That was a fantastic read, David, thank you. I’ve said before here that I welcome longer pieces so it’s nice to see this, especially so because I’m also a 2002 owner and have been since my first rusty beater as a teenager, so I get the love for them. Just one at a time though, and it’s currently and shamefully buried…

It used to come with a black dude, but he kept getting pulled over.

I know how they work, this is a really old forum joke.

Just... I don’t... what is... can we just... fuck, man.

True. A third, equally likely scenario is that they’ve been crushed after being picked clean at the salvage yard after the transmission died.

True. A third, equally likely scenario is that they’ve been crushed after being picked clean at the salvage yard after the transmission died.

True. A third, equally likely scenario is that they’ve been crushed after being picked clean at the salvage yard after the transmission died.

Damnit. I know they’re out there, they must be, the very thought of them lets me sleep at night.

I’ll have an SSEi Supercharged, in green with gold basketweave wheels, please.

Thank you for your well considered and informative article.

Far too much for me, too. Unfortunately, that’s actually a normal price for an unregistered DoKa Syncro diesel with lockers in this market. With some cleanup and US registration, that thing could get more.

Sounds like that brick house was mighty mighty, while the Mustang was letting it all hang out.

Huh. I’d be happy to see a bunch of Pep Boys shit on a Chiron, and if I bought a Tesla I’d put 5.0 or Turbo badges on it the same day. I put a Porsche “Turbo” script badge on my Vanagon that got all kinds of fun comments, a BMW roundel on my Tacoma tailgate, and iForce V8 badges on my old 22RE Toyota pickup, all…

Landlords and Tenants in Jeeps Getting Muddy. I can get behind this.

Have you ever driven a Westfalia in a crosswind? They literally move with the wind.

Irony: there’s an ad for the Transit Connect right in the middle of this article on mobile, right after “fake veneer of freedom”.

Tom and Patrick are both right here. Just do it, my man. Get whatever trim package has the best seats and stereo and rock on.

Absolutely true, the springs and struts are different​ at the very least.