It is illegal:

http://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/the-epa-just-s…

The trouble is lack of enforcement, both from cops that write tickets for this to states without emissions inspections. Even then the inspections wouldn't catch them, because it's not unheard of for people to mod to stock nonconforming items before going to…

Grandpa's loading the truck wrong if the firewood is ending up on the WiFi antenna instead of the bed.

It would if it were applied immediately, which (even if we could get a global standard going) wouldn't happen. Instead what would happen is that emerging markets would use homebrewed regulations that permit cars that don't meet the global standard until such a time as they're ready for it. For a thought exercise, take…

Not really. Ukraine was in an odd place due to a decade of upheavals, is not an EU member, and is not a NATO member. Plus it hosted the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol. It's less Putin actively working to reestablish the USSR and more Putin seeing an opportunity to gain more influence in a weak country no one…

"Which is the last intervention that worked?"

I'm having a hard time thinking of anything more recent than the Korean War, and even that only managed to restore the antebellum boundaries for the most part and hurt South Korea badly.

I feel like there's a way to write the law that pacifies everyone, I just haven't found it yet. Maybe make it so that the age cutoff is reduced to three years*, only private individuals can import**, and there's a limit on one import per year***?

* I wanted to suggest one year, but three makes more sense for…

...I'd take the Pug. Bit of a looker.

I'm taking a wild stab that he means Tesla.

The price isn't actually outrageous. Audi charges similar ($42.4k starting) for the allroad. Are they higher than comparable "crossovers"? Yep. They still find a niche buyer, and being honest for a second, the X1 is as much a "crossover" as a 500L Trekking. It's barely taller than a Ford Focus (made obvious when my…

The answer for both questions is the same: US federalization rules.

1] Not enough people would buy a manual and you know it.
2] BMW wasn't going to let Audi run unchallenged with the allroad.

Sales are regional due to regional differences. Owing to CARB compliance laws, California is saturated with electric car chargers AND grants all-electrics white HOV stickers, on top of state tax credits adding to the federal one. Same can't be said for Virginia, so it's natural that more are bought in CA than VA.

Because these vehicles will outlive every single Jeep Patriot ever made.

Their design life is 30 YEARS. 30 goddamn years of 6-days-a-week stop-and-go service carrying 1000 pounds of boxes and letters through every bit of shit that doesn't qualify as a state of emergency. A Patriot or any other consumer vehicle cheaper…

Especially since Dodge's grille design is making them too narrow for a crosshair. My Dart's is already so out of proportion it looks more like a long chrome stick with a notch in it. On new Chargers I'm seeing around town the crosshairs are blacked out and almost impossible to see.

There was already one huge protest by French motorcycle and motorbike riders, and one drivers' organization said the plan would lead to three-million vehicles being scrapped. It's also being slammed by MPs who represent people in the Paris suburbs and don't have easy access to public transport.

Two reasons I can think of:

Same drivetrain as my Dart and it has a sixth gear.

500's have had a 6-speed Aisin automatic since they were reintroduced to the US, just not the Abarths until this year.

As for the Renegade and 500X...the 1.4T trims are built to a price meant to draw in people to the showrooms and then upsell them. Realistically you'll never see more than a handful of 1.4T…

Platform-sharing is not good enough for "substantially similar" since platform mates can vary wildly. The Transit Connect and Focus share a platform, but good luck convincing the average non-car person to believe it.

Dealer demos don't really bother me, but that's because the last two cars my dad bought were dealer cars. First was a '99 Camry demo, fully loaded, for an out the door price about the same as a basic one. Second was an '08 Camry that was an M-B dealer's loaner. The '99 went a decade with only two problems late in life…