I’ll be honest, I woke up this morning half-asleep and penned this with boiled over rage from a full year of seeing SJW reposts on the Jalopnik front page. This really wasn’t even about the commercial. I never should have commented, and I really should stop visiting Jalopnik at all at this point. No reason to continue…

Let me just say...if you don’t want to hear a conservative viewpoint, don’t read this comment. Just scroll on. I’ve stayed silent on the countless Brexit articles, on all the “Trump’s an idiot” articles, but I just can’t leave this one to happen. This is where I draw a line, even for a Kinja site, I just can’t take…

Wow...I’m an idiot. Drove 30+ of these things and never figured that out. Thanks for the info.

Wow, that must be a terrible automatic. We had 10+ of these at any given time, I drove most all of them, and every single one felt like the transmission was slipping between first and second. I assumed it was because they had a moderately bad CVT, but...dang. That’s horrible for a geared tranny.

I worked at a Toyota dealer and we had a whole flock of these that would never sell. Maybe it’s because of the CVT that most of them came with, but I loathed the way they drove. They were dreary, jerky, and the fact that you can’t change the stereo volume without looking down at the touchscreen (no buttons/knobs) was…

I live in Kansas City...can confim this is just an excuse to buy more wheels.

Pretty sure that the “old Datsun” in the school parking lot is actually a Triumph TR7. A rare siting on one of its few days outside the repair shop, no doubt.

I thought the massive cab design was pretty cool, as well.

I had that book as a kid, and I wore it out. The spine is duct-taped together, and the ink has faded on some of the pages from being thumbed through. That book is what eventually led me to buying a Pacer, and what taught me about the Trabant, the Pinto, the Amphacar, the Leyland P71, and so many other automobiles that…

It’s funny, the AMX and Javelin guys that are local to Kansas City are all really nice folks, and are usually excited to hear that I’m working on a Pacer.

Hey guys, best vintage (pre-1980) pickup for a road trip? Would prefer to keep purchase price under $5k.

No one has come up with the obvious answer?

This would be poetic justice after what Chrysler did to AMC in 1987.

The hands down rarest find I’ve had in the wild has to be this: it’s a 1946-49 (not sure which year) International KB-5 US Postal Service truck. I originally thought that this thing was some sort of WWII troop transport, then I humored the idea of it being a police department paddy wagon for a while, finally I was…

I agree. However, I think the worst of it is when the hive mind writes off a very popular car or class of cars and then proceeds to declare that the hobby is facing persecution every time they see one on the road.

You, my friend, are sadly in the minority nowadays.

Listen, I hear y’all when you say that this is ridiculous, but I think Mitsubishi is being intelligent here, and they’re not alone. This is part of a two-pronged plan that many Japanese automakers are experimenting with right now.

Depending on which option of project car he chooses, his total outlay should be either $7350 (Datsun), $7100 (Mustang), or $6500 (Porsche). This leaves him plenty of his $10k to pay tags, registration, and insurance, as well as some much-needed parts cash for the project car.

Contrary to popular belief on this site and others, having a boring first car will be unlikely to kill your automotive enthusiasm if you’re already a regular Jalopnik reader. So no matter what you choose, as long as you’re passionate about it, it’s the right choice. I mean, my first car was a beige Corolla, and I’m…

The correct answer is “Rambler American Rogue”. Unique, classic 1960s style, ultra reliable, good on gas, and that torquey L6 will win your heart. Just be prepared to hear “Nice Nova!” and “Is that, like, a Dart?” from filthy casuals everywhere you go.