Dealerships don’t “order” them either. They take what Toyota “gives” them.

The past two times I was out of the country this year, I just told the customs agent what I bought and they told me whether or not I had to declare it.

Also: Don’t try to smuggle shit across borders;

Arnold got caught at an airport.

Yeah, you have to pay customs on imports. This has been a thing for centuries. What Arnold did is considered smuggling. Contrary to popular belief, smuggling is not just bringing illegal goods into a country, but illegally bringing any goods into a country; and it’s illegal to avoid paying customs.

All-seasons are never a suitable substitute for real snow tires, but these worked way better than all-seasons should.

Exactly. This should be bought with the expectation that you’ll spend the difference between this and the market value of good condition ones on immediate repairs.

These have always been race cars for the street.

What do you think it involves? I say transmission.

If I had the space, I’d buy it.

Dedicating a team of engineers to “rotary development” is a marketing exercise.

Good, but I do not see those comments on jalopnik.

Miatas need some work to be track rats, as the factory suspension is clearly setup for making the car feel fast at street speeds instead of being fast at track speeds. At least the NB/NC did.

I’ve not driven one myself, but apparently the GR Corolla overheats like mad on the track. The next gen is supposed to get new pistons that won’t melt and much better cooling all around.

Early models had some teething issues around the transmission. But given how advanced DCTs were when that car launched, nevermind AWD DCTs propelled by 400+HP, that’s somewhat expected.

Do people mock track cars not on the track like they mock jeeps not always being off road?

I also can imagine how may inattentive drivers would accidentally handbrake when trying to shift.

It’s a normal torque converted automatic.

Someone else mentioned this, but these probably weren’t even traditional rentals, but a fleet used for ride sharing.

But I rent as many cars a year as most people rent in a couple decades, and the number of times I have encountered a rental car that wasn’t near perfect have been minimal.