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I made this argument the other day. People think nobody in NYC needs an SUV because you know, public transportation, and super crowded, whatever. Anybody that’s actually driven there knows the roads are crumbling swiss cheese resembling something you might find on the moon or 3rd world countries. There are potholes

Just picture it: you're cruising along in Iraq, or Afghanistan, or wherever, searching for a group of crazy machine gun-toting militants cruising around in a '92 Toyota pickup with the tailgate modified to say "YO," when all of a sudden… nothing. Your truck has stopped. It won't move an inch. It's making awful noises.

The After Drive episode about his Vintage Saab Rally Car from way back got me into /Drive.

Rally 96!

Bruce is the man! Always a class act, and having one of his glorious two-stroke Rally Saabs at a recent RallyCross was an absolute treat.

Dramatic, epic music? Check

I love this question, you're as completely infantile as I am. I'm going to pick and this will change every five minutes, 1989 Clubsport.

Find a nearby bucket of ice water and throw it in your face.

Hi Jerry. I was mortified with having to write for a site called Jalopnik, but I found the embarrassment opened more doors to creativity than if the site had been called something like, "Car Town." Have you ever been inspired by embarrassment?

BMW 850CSi. The closest we got to a production M8.

So many cars, but on this particular morning I'm going to say BMW 2002 with an Audi Quattro runner-up.

Aston Martin V8 vantage. Not only is this my favorite car of all time, AKA if I won the lottery right now the first place I would go is Aston Martin of New England and get myself a V8. But realistically with a little savings and a good work ethic, buying a used V8 vantage, at around 55-65k isn't too far away from my

NSX. Honda's brilliant supercar can be had for a relatively affordable price nowadays.

My favorite background car is the Saab EV-1 concept car used in 2015 Hill Valley in back to the Future 2.