not mentioning Germany or Berlin it’s unfair, their combination of bus/tram/metro plus the connection to long distance trains can get you just anywhere in the country. Plus it’s they only one that I ever seen that completely nailed the mindset of public transport as a service for the…