thesmokingtire
TheSmokingTire
thesmokingtire

Florida is so far into the wild west it’s crazy. There are no rules at all down there. Read more

you can’t even bring a Skyline here as a race car. A race car is (probably) based on some sort of production car that was sold in this country, or if not, the car is at least allowed to exist on these shores. Illegally imported skylines are treated as Contraband not just for being on the road, but for being in the Read more

Oh wow that's so interesting. What's the going rate for one of those cars right now? Read more

Ah, yes. I’ve never been lied to by a car dealer. Not once. Read more

Did you get the letter alongside a title? I got plates and registration card for my R32, but am waiting to see what other paperwork shows up. Read more

I don’t know the circumstances of his accident, and I’m not suggesting a hit-and-run. Assuming you haven’t hurt anyone else or absolutely destroyed someone else’s car. If you’re in a single car accident and no property is destroyed, it’s perfectly legal to fix the car yourself rather than going through insurance. Read more

That is true. These R33's that are here in the US came here in pieces and were assembled stateside. You can import parts for a car that is not yet 25 years old. Read more

Interesting, I didn’t know that. Just the R33? No 34's? I do know, a few NISMO R32's have been federalized and California titled; the guy I bought my car has one for sale for like $75,000. Huge premium on a federalized car. Read more

Just a guess, but he probably got it through a local agency, and they don’t check very hard until you file a claim. Read more

It’s sad, but silly. The owner made so many mistakes here. Read more

born in Atlanta, GA, grew up in Westchester County, NY, college in Philadelphia, then Greenwich, CT, now Los Angeles. It all swirls together into one mess of a non-accent. Read more

I’m 6'3" and 265 lbs, and with the seat at its farthest back setting in the Evora, I cannot reach the pedals to drive the car. If you’re 6'5" and 230 lbs, you will fit perfectly into the Evora 400. Read more

No, they have test vehicles for that they don’t need to use customer cars. As for others getting their cars first, Europeans will get their cars first. Americans will all get their cars 3-4 months after that. A car that’s being delivered in NY may get to a customer before my car in CA simply because of transit time to Read more

They said EPA. It had to do with all US deliveries, not just California cars. Read more

I was told by my dealer that, thanks to the EPA’s new Requirements to independently test new vehicles, my RS, (allocation #1 at the largest ford dealer in the world) which was supposed to come in February, has been pushed back to June. I'm bummed. Read more

I was kicked out of the Fiat Chrysler booth for wearing a Honda credential on Monday. Some people don't welcome the competition I guess. Read more

Maybe I need to take a page out of their book and figure out a way to write the same article every day, do a fairly bad job, and have you guys all respond that reading anyone else just feels cheap and you’d rather fill in the holes I missed and ignore my errors. Read more

Congratulations! My Aston Martin bills in the last 6 months have outweighed the purchase price of your Aston Martin! Read more