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Old 12-07-2019, 06:03 PM   #2331
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It would in NJ, as long as the OBDII reported OK. Inspectors are specifically not allowed to consider other factors. Long story, with 40+ years of MVC (what we call our DMV) scandals.
But they'd be pulled over within half a mile for the tinted windshield.
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Old 12-07-2019, 06:18 PM   #2332
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It’s a Lamborghini Urus, though it kind of looks like a Ford Edge from some angles.

Not my cup of meat either.
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Old 12-07-2019, 09:24 PM   #2333
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That aspect might be but damn that is one beautiful truck ... one of the very few SUV’s I would ever say that about.
I like it too, selling well around here.
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Old 12-12-2019, 01:39 PM   #2334
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Is there a car with a more comical front/rear caliper imbalance?
Noticed the Macan is pretty bad. Guessing heavy front weight biased since based of an Audi platform.
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Old 12-12-2019, 01:54 PM   #2335
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Is there a car with a more comical front/rear caliper imbalance?
Wow, it really has no cargo space above the beltline. Virtually zero glass on the sides behind the doors.
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Old 12-12-2019, 02:21 PM   #2336
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Cool. My 4 year old daughter and I see one most weekday mornings when I bring her to school. Whoever sees / hears it first yells "lambo!" I certainly wouldn't mind one as a daily driver.
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Old 12-13-2019, 05:43 PM   #2337
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Someone didn't set their parking brake.

The one and only drawback to owning a manual
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Old 12-14-2019, 06:29 AM   #2338
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Poor guy, made the right choice in transmissions and then this happens... The subaru CVT is awful - it was a dealbreaker for me when I had a brand new Forester loaner for a day.

Both my US cars, '86 Mercury and '15 JGC had foot e-brakes. Ugh. The Jeep's didn't work... at all. I'm still livid about it. That diesel engine pulled that brake for blocks or miles easily. Dealer did nothing.

Even the wording is different, in RoW, it's called a "hand brake". Historically PRND-loving US calls it an e-brake and often it's operated by the foot. And really hardly used.
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Old 12-14-2019, 07:41 AM   #2339
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I'm amazed it was able to roll uphill like that.
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Old 12-14-2019, 10:09 AM   #2340
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Same thing happened in my a4 , had the e-brake engaged but I guess not hard enough. It released and my car rolled back and hit a coworkers car. Now always leave it in first gear
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