For some strange reason, I kinda like the Orochi. Not nearly enough to buy one, but it’s one of those “it’s so ugly it’s kinda cool” sort of things. Makes me think of fish. Dat paint job though, it’s like a sushi acid trip!

And I was right there with you in my peasant ‘96 LS. Best manual transmission I ever drove. Soooo much fun!

Couldn’t get Street View to find “Tshange”, so no Cobalt for me. But I know well about these vehicles winding up auctioned off to foreign countries. When I was in Kandahar, many of the vehicles we used as non-tactical vehicles on base were ex-JDM Hilux Surfs, Prados, and Hiace vans, right down to the RHD, goofy body…

Oh I have an ugly one. Mid December ‘96. My family resides in San Diego, but I’m working in Brawley, CA (about 2 hours east of San Diego) and my dad is working at MCAS Yuma. Sunday evening we’re driving back to the desert, when it starts snowing up on I-8. Fine, no major crisis, we’re in my 4 month old Acura Integra…

Stories like this make me proud to be a gearhead!

Absolutely! I mean, the cart is cool, but I didn’t click until I noticed the Bronco in Gulf livery?!? Beyond awesome!

Of course, they could take some guidance from the female meteorologists in Mexico. There seems to be some variety here.

Has to be the ridiculous length of runway in Fast and Furious 6. Failing that, there have been more than a few NCIS episodes where the scene is set in Afghanistan and they show locals running around in Ford Rangers and Toyota pickups. Except the Rangers are US-spec when the ones you see over there are the “export…

Awesome article! Soooo jealous you’re actually running Baja. Growing up in San Diego, we’d take my old SJ Cherokee down south for surf trips and some mild off-roading (wasn’t too far beyond stock), but running the course is something I’d love to do. Best of luck!

Picked it out as San Diego even before I saw the road sign. NB SR-163 coming out of Mission Valley.

Also, it’s worth asking why is it that RVs (and a select few muscle cars) seem to be the only vehicles available from the factory with extensive stripe packages?

#TeamTorchlopnik #TeamDayDrinking

Funny that if it’s a 3rd line dealer they’re showing it with a Fletcher-Jones MB plate frame and tag. Additional attempt to up the “legitimacy” factor, particularly if they aren’t disclosing the salvage title.

Well, it was a 2012, so it should have the same 5A as the previous gen GC and Commander. It just felt sluggish. Maybe it had a taller final drive ratio which would make it feel slower off the line, I don’t know. I previously had a 2006 GC with the 4.7 that put out only 235 hp with the 5A, and that felt livelier than…

Not that it’s very Jalop, but the wife and I were looking at SUVs when we relocated to Canada. It was October 2012, and we were looking at a brand new year end 2012 Grand Cherokee Overland Summit with every single option on it. Nav, air suspension, Hemi, everything. It rode fine, but the acceleration was pathetic, to…

Personally, from the profile at least all I see is the Lexus CT200. The interior is pretty nice, tho.

And so much for that!

I spent a very brief stint working sales for a Ford dealer in San Diego (since closed). The one thing they told me applicable to Doug’s missive is that they more often than not make more money on the used cars than they do on the new ones. Think about it. KBB (or Edmunds, or TrueCar, or whatever) all have the Private…

Can we get globalized safety standards while we’re at it, too?

Not just because I’m from San Diego, but San Diego’s tank rampage would be it. The tank was being driven on all sorts of roads, including freeways, so I say it qualifies. You’re welcome.