You forgot:

Russian roadworthiness restrictions:

I did think that. There’s a huge safety gap between this and a new minivan.

I’d argue that there are few vehicles more Jalop than an XJ Cherokee. A boxy 4WD SUV that is actually utilitarian and has real-deal off-road chops is a whole different ballgame from an egg on stilts.

id say it meets the real jalop quirky metric

I have a similar issue with 1st Gen Olds Auroras (Aurorae?) ever since I let a one owner, low mileage (46,500 miles or so) slip through my fingers a few years ago. It was a beautiful, and relatively rare, dark green example that was special ordered by the owner, a former Olds/GMC sales manager. All maintenance,…

“Won’t the virus just let up so the precious brands can stay in the black??”

:D

Well you know, it’s important to maintain 75mph when driving up the Davis dam when it’s 100F outside.

*Every dad that sees one of these on the road*

That Jeep’s owned by a poseur. I can tell because there’s no extra light bars or beefy 35" tires. And it has its stock wheels and factory fender flares. Phony Jeep bro.

In the US, you would need a BoF truck weighing at least 2.5 tons to even think about towing that battery cart.

you gotta think outside the US box.
I live in Le Mans, and it’s forbidden to build tower buildings here.
75% of the city appartments are converted houses, and they mostly all have parking spaces where you can easily put a charger.

“but why would people pay a significant premium for this little turd compared to, say, a Honda Fit”

If there is ever a world government of and by the people it will definitely put all of the oligarchs on trial. People like this should be condemned then even if they don’t live to see the day. Imagine commanding the resources to modify and make unique dozens of examples of a hybrid between engineering and art just to…

So it’s a Cheap thing.

Probably not.  I haven’t met a stock exhaust yet that’s loud enough to adequately convey the size of my man meat.

I’m ok with this.

Time to just fix the whole thing from the ground up.

It’s quite simple: NASCAR fans are dolts.