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Okay, I came across a car that would probably be as fun as the Challenger; The Flyin' Miata. Basically, it's a Miata (which I'm not a fan of) with an LS3 engine. That's over 500 hp in something that probably weighs well under 3,000 lbs. Best of all, it looks just as lame as a stock Miata. In...

Considering the new Jeeps have become as large as a school bus, and with more doors, it makes sense.

If I remember correctly, when installing the Indy 500s, one wheel didn't require any weight on the inside.

You found a good place, it sounds like. Those are rare these days. With an out of whack setup, the Hunter will even ask you to measure the wheel run-out, then say how much to rotate the tire on the wheel. But keep in mind, too, that the wheel with the least amount of weights is generally not...

I can't recall if I've ever seen a modern vehicle with aluminum wheels that didn't have clip-on weights on the inside and stick-ons on the outboard side. Oh, wait, I have. Dual rear wheel Rams with aluminum wheels come with clip-on weights on both sides.

No, thankfully I've never had to deal with anything like that. And the Hunter road force machines are beyond great, I think. Mine's quite old, but it keeps doing its thing. It's too bad that they aren't completely fool proof yet, and that so may operators use the Smart Weight setting instead...

People curb their wheels as it is, and by using stick-ons for the outer side, at least the weights won't get scraped off. Also, some feel that wheel weights are ugly and would rather drive unbalanced than having visible weights. Modern balancers usually have the option to hide the outer weights...

Oh, it's still obvious that it's a Porsche, and that much it still says on the back. What it doesn't say is if it's $97,400 or $190,700 (plus any options) 911. It's basically the same thing as that I'd be tempted to put V6 badges on my Challenger, if the base model had them.

Like that, kinda. I've taken many cars places they shouldn't be. But there was usually nobody around. I wouldn't mind driving a Veyron as long as nobody saw me in it. Actually, as long as nobody saw it. Right or wrong, I prefer to stay low key. I'm slowly getting my girlfriend to see things...

Yes, "practical" is the word I should've used in my post.

That's part of the beauty of the Challenger, I think. It doesn't look expensive or exotic (and isn't), but still kicks butt. Frankly, I wouldn't want a Veyron. I can drive my Challenger in more places, much more under the radar, and not have to worry nearly as much about what might happen to it.

True, you should know your cars. A stock 911 Turbo S beats a Hellcat in 0-60, which seems common on the street. And a debadged (by delete option) one could easily fool many. And as usual, the more stickers and badges, the lesser the vehicle usually is.

I did. But it's much quicker and easier to cover the antennae than to mess around with stuff under the dash. Not that it should matter since none of the vehicles have functional nav, but at least it should stop the emails about how everything is just fine (with the Challenger), even though they...

Yeah, I'd get a wide body if the fenders looked like that.

Got a call from Uconnect the other day. It was about how I'd (probably) drive into a lake and die if the nav wasn't updated. Then it got interesting. I told the lady that I'd never tried using the nav on my '14 Ram 1500, and never paid for it. If it even has that option. Also that my '17 Ram...

Hey, at least it doesn't have the splitter protectors still on it. Or a splitter, for that matter.

Also, the Porsche Agate Gray is darn near identical to our Granite, both of which really helps with the stealth factor.

He, he, she knows better than to believe a dealer. Much better.

There's no real reason to fill any car tire with nitrogen, so don't worry about it. The one thing that can be claimed is that nitrogen escapes the tire liner less/slower as the molecules are larger, but since air is 70% nitrogen anyway, you end up with nitrogen filled tires eventually, whether...

On average, I probably see one cop per 100 miles around here. And somewhat frequently we're both going over a hundred, just in opposite directions. It's a cat and mouse game I don't really mind, and apparently they don't either. As long as I have my Valentine Ones, that is.