4) The majority of the general car-buying public isn’t comprised of what I would characterize as “car enthusiasts.”

1) A lot of people buy toilet paper, too. That doesn’t make it cool.

I don’t know why there’s any embarrassment in buying the right tool for the job.

Everything but the dog. It all fits nicely in an RX300. For the dog, may I suggest that you try the Mitt Romney method? ;-)

I never identified with past Hoonigan drivers like Chris Forsberg and Ryan Teurck [sic]. They’re outstanding drivers, but I don’t wear skinny jeans, black hats, and my cars aren’t powered by Ferrari.

What exactly is more practical?

Add in damages related to wayward motor vehicles and vessels, each with its own policy (and excuses), and it gets really fun.

Respect.

Win some, lose some. Keep your head up.

I think they were trying their best to create an intake manifold (with the technology at the time) that stayed close to the block but maintained long, relatively equal-length runners for good torque and midrange. If the plenum ran longitudinally, the runners would have been shorter; closer in length to the short…

Here’s an animated gif from that video. I pulled it from David Tracy’s article “The Way Windshield Wipers Work Is Actually Fascinating.” ( http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/the-way-windshield-wipers-work-is-actually-fascinating-1793302171 )

Maybe the owner wrapped it out of embarrassment.

That’s very kind of you, but I suspect they have plenty of brakes.

Who me? I resemble that remark!

I hear you and like your Photoshop job, but I think your version ironically looks like a modernized sixth-gen Celica now.

Get a room, you two!

I don’t think there is a specific “illegal odometer rollback feature” in the software. I suspect that the software allows technicians to, among other things, set a new or used replacement cluster to reflect the mileage of the chassis in which it is being installed.

“Proof.” I gave you a star because you reminded me of one of my favorite C.O.P.S. episodes.

“Brakes.” Satisfying story, though, so I gave you a star.

Cheetoh: