I second all your points above. Live in central NC, though, so no snow tires for me. I do keep a set of modern “snow chains” in the trunk of my Outback. Basically, the entire area shuts down here when we get 1" of snow, so they are an insurance policy for getting out of a jam or keeping us legal up in the mountains.

Does anyone else read the badge on the faring (ZERO FXS) as “Zero F*ks”?? Or is it just me? 

You forgot one:

Shout out to the underpaid rowing coaches pulling a half million dollars worth of shells.

I worked on a naming project for a car brand that was considering moving to an alphanumeric model. It was terrible. The number of odd number combinations that are trademarked is mind-blowing.

This might be an even better series idea than your annual drive-to-Moab-in-a-crapcan. “David buys a car sight-unseen and drives it home after fixing it in a parking lot” has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? 

This is the right take. How do we get you on the board of Nissan? 

This is the right call. Pontiac Vibe. 

you could say the same today! 

Amigo this is a top-10 ever vehicle for me. I think I would go SBC + MT swap — the nailhead v8 isn’t much different size-wise. And while the original 5-speed is rad, it would be no crime to swap in a 5-speed from the donor Camaro or whatever. 

What’s up with the 3-pedals + auto shift pattern gear change?

Wow - I’d just assumed you’d use Rockwell axles like any normal 6x6 truck. Why would this setup be better? 

JLR’s plan to print money like Porsche in three simple steps:

You are, sir. Here’s a star!

More of this please, gentlemen. Since it’s not a whole vehicle, you should be able to get around the import laws, right? It’s not like we have a category for “Horseless Horse,” right? 

That TSX wagon rec is good. I would have bought one a few years ago if it came with that sweet, sweet 6-speed. 

To answer your first question, no, normal people don’t care about performance. They care about how it feels to drive. How it looks. What their friends have. And that is OK -- there’s a reason they’re selling millions of compact crossovers...

Ever since the dawn of human manufacturing

You magnificent bastard. I’m so happy this truck is being resurrected. I would love to own one. Preferably with a 4.0 EFI swap. Because I have vowed never to own another carbureted vehicle if I can avoid it. 

Very much here for this BoomerBurn(TM).