Woohoo!! I’m so glad you love it and it stayed in the Jalopnik family. I’ll be psyched to see your review of it!

If you told 6-year-old me that thirty years later I’d have the resources to buy a fully robotically articulated Optimus Prime, made of 5,000 parts and 60 microcontrollers, that transformed on voice command, but would decide not to because it wasn’t a prudent use of my money, kid me really would lose his goddamn mind.

I definitely agree that the Tahoe would be a much more manageable size! My stepdad had one when my mom first met him and it was certainly more maneuverable. But I am digging the fact that I can put a twin-size air mattress in the back of the Suburban with the seats out and still have room for other shit. Never will I…

6-year-old me is losing their goddamn mind right now.

38-year-old me is calculating how many hours of work constitutes $700 dollars plus tax.

This seriously undercuts the dramatic tension of my play session if I can’t make Optimus hit a jump and spend a solid 2 minutes transforming him mid-air making transforming sounds with my mouth before he lands in robot form. 

If you’re keeping them stock, the ND2 is a massive driving improvement, more so for the change to the power/torque curves rather than increasing peak power. It’s just a better driving experience. But modding it, per how it usually goes yes, less of an argument lol.

For those of us who live up north, number of winters will always be more important than number of miles.

Question 1: If everything is truly equal, I’d rather have the newer car with higher miles. With modern engines being as reliable as they generally are, it seems like for most vehicles the depreciation curve is steeper by year than by mileage. More cars seem to be killed by rust or expensive parts that fail due to age…

The $15k brings some kind of 3 day super-mega-access hospitality stuff AND the hot lap.  It’s in the 2nd link Elizabeth provided.

Considering how a McLaren 600LT costs $260K new, the idea that $15K—nearly 6% of the vehicle’s cost—is allegedly spent for one lap strikes me as utter bullshit.

A mentor of mine said it clearly:

Are you really a sucker if you can easily afford $15,000 for a laugh?

Price does include a full VIP Paddock Club weekend - tix, pit access, hospitality, etc. Still pricey, but you’re getting a lot more than the lap for $15,000.

[A red button labeled “launch artillery strike” flashes on desk as the official stares at a screen showing a live-feed of my house. He sobs gently realizing that, upon arrival of the FC, many an innocent Jeep will be lost]

Somewhere, deep in the bowels of Troy Michigan’s Property and Zoning bylaw enforcement division building:

Oh and David, if you’re reading this thread, check your brake lines when you pick up that 100.

I really hope David saves a bookmark for ih8mud. Every issue I’ve ever encountered has been solved by searching mud and inevitably finding a step-by-step guide on how to solve it. Literally the most valuable resource a Land Cruiser owner can have.