Also, if there’s some kind of legal action happening here it may be smartest not to talk about it until it’s fully resolved.

Huh, really.

I’d replace the NRG seat and steering wheel before they fail in an accident and do some real damage.

Also, maybe a mk4 VW enthusiast can clarify, but why does it seem to have positive camber when aired out?

Cheap land, TONS of tax breaks, way less regulation than California, two test tracks nearby (Volkswagen and Nissan), climate, affordable housing, proximity to rail and interstate.

I’m not your buddy, friend!

One word: tax breaks..

Lucid already builds its own packs from 2170 cells made by LG Chem and Samsung SDI. Lucid is the street name for Atieva, which is the company that has been supplying batteries to Formula E since 2018. 

NO SLIDESHOWS

Do they keep records / require ID, or can you just be like, I dunner, I sold it to bigdongdemarco69 and some girl picked it up and left a duffel bag of cash?

Adding unnecessary and incongruous chrome to an otherwise bland car isn’t a foreign concept to the US. 

It is, and it’s cost me plenty of money.  I’m glad I got my itch out of the way with something fairly cheap.  But I’ve been out scoping 80's Mazda B2000s lately.  Please stop me.

 Bring a Trailer is not the real market. I'm convinced that "sales" like this one and the $250,000 E30 M3 are rich guys laundering money. 

This.

Haha. I have done the same thing! They must have saved a couple pennies on every car not machining it so it only goes on the right way. 

Starting up just after a winter storage, and perhaps (? I don’t know, you tell me) a bit too much oil down the primary carb barrels...

Started my 428 Galaxie with open headers after an engine rebuild. Did not start the first time, I put the distributor in 180 degree off. 

Something better than capricious superstition, engineering.

If I’m in Romain’s shoes, I’m retiring on the spot. Nobody ever gets that lucky twice in their life. Walk away while you still can mate.

Divine intervention give me a break. This decades of engineering development by dedicated groups working on motorsport safety. There are dozens of factors designed into the cars and the procedures that saved Romains life today - I can rattle of the following from the top of my head if you need reminding.

Fire suits…

almost as if he had a halo protect him :P