All I saw was a bunch of stock footage of happy urbanites and stock rolling footage of Scions, finished off with an ultra cliche cliff-overlooking-city scene. And some fireworks.

You can't kill those things. My brother still drives our mom's old '97 Pontiac around downtown Chicago like a coked up cabbie. No regard for potholes, speed bumps, sawhorses, etc, and that thing still won't die! If the rear doors aren't locked, they can slide open under hard acceleration.

Cell phones in cars should be banned from use, simply because you can kill someone else. If only your life was in danger, go ahead and snapchat your way down the road, but that's not the case.

These little plastic tags should be mandatory in every country. I think they are now in the EU. My high school math teacher once got hit in the forehead with one. She only had to get stitches (bounced off the pavement and her hood first), but I'm pretty sure she had brain damage, because she was batty as hell and an…

That's because the Cavalier was made entirely of Tupperware and recycled fibreglass. That means it only fell at about 20 MPH

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Or this guy

Or this guy

One of my dumbest moments behind the wheel here.

Common mod on MK5 Golfs and Rabbits. "Pissing Bunny"

I wonder why they delay it a week for the US?

Why's this in the back? It's obviously the newest Passat. Much newer and better looking than the generic red wagon up front.

Also, look for a van with a trailer hitch. Those small convex mirrors make it likely they towed shit with it.

Unfortunately those mirrors are completely identical on most of those vans. However, this one looks to be heated. I'd guess a higher end model like an oldsmobile silhouette or maybe a Montana.

I bought a K&N and my car instantly started rough idling and lost power. Granted BMW MAFs are particularly finicky, but these oiled filters are bad for any MAF. I put in a paper WIX filter and it made a huge difference.

This. A high quality cassette adapter is the cheapest, easiest way to upgrade your stereo system. If your car is that old, the quality will be more than enough. If you want to upgrade your whole system, obviously an AUX or USB port is better. But in my old BMW, this sounds significantly better than the CD or radio.

See I'm a BMW fanboy as well, and I think it's pretty well known that their reliability has gone downhill in recent years. For example, I drive a '97 540i with 150k miles. That thing is bulletproof, and will easily last for 200k if not 250k miles. You just have to put up with a self-destructing cooling system and…

I love my plate. Everyone in Indiana has university, pro sports, or philanthropy plates, probably because our standard plate is so boring. Best part is no front plates!

Good for her! I'd personally buy a 128i 6MT, but that's just because I don't have a family yet.

The thing is all electric cars go after a crazy, futuristic design. Just look at the Leaf, i3, Volt, i-MiEV, Twizzy, etc. You know they're not normal cars when you see one. The Tesla on the other hand looks like any other luxury sports sedan, albeit a very attractive one.