Getting a reputation for voiding warranties over autocrossing (which is really not in any comparable to track use in terms of wear and tear) can really hurt a carmaker, more than one would think. Back in 2008 a local guy in my SCCA chapter had been campaigning a Mini in national autocross events. In addition to a…

Tape up your plate at trackdays/autoXs.

This is true. But in all honesty, they’d probably find other “evidence” of hooliganism.

“Here ya go, just like it was!”

If the engine rebuilder builds it ‘by the book’ as Toyota claims, would the mechanic use the same ridiculous amount of RTV sealant on the oil pan gasket like they do on the assembly line, which caused this whole debacle in the first place?

Easy solution to this debacle:

Are we allowed to laugh if the new rebuilt engine explodes right away?

If this person didn’t have a large social media following, then they would have never had the issue resolved.

Interestingly, this guy scoped his oil pan while doing his first oil change at 1000'ish miles and it sure does look like a fat rope of RTV squished into the inside (around the 5:12 mark). I can easily believe a few heat cycles and a little G-loading will start to peel that loose, and once a little goes, a lot will…

Products that fit the enthusiast niche’ & culture are dwindling more & more with each passing day as CUVs/SUVs and trucks mostly take over. As a company you can’t push products with these type marketing campaigns and then re-neg on them to your customers. At the basic core it’s literally false advertisement. “Here, we…

Oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy. I hope Toyota rewrites their warranty for all GR vehicles covering non-competitive track use. If not, they can keep the GR Corolla, and I’ll keep my Veloster N, which does have a track warranty.

Lamborghini’s cheapest model is also its best selling; news a 11.

No, bullet resistant vehicles. Even this thing isn’t completely bullet proof. And I expect it gets crappy gas mileage.

Counter Point: Nah, there’s no such thing as a bullet-proof vehicle. The Bolt has been gone over so deeply at this point that there’s probably no difference is any sort of ‘risk’ between it and any other BEV. Grab the money and get on with life; no fire-sale, pun intended, needed.

Dumb. They are going after owners rather than going after the dealers. Why not focus on the massive ADMs?

Dealers are going to love this because now they have no used car market to compete with and they can charge whatever they want.

If you’ll believe in a magical sky man, you’ll believe the GOP has your best interests at heart.