I used one of those U-Haul trailers once also and was surprised how heavy it was by itself. Not sure if overbuilt for liability reasons due to rental duty, or what, but certainly a better experience could be had with a privately sourced trailer.
As for the overall economy, it comes as no shock to me. Everyone I know…

I have no doubt that fracking has added to the seismic activity in the state of Oklahoma. But the EPA doesn’t need another $2B funneled into it to deal with that.

He needs to trim the fat in that bloated organization.

I think that organization is bloated enough. EPA is necessary, but needs reeled in a bit.

Am I missing the reason why we should care, that Sandra Bullock’s real estate trust, owns the crumbling asphalt and plot of weeds that you’re referring to?

Surely there is more going on in the automotive world besides EV and China. Seems that’s all we get these days, with the VW Diesel news thrown in occasionally.

CP just for being ugly, ugly, ugly.

Suburban also? I see it mentioned in the article at least two times, but other places just the Tahoe.

Agree, although I’ve only seen a few of them, Tokyo Drift was the most enjoyable for me.

Ear plugs, and Rain-X. Must have. STAT!

Rising insurance rates, and stricter regulations making it harder for the average Jalop to spend a fun evening running his car down the track, are the main issues.

Forgive me, but I’ve lost track in the thousands of posts and articles on this subject... but what are the consequences of just keeping it and doing nothing? Do you absolutely have to take it in for whatever fix they came up with?

and... more scrap cars to recycle for steel production lessens their need for raw ore to be mined for elements. So basically, More Scrap=Better.

I sell steel pipe and tubing (mostly for oil/gas applications), much of the pricing of various steel products is tied to the scrap market. When the used car market is tight and there’s not much scrap overall steel prices go up. A nice influx of scrap could be a good way to help keep pipe prices under control as the…

I thought Jalopnik would have more coverage of TX2K17, especially with all the staff you have in the area.

Increased weight and load in pulling trailer. Wouldn’t that negate most of the perceived benefit? My uneducated guess is that you wouldn’t get enough extended range to make it worth the trouble.

You need to clarify some of the details. What was the underside condition when it delivered to you? Surely it wasn’t this bad just from sitting in your yard for a few years after you parked it.

That silver trim around the shifter sure jumps out at ya doesn’t it?
Just not quite right looking to me.

Sales in this segment seem to cycle fairly regular... Each time it’s the domestic models that get squeezed out leaving the Accord/Camry types to hang on until the next rebound in sales where the Big 2½ can try again with their offerings.

What were Checker’s production numbers back in the day? Were they ever cranking out much more than 500 a year?