Quote: Are ALL the cars held to the same level of scrutiny?
No,I don't think so.A few years back I saw a car at the OE tent that a "famous" athlete owned and it received OE gold.There were at least 5 items under the hood alone that the novice OE guy would pick out.Maybe he scored higher it other areas to get the gold,I don't know but it sure seemed like it scored for who you were instead of what you had.
