People will go to any length in the pursuit of happiness. Sometimes this involves blood, sweat, and tears. But more often, it involves the easiest, quickest, and usually the least-cost-effective path. Legs too skinny, get some calve implants! Feel old and getting sad, just buy that droptop red Miata (and get those frosted tips in your hair too)!

There are few jobs in this world where you get to incorporate one’s passion or hobby into it on a daily basis. Many consider their employment as a means to an end goal of providing for their families and accumulating items of enjoyment. It’s not that they dislike their job or career, but it’s just that most occupations don’t cater to peoples’ passions or hobbies.

Last month we discussed the aerodynamic impacts of a rear diffuser on the back of a car. This month, let’s talk front splitters. If you are going to go to the trouble of building a flat under-pan (if your car doesn’t already come with one), you’re not going to want to forget the a front splitter. Unlike the rear diffuser, which doesn’t really work unless your car is sitting on the ground and has a proper flat-bottom, a front splitter is much more effective in everyday circumstances.

Attending the inaugural Concours d’LeMons in Toro Park, near Salinas, California, was a bargain at a mere $20 admission – $155 cheaper than a ticket to Pebble Beach. The Concours d’LeMons bills itself as a celebration of the oddball, mundane and the truly awful of the automotive world. Judging from what I saw at the event, they delivered on all that they promised and possibly more.

When it comes to aftermarket engine components for Harley-Davidson motorcycles, there are few companies, if any, that can compare (or compete) with S&S Cycles. The company derives its name from founders George Smith and Stanley Stankos, two innovative motorcycle enthusiasts who were making names for themselves tuning motorcycles to go fast at the dragstrip and beyond. Initially, the small outfit produced aluminum pushrods, but this would soon be followed by the company’s now legendary

Today’s youth market has more buying power than ever before. They’re not just buying iPods and video game systems anymore, they’re also buying cars. Not any car will do, either. Today’s kids are smart. Well, most of ‘em are. Toyota launched its lifestyle-oriented Scion division in the U.S. in 2003. It has since become quite popular amongst young, trendy buyers who aren’t afraid to express themselves through vehicle customization. Around this time last year, Toyota Canada confirmed its intention to bring the brand up here sometime in 2010. Recently, we had the opportunity to chat with the director of Scion in Canada, Larry Hutchinson, to get the rest of the story – the what, where, when and why – on Scion.