That is an absolutely filthy .gif, I’ve been watching it for 5 mins straight.

The culture of cars is SO much about who we are. Whatever we drive. Whatever era.

Well, maybe the front fascia on the EXP 9F was a little much to take, but the rest of it was gorgeous, looked distinctly British, and was completely apart from any of Volkswagen’s other rugged, world-class crossovers...something I cannot say for what we now know as the Bentayga.

I thought the Touareg/Cayenne/Q7-like was on a distinct platform, like the Phaeton.

my god, there’s Grey Poupon flying everywhere, engage the safety cap

i’m guessing that is the production version

The concept wasn’t pretty but at least it was distinctive. This looks like a last-gen Audi Q7. Surely that’ll change for the production version.

Umlauts, how do they work?

Why, it existed long before they did.

here in the People’s Republic of Vermont, we have $35 state inspection that covers; Lights, indicators, wipers, shocks, wheel bearings, tie rods, brakes, tires, emergency brake, window integrity and visibility, general rust and structural integrity, and MIL and emissions control status. This requires putting the…

I used to be a licensed safety inspector in PA. PA has a pretty thorough process that really does check for vehicle safety and not much else. It’s done annually and is usually under $50. There is also a pretty stringent audit system that means 95% of shops are pretty honest. I’ve since lived in a few states that don’t…

People want to keep driving their death traps, regardless of the danger posed to other motorists. As a resident of California, I am appalled at the continued lack of attention given to the claptrap cars on our roads, considering the overbearing CARB emissions rules.

Your cat doesn’t have any guns? What kind of commie are you?

Here in New Mexico we have no safety inspections at all beyond a VIN inspection if its a out of state car being registered. One county does have emissions just because half of the states population lives there the rest is spread out in small cities and towns. The logistics of doing safety inspections for all those…

The most basic answer has to do with the fundamental structure of the United States as a federal union of 50 states with intrinsic sovereignty. The Constitution specifies that any authority not specifically held by the federal government is retained by the states, and, so far, vehicle licensing, registration,…

England is the size of a few US states Charles. We are 50 different governments with different priorities. There are options to move to states in the Northeast who appreciate this lifestyle though. In the South and Midwest people feel differently.

One of those rolling stink bombs does more pollution than dozens of new cars...years ago one of the magazines advocated a project that went after those cars and not making new car owners jump thru hoops. Curiously North Carolina just took the emissions OBDII testing off any car three years old or newer...somehow…

Because safety inspections would be first. And then they’d take their guns. And their dog’s guns. And their grandma’s guns. And the collective gun collection of their 18 children that they had with their sister. And they also don’t want to be a part of that hippie liberal agenda that supports the gays.

Not this congress. This one couldn’t figure out how to pull up its collective trouser zipper...

If Kentucky had inspections, those two fornicators in the Neon would still be alive.