My Chevy goes all the way to 10!

Maybe you’re too young to remember the old joke

Toyota isn’t tuner friendly in any way. Even less so starting in ‘96. Locking them down makes for a reliable car but certainly makes it less of a hobby car. My IS300 was an experiment to see if I could make something as good as the BRZ or E36 M3 but with Toyota reliability. The answer was no. It’s too locked down and…

Is it a mess though? I don’t see Mecum’s business being reduced in any way by this...

I actually got a kick out of some of the advertising for the Yaris. Even Toyota knew the thing was on life support the whole time. When you don’t have much to work with, but you still try to make it work for you:

Meatloaf ages like fine wine.

Orkin Pest & Termite Control had a fleet of 5000+ Ford Rangers (the last Ranger off the production line in 2011 was for Orkin) So they will probably buy some ...

Dude, how can you shit on the 2JZ? That motor can power a 10 second car. I know cuz I live my life a quarter mile at a time and like watched all the F&F movies.

I'm waiting for the three part series on the turn signal delete.

Hey guys?

This is Jalopnik.  No one here buys a new car, but they’ll complain when manufacturers don’t build the cars they won’t buy.

Me. 

“Hurrr durr, who needs a big pick-up!?!?”

“You mean you have to pay money for new cars? I’ll buy a gently used one in a few years.” - a Jalopnik poster before lamenting when Ford stops making them in 2027 due to low sales

I would.  I’ve been bitching about too-big small trucks for years.

I’d buy one in a heartbeat. Was looking forward to the Ranger until I saw the price.