I don’t think doing it was a mistake (I liked the Ute), but I’m not so sure they really thought it through, they were extremely jetlagged and in a hurry, which leads to those types of good/bad decisions, which is the very essence of Roadkill.

Spent the day strengthening...
No, they spent the day fixing a massive screwup after they chopped the top off, destroying the chassis rigidity and almost split the car in half when they tried to lift it. The roll bar wasn’t an improvement in safety or rigidity, it was put there to keep the chassis from folding like a…

MCM had an entire team helping them and were not relegated to working outside of a shop in the rain.

Richard Nixon...
Because hearing him say this from a first person viewpoint would be hilarious.

My dad used to call it the Billy Joel/Elton John radio system as they were in constant rotation, he came to hate those guys with a passion.

Besides the obvious...

Lower cost of parts, shared with multiple countries sounds great on paper.

Mexico will extradite you.

While it may look relatively rust free, NEVER trust it.

While it looks well done (I like the looks), all I can think about is how much engineering GM and Honda put into the Ridgeline and Avalanch.

He has two daughters.

He didn’t hit at super high speed, the car looks worse because they cut the roof open to get him out. Car accidents always look worse after using the jaws of life.

A ticket would have just added insult to injury.

Even the valve bodies aren’t that complex once understand the entire shift process, unfortunately, by the time you really understand everything going on, your pretty much qualified to service them.

People chase in all sorts of vehicles, old and new, it’s really not an important aspect.

Honestly, while Californians do roll them a bit more than some places, no place I’ve been rolls them like St. Louis. I’ve seen them barely even decelerate, seriously, I miss California drivers.

“rarely need anything more than routine maintenance if well kept.”
The cost of routine maintenance is precisely why they often aren’t.

If you take into account inflation, most old cars actually haven’t appreciated one bit. A nice old Mustang is worth around the same as a nice newer one.

Not only did this happen in mid Florida, but have you forgotten Broward County? I don’t know what they put in the water there, but I hope they don’t export it.

This.
Too many people do not understand what it does to people with breathing problems, not to mention creating them. Kid got asthma? Diesel is partly to blame.