Just the meter maids. I only live 3 miles from the district border! However, if I lose the ticket, I promised my wife I would put on the front plate.

Unfortunately, the District of Columbia has found it advantageous to enforce other state's front license plate laws. I've had two parking tickets just for front plates. First one got rid of on technicality (wrong model car) but the second one I'm contesting based on the public benefit of DC enforcing another state's…

Patrick, you must know who this guy (or group that puts them together) is. All the videos have cars with Virginia plates, and although I can't tell exactly the roads they are on, I'm taking a strong guess that they are in NoVA.

The best stock photo of A/C controls you could find are from a Toyota?

I need to preface this piece by saying that unfortunately, I did not get to drive the Corvette in the kind of weather you would want to drive a Corvette in. On Friday the D.C area was in the middle of record-breaking, days long, torrential rainfall.

I've been approached a number of times about my FR-S and I always try to take at least 30 seconds to chat (even when I'm in a hurry). Although the car gets a lot less attention in the DC area than I expected it would. The mix of people who give it attention for its looks vs knowing what it is surprises me still…

In the US, combined storm and sewage pipes were used up to WWII (but mostly prior to WWI). DC has a huge issue with all the combined sewers backing up in certain neighborhoods in huge rain storms, in addition to overflow of raw sewage getting dumped into the Anacostia and Potomac rivers. In fact, DC is starting work…

At least there's no "lightning bolt".

The A7 is fugly. I don't get the love of it. A crappy interpretation of an Infiniti J30. The butt is disproportional; front and profile are still an A6 as is the interior and drivetrain.

You've got it. I bought an FR-S since we have a 3rd car (wife's old camry) when I have to take more than one passenger. If not for that car, I would have held out for the Focus ST to replace my Contour SVT.

Pre-dic-ta-ble.

BTE is still performing.

+1 My father has a G25 (RWD). Replaced his '03 G35, totaled in a flash flood (tragic - 4 feet of water covering the road in a pounding rainstorm around midnight; construction had blocked the drains that day). My father likes power, but the G37 was "scary fast" to him and he drives less than 7k miles / year. The G25…

I had narrowed down my choices to the FR-S/BRZ and the WRX. I chose an FR-S because 1. there wasn't a ridiculous lead order time 2. I didn't need the extra space of the WRX 3. The clutch was too heavy for my wife (and I would tire of it as a daily driver) 4. The shifter was somewhat recalcitrant 5. It just…

That's the truth. I live inside the beltway - barely - and there have been plenty of times I've gotten within 1/2 mile of my house for it to take 45 minutes to go the rest of the way. Trapped. Nothing you can do. Luckily I was out of town for work for last year's Commutageddon (when the feds released everyone…

This article makes me feel even better about the deposit I placed on one (refundable). I'm looking forward to driving it myself.

The fake stereo sound is just like Meg Ryan.

If it was advertised on a MB forum or other enthusiast website, NP. But the fact he has something that supposedly is that special and asking over $5k on craigslist, there is something he is hiding. CP.

Right, look at the price of the G8 GXPs. All of them are going for close to sticker still. I wouldn't pay that, but evidently there are people who will.

And "New! Olds Cutlass Supreme. Wow!" too. Not sure what "Wow" was supposed to denote...