Oh course it’s rhetorical, it’s essentially a figure of speech, right? There’s the common jaboroni usage “dur dur people still place this?” And then there’s the conversational “huh, people are still playing this?” that expresses a certain amount of surprise, then segues to a real question regarding usage trends.…

it’s a fair question, not a normative judgment. the thing was a veritable viral sensation. usage had to topple off pretty substantially as it regressed to the mean. ergo, i’m curious what the trend looks like over time.

guys, i found the data that explains everything

*eyeroll*

Are people still playing this? Would love to see a graphic of usage over time...

i spend an entire lecture in my intro to amer gov course just hammerin’ gerrymandering. at a large public univ in the deep, deeeep south, i’m always pleasantly surprised that most every kid is like: “shit’s fucked up, man.”

+1 for username.

Good point. Presuming that you start with a relatively blank canvas, by the time you drop a crate engine, new transmission, rear axle, suspension, and safety tech into a chassis, you’re shelling out serious cash. Even slapping on FI on a variety of preexisting platforms, you’re still talking serious cash to get the…

Much obliged. This situation is really interesting. I wonder what percentage of cars are going to be kitted like this. I have to think that if you’re in this world, you’re more likely “built” not “bought,” right? If so, then I have a hard time imagining many of these cars are destined for this type of kitting out.

i like you jalopnik guys, but you’re missing out on supplying some context here. what is the cost of the upgrades? “banned from use at the strip cuz it’s missing a cage / licensure” is fine—thanks for the information, no snark—but how about supply the additional context regarding what a cage install and getting the…

#themoreyouknow

That POS manages to make fender flares look bad. Smdh.

True bravery is leading with that horseshit hot take. Go fuck yourself, dick.

It’s not necessarily the *availabiltiy* of data: there’s already fuck-tons of it laying around. It’s that Joe and Jane now have access to heavy statistical software (R, Stata, SPSS) at accessible points of cost entry. It’s why *observational* studies must be very, very carefully couched in the appropriate language and…

Good analogy.

“It’ll buff right out!”

probably not. for me, i place all my monies in the 1st bank of wrangler.

Just did a quick Autotrader search...damn things have kept their value pretty well.

OK grumps.