I would love for something like this to happen near me, but I don't think there's enough love for older Japanese cars here in Alabama to pull it off. 

Sadly, of all the American brands in Stellantis’ portfolio, Jeep has the most comprehensive lineup. That’s not saying much. And lets not forget the reliability woes faced by the company over the past few years. High prices and low reliability is not a formula for success. None of this is terribly surprising. 

I loved it back in the YouTube days. I’m one of the ones who didn’t scale the paywall, so I’ve not kept up with them for a while. Maybe they can get together and do something in the spirit of Roadkill on YouTube again. That would be an interesting full-circle moment.

I have 2 answers:

With as popular as overlanding seems to be right now, I’m genuinely surprised Nissan hasn’t revived the Xterra. With some parts-sharing between it and the current Frontier, I think they could build a fairly economical (for them at least) off-roader that would bring in some desperately needed cash for Nissan.

I was considering the new Frontier. I am no longer considering the new Frontier.

Subaru Baja, especially the turbo model with a manual transmission.

I too love the bugeye. I never understood the hate.

Buddy’s hat told me everything I needed to know about the situation. 

I’m close to being with you, but I’ve always thought of the Outback as a modern AMC Eagle wagon.

It should be “as I am wont to do.” 

Full disclosure: We just bought an Outback Wilderness for my wife. Do I think she will ever really use it as intended? No. I tried to talk her into an Onyx, but she had her heart set on a blue OBW. She’s happy, and I guess that’s all that really matters.

“From Chevy’s Activ trims to Ford’s Raptors and Toyota’s TRD-Off and upcoming Trailhunter trims, it’s a booming business.”

Your niece is a goddamn hero, sir. 

I seem to be the only person who loves the NC's styling. I'd take one in a heartbeat.

Not sure how, friend.

A movie about the development of the Nissan Fairlady Z would be cool. Exiled executives, secret prototypes...it's a great story.

Let’s just say engaging in NSFW activities while driving doesn’t exactly leave one adequately focused on the road.

As the son of a narcissist I can tell you with a great deal of confidence that narcissists are rarely truly self-aware.

I’m not saying it wasn’t ultimately a good thing. It was definitely an era in which the ball got rolling on some much needed improvements. However, I stand by my statement that the era produced more style-over-substance cars than any other. These vehicles don’t get a pass just because they were kneecapped by…