It took way too long for someone to mention Volvo.

An ‘85 Subaru 4WD Turbo wagon (identical to the one pictured) was my first car. The 4WD Subarus of that generation had slightly more clearance than their 2WD brethren but were still not tall, bloated faux SUVs like they are today.  

Were they going for the school bus look for the Grand Wagoneer? Cuz that's what they came up with.

It looks more like an ice sheet than snow. Many, many years ago, my car got encased in ice after an ice storm. I couldn’t open my car door for two days. I also couldn’t get the sheet of ice off my roof because it was stuck solidly. When I was finally able to get into my car, I drove into town. On a steep hill, the ice…

Wasn’t there a rash of bicycle thefts in the late 90s/early 2000s where someone figured out that a Volvo jack could pop U locks? Now there’s a Jalopnik topic if there ever was one.

Can we talk more about how that's some really ugly and obnoxious badging? 

This reminds me so much of the 1919 caravan the Army sent from Pennsylvania to California to test/prove the capability of motorized vehicles.  It took them a lot longer than 10 days though. I think they're average speed was somewhere around 20 mph. 

Rob - props for using penultimate correctly. 

Pretty sure you missed the point of the article.

Many years ago, the magazine, Automobile, would do special reviews for April Fools. Things like road test the Budweiser Clydesdales or a sled dog team. Those articles were hilarious. The Clydesdales, by the way, were terrible at the skid pad and slalom tests. Their 0-60 time isnt even worth mentioning. They also road…

Just had a gander at their collection online. I can’t believe they have a 1978 Subaru GF! They are so rare. Subaru basically took their 2 door sedan and cut down the roof line to make it look sporty (same mechanicals as the sedan, so the GF was mostly for looks).

My mom definitely taught me in the old school, failure prone way. “Let out the clutch, now give it some gas.” It took me forever to realise I was supposed to balance the pedals. Plus it didn’t help that I learned on her ‘87 Sentra, which I swear would roll back on even the flattest of surfaces.

My list is almost exactly the same car yours. I have completed A. I don't have a 1955 Mercury but I look forward to going someplace (any place) without the spectre of the pandemic weighing on me. 2 week vacation scheduled for June.

The original Subaru 4WDs have a similar backstory. In 1970, the Tohoku Electric Power Company in Japan wanted a small 4wd car for their repairmen to drive. Subaru converted some of their existing 2WD wagons for them and the rest is history. The US got its first 4WD Subes in 1975.

Since when is a 2.5 hour drive a road trip? Maybe I’m making too many assumptions about this guy but anyone who can drop 60 large on a vehicle to specifically take a short drive just to see his kid in college can just take a flying leap for call I care. 

I was hoping Jalopnik would do something with this story. Mostly because the archaeologists call it a Lamborghini when it’s more of a limo as Jason rightly points out. When I see “Lamborghini,” I think race car (which many chariots were) not party wagon.  Archaeologists really need to get their car metaphors straight.…

“Autopilot doesn’t seem to understand that sometimes it makes the most sense to reduce speed a bit to avoid a potentially dangerous situation.” There are more than a few humans out there who also don’t get that slowing down and letting someone pass is sometimes the best option. #drivingpetpeave

There are a lot of stories about not getting keys back from the salesman, here’s mine. I think it’s useful to note that I’m female and was 21 at the time. It was 1994 and here was a rare used Subaru (an XT6 5-speed) for sale at my local Subaru dealer. I went in to have a look and a test drive. The salesman took my…

My avatar says it all. I’ve always loved the simplicity of the white spoked Jackman wheels on 80s Subarus. At the time, white spoked rims were what outdoorsy, rugged 4WD vehicles were equipped with so Subaru jumped on that look to convey those qualities in their cars.

A someone who works for a large land management agency in the West, my biggest concern is that electric vehicles don’t currently have the range or 4WD capabilities we need.  Eventually, perhaps, but not right now.