That's an interesting thing about this case—the articles I've read in the Wisconsin papers indicate that it is a county prosecutor, meaning it's a state case. However, the statutes and administrative rules and regulations regarding VINs, etc. are all federal. The cases I've handled involving charges of VIN…

I guess this article is a puff piece intended to arouse sympathy for Beno. But it's worth noting that he was charged with some pretty serious stuff that should at least call into question whether this was all just a "misunderstanding," as he claims.

NP. And wrong coast; otherwise, this would be in my driveway today (though I am slightly concerned about what appears to be the gas cap located in the driver's side rear wheelwell).

Obvious answer is obvious—Volvo 240. Engine swaps of all kinds are cake in these things, the wagon will carry just about anything I want it to (and makes a decent place to sleep in a pinch), the 2-doors and 4-doors are cool, too, easy to work on, tough as nails, etc., etc.

Awesome. Now Dany Behar and the Isuzu Impulse have something in common.

Meh. There's an '83 Centauri that's been for sale locally (SE Michigan) for a while now for $600 and apparently hasn't sold yet.

Hostel's overbooked? No worries.

Well chosen, sir.

A customized Stutz Bearcat II. Because if I'm going to be an "ugly American," I'm doing it full-bore.

1000 times this. And it's on netflix, so an instant fix is available anytime. Seriously, great show—just neat to see how various things we take for granted are made and it's a show I can watch with my kids (and they dig it, too).

I dig Sonetts, and I've always wanted one, but . . . the engine compartment is pretty untidy looking in this one (who knew there could be so many wires in the engine bay of a non-fuel-injected, non-emission-controlled car??) and who knows how well the turbo conversion was done (and it's sucking through a carb, which…

This is a tough one, but I'm gonna go with the Volvo 240 wagon I bought for $600, spent maybe $150-200 on repairs (all DIY—there is hardly an easier car to work on than a 240) over the course of the ensuing 2-1/2 years and then sold for $650. I drove that car all over God's green earth and it basically cost me about…

This is a tough one, but I'm gonna go with the Volvo 240 wagon I bought for $600, spent maybe $150-200 on repairs (all DIY—there is hardly an easier car to work on than a 240) over the course of the ensuing 2-1/2 years and then sold for $650. I drove that car all over God's green earth and it basically cost me about…

Absolutely. Having grown up on a diet of relatively slow (but fun) cars, I always knew the truth in that. But it was never made more clear to me when I jumped from one end of the motorcycle spectrum to the other and found that more than anything, I just wanted my slow bike back.

I've owned a lot of cars in my lifetime and I generally don't regret the ones I've bought or sold. Motorcycles are another story—I've regretted selling just about every bike I've ever owned, but none more so than my '72 Yamaha DS7 (actual bike pictured), a 250cc two-stroke twin, and predecessor to the legendary RD…

Neither. Or both. This question proceeds from a false premise, assuming that spec cars work equally well for all drivers, or that drivers are not an important factor where the cars differ. In reality, part of a good engineer's job is to design a car that plays to the particular driver's strengths. All one needs to…

I've owned a few Rabbit GTIs, and a few Scirocco 16vs, and though I'd rather drop a 16v in a '78-81 Scirocco, this is a nice conversion. The shell looks reasonably clean and solid and I haven't seen a Rabbit GTI interior that clean (especially the driver's seat bolsters!) in a very long time. Seems pretty NP to me.

An Avantime is certainly more interesting from a design standpoint than an A4 Avant, and while not as fun to drive as an S2000, it's a better choice for someone with kids. If they'd ever been sold in the States, a used Avantime would be on my shortlist.

Did somebody say Grand Ams in New Jersey?

Boy, if we're going to get into the "ethics" of what we drive, Sirota might want to revisit his premise, which is necessarily based on the purchase of a new (or damned near new) car, since auto-trans technology has only recently reached the point where it is relatively easy to find an automatic-equipped car that is as…