This one is easy. Cold air intakes on street vehicles. It has been proven by engineers and mechanics multiple times that they only provide a power increase at very high RPM’s and do nothing for normal daily driving. But science and facts won’t stop the bolt on crowd clowns.

Yep, although the Echo is a particularly depressing one. I’d be more impressed by a Tercel. My sister bought a Yaris hatchback (5-speed) 15 years ago when she was waiting tables/in law school. She is a lawyer now, with a $1.5M house and two kids, and the Yaris remains her only car. She won’t get rid of it until it…

You say the Echo impresses no one, but it impresses me and says everything I need to know: the driver doesn’t need the extrinsic reward of validation by others for their portable display of wealth. When I first meet the parents of my daughter’s friends in a parking lot and one drives an Echo and another in some big,…

Between the seat being toast, the big dent, and the miles (also didn’t see any mention of the last timing belt change) I am at about $6000 for this thing, maybe.  Definitely No Dice as is.

My first thought was “Nope, never.” Then I read the description. If that car has done over 200,000, then it’s solid and cared for. NP. 

Having one of the few Datsuns remaining from that era doesn’t justify that price. Rare and valuable are two different things. It’s only when they converge that you get top dollar.

My response is “Does it have to be new?”. Because if you buy a pre owned car then you can get a pretty decent one that is five-eight years old these days, and at relatively affordable prices still. Why buy new and get less while paying more?

No A/C, rough around the edges, not registered in eight years, not smogged.

Who cares either way?

Why are you even bothering to showcase this Jeep? David Tracy has undoubtedly already bought it and added it to his queue of Jeeps I Need To Finally Fix.

I’m a sucker for oddballs in the near fuck-it price range. NP.

Interesting build. Those wheels need to go and I think the seller was too generous with the termite food inside, but $4,000 is pretty cheap for a vintage car that drives and is largely presentable. Someone will fall in love with it even if it takes a while to find the right buyer. 

“...take a gander at other Land Rover prices on the market.” No need. I’ve driven these in work conditions in other countries and as much as I have loved them as work horse vehicles, the 85 hp diesel version moves your tools slowly, it’s loud, about as comfortable as the 50s five-window Chevy you mentioned, and is…

I want someone to fix it and make it amazing. Bass-boat metal-flake paint job. Better wheels. Period interior. Maybe a Subaru H6 motor.

When I was a kid, a friend’s father was the king of the dad joke. Here is one I remember:

Anecdotal story - they used the Datsun name outside JDM to prevent potentially putting a bad mark on the Nissan name in the event of failure.

Everything was still Nissan under the badging.

My memory may be off a few years, but I believe it was the next generation of Z cars that were labeled as Datsun (by Nissan)

Agreed, but:

according to the autochek report in the listing, this is the 6th owner and the current owner said he’s only had it for a year. The original parts are likely long gone.

Arguably some of the prettiest designs of any auto maker, yet there’s a reason the trident is on the list of highest depreciating cars year after year.

I own a 2011 QP. a few minor annoyances (starting sticky buttons ect) but the real hiccup is maintenance and minor repairs if you aren’t willing to do it yourself. An oil change using appropriately spec’d oil is about $100 vs 4-500 if you take it to a dealer. All the maserati’s of this era have failure of window…

Any responsible person would have had collision/comprehensive on the car (assuming the other vehicle hit and ran) so either they