There is no logical reason for me to want to pay $17k for an ancient Toyota truck. That said, fuck logic, I want this truck!

1. Ford Mustang II Monroe Handler

Exactly, besides, what else should we call the damned things?

All of the brand-new 2015 Mitsubishi Mirages that we still had on the lot sitting next to 2016s when the 2017s started being delivered.

49% NP? Back away from the crystal meth people!

I hand-wash, polish, and wax the hell out of my 41 year old Mustang II. It’s an all day project, and I enjoy it, and the results are stunning.

It is literally a dressed-up Frontier. Great little trucks if taken care of.

Like hell. Former Suzuki tech (two dealerships) here.

I had a 1999 GMC Sierra regular cab short bed with bucket seats and a console. It had the 4.8L V8 and the 4L60 automatic, and 3.73s in it’s diff.

I love it, I really do, but I’d rather build my own. At half the asking price, I’d be all-in, at $7-8k I’d consider it, but at $11k? No way.

And was so much fun in spite of it.

Bob Lutz is involved, so it will go bankrupt or get sold to someone else soon.

RPM matters less than you think. The load the engine is moving, the conditions it is doing it in, and the terrain it is doing it on are all more important than a few hundred rpm here or there.

Ironplanet/Truckplanet/Govplanet routinely has old construction equipment, trucks, and buses for next to nothing. I bought my 18-ft trailer for $600 there. Cheapest one like it on CL was twice that.

As someone who has turned wrenches on all but one of these cars at some point... Here’s my $0.02

Chrysler 300 is about as close as you’ll get, but it’s at least PART Mercedes.

It’s not just landlords and HOAs. Some cities have ordinances about such things.

When they came out they looked great. Then the refresh brought an ugly front end and sales dropped. Then they didn’t keep the 2.0 turbo and sales dropped more. Throw in that drifting, drag racing, or autocrossing the car WILL break the rear diff, and you’ve got a dud.

If Ford was honest about their fuel economy ratings, I’d be in an F250 instead of my F150.

That’s better than the 15-17mpg my N/A 3.7L F150 gets... I got better with a 4.7L Ram and a 4.8L GMC. My 2014 F150 was my first brand-new vehicle. My next one won’t be a Ford.