I feel like an $8,000 January 2022 is like a $5,000 September 2019 car, and if you look at it like that I’m pretty sure you’re gonna have more than $5,000 worth of fun with this thing.

Your honor, my dear grandmother, who drove this Z the first 112,000 miles only to church and back every Sunday, is willing to testify it will pass any emissions test.

I don’t live in Cali so idc about whatever CARB means. Although buying a tuned project is usually dumb, this seems well sorted and well documented. Needs a little work and is a little dirty but not too bad. Priced in the middle-lower range for its age and miles. NP, I’d take the risk. 

“...which is most notable by the use of regular jackstands set under the car so it could use those big Goodyear Tracker A-T tires, the same one used on the Cherokee.”

Considering how 90% of the vehicles on the market nowadays are exactly this—chunky station wagons—AMC gets the gold star for being way ahead of the curve.

Aw man. I remember Jalopnik’s original story (2021? Jeez the year really was longer than I realized). Tragic that he didn’t make it to the transplant, but I’m happy that he had optimism and a new (honestly really fucking weird) place to belong in the final months of his life. RIP, Gary. And, uh, Gobbless, I guess.

Certainly looks better than the hummer, and the interior...for once...is pleasant to look at. I think they are being awfully ambitious to think this is going to be anything but a novelty for early adopters with toys and money. Work Truck? sure...

As a developer that just dealt with a year rollover issue, time is hard to get right. Stuff like this is why you really want ota updates in your car. The “I don’t want my car to be a computer” fantasy is long gone and the best you can do is make the fixes easier.

“pandemic-electric blandness”

Not sure where you live but they have a shuttle in the LA science museum that you can see for an extra dollar ticket.  Seeing it up close is pretty damn amazing.  Every ceramic tile has a number and you can walk right under it.  Really cool stuff if you are ever in the area.

The shuttle program had the unintended effect of making space travel look “ easy”. I am old enough to remember when the first shuttle launched. I was at my grandmother’s house. It was amazing. Like a REAL spaceship that didn’t look like a coffee can going into orbit. The enthusiasm was over the top initially. Hell- I…

Thank you Torch for this wonderful trivia that I can annoy my spouse and kids with. 

For gods sake please, PLEASE do not use portable lifts without jack stands.  Things move.  Slight movements become bigger movements when an object is loaded up with extra energy, like say the weight of a car.  Always have a redundancy in place when not working with a fixed lift.

I’ve owned the 5,000 lb version of these with the 110V power supply for a year now. They are awesome, but...

I’d like to have a word with her, too.

What?! You’re saying I COULD HAVE AVOIDED TRENCHFOOT?

Nice! And a Kia Soul. I was a bit down on these cars until I got one as a rental. tl;dr they’re great. Honestly it’s a little better for a teenager than a SUV IMO

Aw damn! I love reading your stories of your own insanity but this is one where I could have helped! I live in frickin Stanwood and I have entirely furnished, 1,100 square foot unoccupied two bedroom apartment in my basement complete with kitchen, 75 inch TV, Xbox One, and a friendly dipshit dog where you could have…

I’m sure the PR value they’ll get from this is far above what the car cost them.

Let’s not kid ourselves that this isn’t (at least in large part) an opportunity for good PR for Frank Kent MC.
 
Still, motives aside, good on them for stepping in to help out.