Buddy of mine sold his SC400 that he had rebadged as a Soarer on Facebook Marketplace, listed as a Lexus SC400. Queue a lady angrily messaging him that he’s misrepresenting a Toyota as a Lexus and making posts everywhere to watch out for the scammer that can’t even tell the difference between a lowly Toyota and a…

Holy shit it’s been a solid 8 years since I heard any mention of Klout

Bad take. This was an excellent excuse to buy one of the most useful tools a home mechanic can have and turn a lost cause into a success story while learning one of the best trade skills one can have.

Fun fact: The Toyota Matrix/Pontiac Vibe odometer maxes out at 299,999 for... some reason. I have seen at least three decent-looking Vibes (ew) that read said mileage.

You. I like you.

These things still look sharp.

Correct take.

This 100%. None of that is a death throe to a Honda Fit and that’s a car that will happily give hundreds of thousands of miles of operation. Any investment into that car is a good one.

A luxury car that’s gonna be owned by someone who can (hopefully) afford a luxury car and its associated costs is much different than someone getting a 72 month loan on a cheap Nissan that’s gonna shit the bed after 52 months or 80k miles, whichever comes first.

I meant it’s not impressive that a Nissan survived 3 years of flogging. I should very well hope that a new car would last for 3 years, especially with people financing them for 7 or more.

That’s not horribly impressive.

“Nissan specifically does a good value sedan at many levels, from the Sentra to the Maxima, they’re all peppy and feature rich for the money.”

His last Aspire was a super thrifty lawnmower hauler for a lawncare side job. His current Festiva is on jackstands after a custom two tone white and blue paint job, custom coilovers, big brakes, and is receiving a turbo Mazda BP 1.8 liter engine, interior, sound system, etc.

I have a friend who’s a Festiva and Aspire enthusiast and I’ve driven probably a half dozen of them. They are exactly what you’d expect but the important parts seem basically unkillable.

Jalopnik: Bring back the small, cheap, ultra-lightweight manual transmission utilitarian hatchbacks!
Also Jalopnik: The Ford Aspire and Geo Metro suck!

Fucking what. Few things are as fun for the money to whip around as a sub-2,000lb 90s economy shitbox with a stick. That goes for J-bodies to a lesser degree because…

Damn it’s refreshing to see some content on this site with decent photography.

Wow is it time to drink already?

“50,000 to 60,000 mile cars shouldn’t be in a scrapyard.”

On a whim I hopped in my $650 1997 Buick Riviera with trans issues with three friends, drove 1000 miles to Cleveland Ohio and bought a 1993 Nissan Sentra SE-R for $1 from a guy who couldn’t afford to store it any longer, then road tripped both back. Both cars averaged 30mpg and there were no breakdowns despite the…

Police-spec Ford Explorers also don’t have the roof rails for attaching a rack. Probably the easiest to notice external detail.