It did. They eventually allowed full purchases, with restrictions on resales within two years of the original purchase.

Oddly, this is the second Costco-related article this week on Gawker Media where I've learned that the U.S. Costcos do things much differently.

It was the best image I could find with Costco and a wide selection of Ford vehicles. The fact that it was en Francais was a happy coincidence.

Kirkland Signature is Costco's house brand, named after the city of Kirkland, Washington where Costco once had its headquarters.

Are you in Canada? I'm in Canada, and I've also only ever seen Ford and Lincoln products at Costco. I'm guessing that the Canadian Costco Auto Program is different from the U.S. one.

I wasn't, but I am now.

A VR6 has two banks under one head. It's as much of a vee as it is an inline, hence the name. VR = V-Reihenmotor = inline-vee.

Simpsons did it.

Until today, I knew it was big, but hadn't really realized quite how big. I think those are either train tracks and/or a road on the right.

Here ya go, in case you aren't getting enough of it. And this is just the "trending on Kinja", nothing off-site:

To the confused: check the "Trending On Kinja".

*Glickenhaus

I can't believe it took nine minutes and twenty-two seconds before the player purposely went for a headshot.

Well, actually, you'll have to wait until it airs in the UK, Sunday at 20:00 GMT.

Yay, it's the new Canada episode!

Cool!

G-BDXJ, a.k.a. the Skyfleet S570 from Casino Royale. It's the largest aircraft stored at Dunsfold Aerodrome (a.k.a. the Top Gear test track), and likely the largest aircraft ever towed by a Volkswagen.

...Antonov AN225. One of these monsters...

By his bullocks?