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A couple of my friends spotted this car somewhere near Dublin, CA (Norcal). Badass huh?

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Remember Driftline USA’s knockoff website of Vertex USA? Well, check out what happend. That’s right bitches, you copy.. you DIE.

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Well before we knew all there was to know about knockoffs, check this out. A company called “Drift Line USA” totally ripped off Vertex USA’s website.

Original Vertex USA website:

Fake ass knockoff website:

Now c’mon, is it enough that you’re selling knockoff parts from original Japanese manufactures? Now you have to do this? This is as bad as it gets when you’re talking about counterfeiting original ideas. I hope the retards at Drift Line USA get one up the ass for this. Fucking biters.

We at IMPORTFACTOR along with our associates support Vertex USA 150%. BITERS WILL GET SMASHED.

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Circuit City caused $12,119 worth of damage to VTECnical’s 2007 Honda Civic while trying to install a Pioneer AVIC Z2 navigation system. Honda later declared VTECnical’s car a fire hazard and told him it was unsafe to drive. Despite destroying the car’s heater ducts, stock wiring harness, and dashboard, Circuit City has refunded only $3,190, and insists that VTECnical speak exclusively to their third-party insurer. Check out Honda’s damning condemnation of Circuit City’s shoddy workmanship and a video of the damage.

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On Saturday April 5th the long awaited Performance Nissan Meet will be held. This meet will showcase a myriad of vendors including Vertex USA, HKS, Rays, Zeal/Endless, Falken and so much more. So make plans to make a trip to the Orange Show Speedway in San Bernadino, Ca. Meet starts at 10am and will go on till 6pm.

The first 100 entrants will receive an HKS Goodie bag!

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When I think of the name Wald, what comes into my head is sleek body lines, minimalistic design, and smooth and pleasing curves. If that is what you think of, well purge your mind because that is no longer a reality.

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This is no April fools joke, trust me. What exactly Wald was thinking with this aerokit, I have no idea because the style is circa 1996. It is probably due to the increasingly bad taste of the American market. There is no sense of smooth lines, and the body lines are very harsh in my opinion. There is so much extra CRAP on the new body that I don’t even know where to begin.

What’s with the Mitsubishi Evolution style spoiler anyways?

Perhaps the whole design can be summed up best by one member of the MBWorld forums, “They have managed to turn a beautiful car into a Ghetto Cruiser with that gaudy bodywork .”

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So these Weds Sport dry carbon fiber wheels were unveiled at Tokyo Auto Salon this year as far as I know. The full carbon fiber wheel is weighing in at a whopping 6.08475844 pounds. Interested in a set? Be prepared to fork out at least $10,000-$12,000 a set. If you have a serious inquiry about purchasing these wheels, drop me a comment on this entry.

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This is pretty old news, but I came across it again while digging around for some other pictures and WOW was all I had to say.

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Believe it or not, Honda W.O.W. stands for Wonderful Open-hearted Wagon, and this small minivan concept caters to Japan’s dog-loving fraternity.

The W.O.W. has three rows of thin designer seats mounted on a wooden floor. Six people can ride in style or the two second-row seats can transform into a flexible dog cover. Honda has also built another (small) dog storage bin into the left side of the dashboard.

Slightly smaller than a Civic, the 157-inch W.O.W. has front and rear sliding doors on either side and a pair of big commercial-style doors at the back. Honda provided no engine details, but should the W.O.W. make it into production, it would likely have a 1.5-liter four.

An innovative canine brain receiver (CBR) allows dogs to pilot the W.O.W. by looking in the direction they want to drive. A brain-wave transponder reads the image the dog sees and transposes it over satellite imagery to plot a course using GPS signals. Honda claims the liability issues usually associated with this fledgling technology are mitigated by having a dog at the helm–canines can’t be sued. If you believed this last paragraph, however, we recommend counseling, and not for Fido.

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Source: Automobilemag

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