Ah, that sucks. I'm thinking 2017. Chris_K_F is down to go in 2017, as well as some of my friends across the pond. Budget would be max $4-5k / person ($3k on the low end), and about 6 weeks to do round-trip (because you can't leave the car in Mongolia anymore).

sm70, are you on the Oppo-talk facebook page? We should start something there and gather interest. I've got two friends (who aren't on Jalopnik) who I know are 100% down to go as well.

Yo Chris, read my reply to sm70, and shoot me a text haha

I'm actually planning on doing the Rally in 2016 or 2017. Buddy of mine is getting out of the Marines in about a year and really wants to do this as well... I also have friends in Germany who are interested (and can help find a car over the pond).

I bought my FR-S specifically because I was living on campus last semester, and we weren't allowed to work on vehicles. I'm sure plenty of people live in apartment complexes, HOA neighborhoods, or communities where wrenching is either frowned upon or verboten, who would otherwise turn their own wrenches.

Willkommen aus Amerika.

I'm thinking Lada Niva. Designed in 1971 (Nixon Administration: 1969-1974), began production in 1977 (Carter Administration: 1977-1981), and it's still in production today. His Niva is from the early 2000's.

In Phoenix, traffic will go from 85mph (137km/h-ish) to full-stop in the blink of an eye... Basically you go as fast as you can until the VERY last second, then slam your brakes. Sometimes stopped traffic is hidden by a slight rise or so, so you've got absolutely no warning before coming to a full stop. There's…

Yeah, it's not a thing here in the U.S... wish it was though, it'd be nice to know when the idiot in front of you is slamming the brakes.

Flashing brake lights under heavy braking is already a thing on Euro-spec cars. Wish we had it in America.

Wow, that's actually really interesting! So if the entire bomb had gone off, we'd be looking at roughly a 1,120KT blast? That's insane!

I detonated a Hiroshima-sized nuke over my house.

Last time I moved, I chose between Colorado, Washington, or Arizona. I picked AZ. Don't get me wrong, I love the car culture, the weather, the snow, and the scenery... but I can't help but feel the other two choices would've been pretty damn great.

Wait, this is a thing?

I work as a corner flagger for our local NASA chapter. I have two problems with this:

Actually, AZ is pretty much home of the ratrods (don't confuse ratrod with rust bucket!). Where else will you find lead sled bodies in useable condition, or old Model T buckets that are still solid?

Welcome to Arizona

You live in the Northeast — Haven of rust.

Wait, there's a place with no Volvo 240 wagons?

I mean, LLV stands for "Long Life Vehicle", so at least its achieving its goal.