I’ve come back to eat my words. I pick up my Gladiator Rubicon on Saturday.

I’ve come back to eat my words. I pick up my Gladiator Rubicon on Saturday. 

If you can get a running Land Cruiser for anywhere near $5000 right now, jump on it. That one looks clean and you have the mechanical skills needed. Sometimes cars can be good and boring. The Lexus versions never have the same resale as the Toyotas. We know the real reason you don’t want it. The day you own a Land…

You don’t need a Tacoma at all to do those things. At the end of the day, people will like what they like and the Tacoma looks tough and capable and is more tough and more capable than what most people will use. So is a Honda Fit, but they don’t make cool LED grill lights for those. 

I genuinely would love to like the Tacoma, but it’s insane to me how incredibly low the payload rating is for the 4x4 models. It’s about 1100 lbs. That’s including all people. So by the time you’ve got 2 Americans and their dog, you can bring about 500 lbs of gear. Sliders, winch, bumper, and other offroad goodies put…

If motorcycles are cool, then all of the responses for a fast car are out the window imo. Give me a Land Cruiser and BMW S1000RR over any fast car and dirt bike combo. Also, there is also still walking. I’ve heard there are people who can walk all the way from Mexico to Canada outdoors if you want to get pedantic.  htt…

That’s another benefit of vehicular based traveling. You can pack out more trash! Shitty people will be everywhere and their momma’s failed to teach them to clean up after themselves. Bring a spare trash bag and pack out more than you bring in so it’s nice for the next person. Sadly the more remote the camping spot…

One upside of Covid is that more and more people are going out in nature. However, if you’re the type that doesn’t want to see people when you’re out you have to go further afield. In the last couple of months every basic hiking trailhead that I’ve been to has been pretty packed (which I think is great!). Having a…

Personally, I think a backpack is the last place you should consider storing something on a motorcycle. Having anything attached to my spine in case of an accident should be a worst case scenario. Kreiga makes beautiful tail bags that can be attached easily and any bag can be used with some Rok straps or a cheap…

200 series Land Cruiser. Goes anywhere and fun to drive is relative. You can get a Magnuson Supercharger for it if you want over 500 hp, but I can’t imagine not being able to get out and explore. As much as I would love a 911 or similarly “liveably fast”, getting out deep into nature is a bigger priority.

Things change, but there is still a good crew of writers here. I like Brad’s takes on motorcycles, Blackstock is seemingly the only one who writes about any racing, Raph is weird and writes about bicycles sometimes, Erin gives a good Michigan POV, and Tom’s car buying advice is a good read. Jalopnik isn’t the same as…

You are one of the best parts of Jalopnik. I look forward to reading wherever you end up. I’m glad (for personal reasons obviously) that your last article was about a beautiful solid axle Toyota. 

Prinsu Rack, EvoCorse wheels, Goose Gear drawers. This is the drop it off at Stellar Built/Mainline Overland because I have more money than sense standard Instagram clout build for every “overland” vehicle. There are companies like King’s Chariot that buy up every Toyota 4x4 slap on a similar kit (usually Methods and…

70s BMW R75/5 (old), something for the track (600cc or 650 twin), New Indian Chieftain (comfy cruiser), KTM 790 Adventure (multi-country touring). It’s really hard not to have like a dirt bike in here. Maybe I would swap a track bike for a dirt bike or small dual sport. 

Good. Car companies need to stop doing the stupid Supra slow roll out. Creating buzz and building up unreasonable expectations are fine lines and most fall on the latter. 

I’m pretty sure I went to high school with that guy. He’s really smart and seems like he’s still has a good sense of humor. 

$18,900 in 1994 dollars is $33,000 in today’s dollars. Car costs are going up with inflation, wages are not. 

Do the first gen Kia Sorento next. Post 2007 can be had with a 262 hp V6, they had real transfer cases and were body on frame.

I love the premise of this article. Within similar parameters, I’d say you’re right about the Cayman/Boxster and close to what I’d go with on all the others. Truck - 1st gen Tundra, Van - Ford Transit, Compact - GTI/R, Mid-Size - whatever, who cares. Accord is fine I guess. Maybe the Stinger?, 4x4 - SFA Land Cruiser

I can’t speak for the author, but I’m pretty sure “kindergarten project” just refers to the fact that it looks like something a kindergartner would draw, but go off king.