A car from 2005 is so old a baseline requirement for owning one is to also have a second newer car?

I know I should probably be happy that people are rediscovering the outdoors, but selfishly I just want them to go away again. The dark side of me thinks they’re a bunch of dinguses who wouldn’t go outside until it was literally their last option, and who don’t know etiquette like to pack trash out and not play music…

This idea I see some people here peddling that the general public has no idea what a Bronco is is absurd. Even among non-enthusiasts “Bronco” still has more immediate brand recognition and image-conjuring power than most model names currently on the market. I guarantee you that if I asked people on the street to tell…

Haha, my Falcon has been driven into the ground and out the other side. Always wished mine was a wagon though!

That’s the very Falcon. Colorado is borderline rust belt, so it’s plenty rusty. I’ve been casually keeping an eye out for a cleaner body I could swap parts to for a few years. Unfortunately late-model Falcons are rare as hell and ones without the same rust as mine are even rarer. Mechanically though it’s still…

I guess with the trucks I’m more comparing capability, less comfort items and tech. The 68 Land Cruiser didn’t come with a radio or power windows, but is more capable off road than a new base model Wrangler. The price difference isn’t quite as big as I thought though. I’m not in a position to pay too much attention to…

Just checked an inflation calculator and it looks like my 68 Falcon would’ve cost $17,800 in today’s money. A new Civic costs $19,850, which is what I think my car would’ve probably cost with A/C and a few more options.

I had the realization recently of how much longer I’ve been driving one shitty 60s compact longer than most people own cars from new. And it’s actually worth slightly more now than it was when I bought it just due to appreciation, from $900 to $2,000, not that I ever plan on selling it. I’m through the looking glass…

And what you’re not understanding is that even a pretty well cared for car will look like this after accumulating 50+ years of wear. If it’s been reasonably well cared for the entire time, it isn’t laziness.

Newer cars with faded paint screams negligence to me because the owner had to have really mistreated their car for it to look bad. But when a car is more than a half century old, and has actually been driven and not just parked in a garage, even if it’s been cared for really well it’s going to have contact wear and…

You just said a rolldown rear window is dumb while making the argument for opening rear windows. On all 4Runners ever, other than keyless models, you can open the electric rear window by turning the key in the tailgate lock, so you get the same benefits of a liftgate with even less space taken up. Also, for a while I…

I second this. I’ve always thought glass liftgates were stupid. You can’t really drive on normal roads with them open, and you can’t offroad with them open because they bounce around. The only correct answer is a roll-down rear window like a 4Runner, which are great off-road and on.

You mean like how the 1st and 2nd generation 4Runner’s back windows could be lowered into the tailgate and then the tailgate dropped down?

With how well it’s been maintained I don’t necessarily think there are any major drivetrain services needed, like an engine rebuild or new head gaskets. A neighbor of mine has a 1997 T100 (same engine) in similar condition with over 360k miles on it. This one probably does need a new timing belt.

I was just thinking, if anyone needs to sell an old 4Runner do it in Colorado, because this one is 100% Nice Price here. Generally most old 4Runners you see in Colorado are still pretty clean and well maintained just because of how desirable they are, it’s surprising to me when I go other places and they’re just as…

I’m pretty sure this falls under the realm of satire. This is no different from a late night show showing recognizable imagery. I’m actually an illustrator too so I’m really familiar with the need to protect one’s work, but this just isn’t much of a crime.

I’ve developed a variation of this reflex from driving my Falcon, which is to reach out and push the passenger back up to keep them from falling over on me in hard right-hand turns.

And a boat.

tonyola hasn’t been seen here since 2012, but I know the owner of this car and I wanted to update that it no longer has quarter panels due to rust, or paint on any upward facing surface, but has been a very reliable car for him. It went between Colorado and California for college, and has spent the rest of its time in…

I’ve been reading Jalopnik for a long time, ever since my friend and I Googled “1975 Plymouth Duster” in 2010 and a picture of his car on Jalopnik came up in one of the old “Down On The Street” articles Murilee Martin did. (Dang I miss those)