I was actually pulled over in Mass for not having an inspection sticker........on my 2 week old car. It never even occurred to me that a brand spanking new car that had seen less than 200 miles total would need an inspection to determine road-worthiness.

Maybe, but getting a sale from those fools is not mutually exclusive with getting a sale from me, plenty of cars to go around. And while the salesperson may make more money from the fools, I’ll be less trouble over the long run. Plus, if they don’t try and play games, it can be a quick, easy sale, with minimal…

“Losing a sale” implies that you had a chance to get it without divulging pricing. That’s where you’re wrong. You don’t start with “having the sale” and then lose it by giving away pricing. You can’t lose something you never had in the first place. You can only earn it by not screwing with your customers.

The specialist who used to work on my 3000GT VR-4 would refuse to touch these things due to how difficult they were to work on. Just so you know what you’re getting yourself into. If you think the VR-4 has a tight engine bay, apparently these are worse.

Shit like this is EXACTLY why I have a dashcam running in my car at all times.

I dunno, I almost feel like the A-10 is almost more in line with Soviet/Russian sensibilities than American ones. Cheap, low-tech, off-beat design, and effective is pretty much the calling card of the Russians (IMO). I wonder if that has anything to do with why it’s not popular with the brass over here.

That’s a ridiculous comparison.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but my understanding is that companies register their ships there to avoid US (or European) regulations and taxes. That makes me significantly less sympathetic to their plight (the company, not the workers on the ship).

Does the US treat ships that fly flags of convenience differently than ships that are registered here, even if they’re owned by an American company? I feel like they should, economic impacts aside.

As a fellow hatch owner, I almost hope they don’t. If they haven’t released another hatch WRX or STI by the time I’m ready to sell this one (‘13) in a couple of years, I assume mine will retain its value better. I’m curious as to how close I’ll be able to get to what I paid for it.

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One of the reasons I simply take my car to the dealer for maintenance, other than it is close and convenient, is to avoid this kind of fight. Yeah dudes, you guys are the only ones who have ever worked on the car, so if its overtorqued, you definitely did it.

Some still do.

To each their own. I can’t imagine a scenario where I would ever confuse the two.

Take it as you will, but if you can tell what it is from a distance, I can’t see how anyone could simultaneously claim its a ripoff. The two seem to be mutually exclusive.

My attention to detail is pretty good as well, but from a distance, those Land Rover Evoque knockoffs could probably fool me, or at least make me take a closer look.

Eh, I’m gonna disagree and give Ford a pass on this one. Are there similar design cues and proportions? Yes, but that does not a copy make. Calling it a blatant ripoff in the same vein as what we’re seeing from the Chinese manufacturers is a bit of a stretch.

That first post is just awful. I’m curious as to what the situation is.

I would have said the Outback, but same general idea.

Lexus still lists the LFA on their website. It’s kind of sad, in a resting on your laurels/holding on to past glory kind of way.