I’d bet it’s harder than that if a vehicle inspection is called for. Even as a 'spectable driver with a 35-year history and gray in my beard, I have never registered a used vehicle without an eyeballing by the agent. So some 19yo who wants to register his Honda Civic that could drive under the closed agency front door is going to have issues.
Not to mention that the engine swaps that turn commuters into killers are well known to both industry and law - it was standard for cops to make a ricer gathering pop their hoods, and cuff any car with a nonstandard (thus smog non-legal) engine.
The Japanese cars make excellent platforms for rodded performance, but just as jacking up the ass end of your Camaro didn’t make it a drag racer in my day, gluing a lot of chromy shit on a Civic along with a set of wheels and tires that cost more than the rest of the vehicle doesn’t make it a Porsche-killer.
I understand why she wants her daughter in the safer car.
I don’t understand why she’s letting the daughter’s boyfriend drive her car instead of having her daughter drive - that’s the part that doesn’t make sense to me. But that’s a minor quibble with an otherwise pretty good ad.
I was just going to mention that one. I couldn’t figure it out – is the child with long hair a girl, and being taught to throw like a girl by the dad? Finally I listened to the ending voice over – dad just sucks at throwing, and has given bad lessons to his long-haired son. At least the car is a good gift for the future. Still, a pretty weak point, takes a long time to get to it.