Planned obsolescence is never a good thing...

You hit the nail squarely on the head. Image-conscious and/or fanboy buyers will forgive almost any transgression.

Nice...you can bury the speedometer on any ‘80s vehicle legally!

I have read a few Jalopnik posts lamenting the lack of teal. If that ain’t teal, it’s at least a close substitute.

I’m the wrong person to ask. Even holding my speed to the limit of 80 MPH (according to my speedometer) and flying by most everyone on I-15, I had no interaction with Utah state troopers.

Behavior such as cutting over a solid line because you didn’t get in the correct lane when you should have (anyone who has merged from westbound 180 to northbound 99 in Fresno during heavy traffic will know what I’m talking about), semi-trucks in unauthorized lanes, unsafe lane changes (especially among semi-truck…

Having been legally limited to 65 MPH most of my life, this was a grand sight upon entering Utah in November 2016:

Yes, it does look more like a 92.

It’s hard to say with certainty even after enlarging the image, but this may be a SAAB 96.

Amid all the sheer automotive lunacy, my favorite vehicle is the green and very stock-looking PV544 in the photos of the loaner car.

What can Mitsubishi do to come back?

No kidding. I once read a comment over at The Samba that tweaker wiring killed more VWs than John Muir (the author of a VW repair manual colloquially known as the “Idiot Guide” and distant relative of the wilderness-preservation advocate of the same name, for those not in the know) ever did.

The Sonoma Green is sweet, but...

Being able to go over rocks like that is great and all, but I’m more impressed by its lack of a bobbed back end.

If pulling a big trailer, I’d go with a Cummins-powered Dodge or a PowerStroke F-Series. Otherwise, a 4Runner would be a good option.

“More enduring paint” is debatable, but a larger gas tank, stiffer springs, a truck transmission and four-wheel drive could be had on the International-Harvester Travelall...in 1957.

Not my kind of bike. But if the seller’s claims that it is well-maintained and has enough spare parts to keep it going for another 30 years are true, it’s a solid Nice Price.

I have been soundly proven wrong, having not considered the use of more than three or four gears.

I took a look at some of this dude’s videos. The description for one contained the following gem:

I have never ridden a bike, but think about it on and off (currently on). What wears me out are people commenting that I should reconsider that decision.