Oh boy. I’m posted a LOT of stuff to Oppo over the last 10 years or so. Once Kinja came in and offered us all blogs, I hotlinked a LOT of images to stuff I posted in here.

Oppo is not a place, it is a state of mind. We are working through a transition but regardless of what form it takes, I am very proud to have been involved in its Kinja form since its birth and am so pleased with the community culture everyone created together. I am also extremely grateful for everyone’s patience as…

As corny as it may sound, Oppo has filled a gap in many lives, mine included. It’s one of the few corners of the internet where things are kept civil. I’ve had the good fortune to interact with some fantastic people over the years and it really has become like a big family to me. We’ve supported so many of our…

So you Jalops realize just how solid of a dude you have at the helm, on the day this news became known, Rory took notice of a comment I’d made asking the editors to help us save OPPO and replied asking me to email him. A few hours later he called me and we had a long conversation about how much we both cared about the…

I’ve been here since the olden days of oppo and Jalopnik, and will miss it dearly. I’ll print my gold star and membership card and display them with pride.

So sad.

Oppo is dead. Long live Oppo.

Thanks for this Brendan. I miss both Davy and the bad ol’ J-nik days quite a lot. Good to see you here.

I also don’t think the grill is the problem. Some design decisions that don’t work on this car:

I dont usually respect Lewis that much for his personality and tendency to complain whenever hes not winning, but god damn if he didnt pull back all those respect points for this.

Neutral: I think the general consensus is that 2004-2010 was the “sweet spot” for modern safety, good power, decent economy, and VERY LITTLE OF THAT INTRUSIVE BULLSHIT THAT WE’VE BEEN TOLD THAT WE WANT, BUT WOULDN’T REALLY MISS IF IT WAS GONE.

Neutral: I always considered the 1st Gen Avalanche, with its Aztek family styling cues to be pretty awful.

Toyota just really wanted a Half-Ton Solara pickup