It was even uglier in the stands as the Memphis and BYU coaches' wives carried on the violence. outnumbered 6 to 1 the Memphis wives didn't stand a chance

I DD an 05 TJ X. So not quite the base model, but back then the SE had the 4 cylinder. It was worth the upgrade (and I have cruise control (will not buy a car without it) and AC as well as the upgraded wheels but they were replaced long ago)

Why would you buy a car for Jalopnik's approval? Get whatever the fuck you like, big dawg.

You're forgetting the part where you have to hand your lease car back to the dealer, while with a $17,000 econobox, you'll own it out-right.

Good list. I would toss a Wrangler Sport on there. Similar to the MX-5, Jeep's base model Wrangler comes with just enough to keep you sane but still has enough off-road'ness to drive over stuff just as well as some of the more expensive models. We had a white 2012 Unlimited (which was acquired by trading in a Miata)…

+1 on the work truck. My 2002 F150, RWD, V6, no options, was still worth about $3500 after 12 years and 170k miles (was only 18.5k brand new). That's less depreciation that that Bimmer's gonna have on one year ;)

Other than A/C, a base model JK has MORE features than a fully optioned non-rubicon TJ

I'll also add the base model Wrangler to the list - you can get one with a hardtop and AC (2dr) for ~$24k, toss the stock wheels on craigslist and put some Rubicon take-offs on for $1300, and look like you just spent $32k/have 80% of the capability.

What about a Wrangler? Who needs A/C anyway?

I put myself through school wrenching at, then becoming the Service Manager of a dealer that sold these, and these things are maximum super-junk:

What the seller doesn't state is how many of those miles were accrued under its own power as opposed to being pushed or towed.

I had to read that headline three or four times before finally making sense of the double negative. A sentence which managed to contain a total of three negatives in all. Well done!

The Times is cutting its auto section? Damn — that's the only section that's been worth reading in recent months. The rest is all rich white man drivel...

The most notable win off a Kobe loss in my opinion is their game against the Sacramento Kings in game 4 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals. They ran a play for Kobe, he tried to force up a layup, choked and missed, there was a battle at the rim, the ball got knocked out to Robert Horry on the 3 point line and the…

That's how they beat the Celtics in Game 7 in 2010 - lots of Kobe misses and they just killed it on the offensive boards (helped by the previous game's injury to Perkins)

On the flip side, never buy a totally loaded economy car. You'll never get back the money you spent checking every single option box in the used market.

Dammit, Tom. You were my favorite writer on here! This story is innocuous at worst, and I have no idea why you're looking for something bad in it.

Wa... why are we mad at her?

Well the NCAA did say he will go pro in something other than sports.