Same, Tracy and Torch were the only thing keeping this site in my daily rotation, so Jalop will be getting subbed out for whatever their next project is

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Yup.
Learns driver survived that wreck, starts shopping Altimas.
See Altimas.
Accepts death.

*cut to Jalopnik HQ*

There are engines absolutely everywhere for these. And we have a nearby friend with all of the cool tools (ha) to make an engine install pretty quick.

What I’m gathering from this is clearly that a swap for the supercharged version of the motor is in order. For reliability, of course.

You know what’s sad? A new intake manifold was on her list for the restoration of this car. The next set of repairs were supposed to be it, along with fixing the air suspension in back and struts up front.

Oh, no question that that’s exactly what is happening here.

Black kids in the city can go to prison for whatever because their overworked public defender isn’t out here arguing they have college aspirations because we’ve created a system that kneecaps their ability to get a good public education. Meanwhile every…

That’s funny. I didn’t think 1995 was in the 80’s.

Eh. They’re fine. People love to cry and jerk each other off about how “bad” GM is. But while their products were boring in the 90’s. They weren’t near as bad as people make them out to be. They were just super average. We’re they better than the competition? Eh. No. But were they bottom of the barrel and undrivable?…

90s V6 equipped American mid size cars were slow shit barges but they had torque. Ford’s 3.8L V6 had like 220 lbft, that much torque in a Taurus... All the big threes’ mid size, mid tier rounded boxes followed the formula. And to think a decade ago you couldn’t give the things away practically. I’d trust my $200 1992…

Counterpoint — horizontal speedometers and wide split-bench seats are two things that should never have been pushed out of style by cookie-cutter cars like the Accord.

I’d allow it. When I hear a vehicle is “built to last” I always think it’s meant in a mechanical sense.

The rare bonus comment video overshadowing the article video.

Ridiculous car rebadging you say?

Ford is a pretty bad company to judge modern seats by, they have been godawful for at least a decade. A friend of mine has an F150 that's about as old as your wife's Escape. I have a back problem too, and you being able to last two hours in the Escape is a much better experience than I had in that F150 - I can't do a…

I’d agree, but personally, I think the newer SUVs are too focused on being everything to everybody. I’m fine with my Suburban just being a pickup with an enclosed bed/camper, merely “acceptable” fuel mileage, and squishy handling because it is peanuts to insure, carries the whole family, tows/hauls anything I need it…

80s and 90s Japanese mouse fur, it wasn't sexy, but wasn't particularly hot on a hot day, cold on a cold day, and it lasted forever.  Got my first car with leather in the late 90s, liked the look, but functionally not an improvement.

I know I’m the odd man out when I say this, but I genuinely miss velour seating. It’s just so dang comfy and lasts forever. Heck at this point I’d even take the thin fuzzy stuff in my parent’s ‘05 Avalanche. it’s not the same, but the closest thing I’ve seen in a decade +

When you see me rolling up in this, you know what’s about to happen. I’m about to open the door, and saunter out in my baggy track suit wearing house shoes. I’m here to watch the local co-eds play some volleyball while I eat a concession stand corn dog.