I suspect there is an emotional attachment to this vehicle by the purchaser,

Magic crystal; just wow. 

Oh man that could have gone so much more poorly given that it started with “As much as I like David Tracy.”

Whew. 

Even with all that I don’t think it rates more than a three, three point five at most, on the Tracy rustbucket scale.

Time for the Hayabusa engine swap.

Unfortunately, as I’m sure you’ve heard, Jason is no longer around to tell you anything about it

WHAT HAPPENED TO JASON? 

It’s a strong indication of how much contempt Republicans have for the American voting public that they continue to claim that moderate Democrats are “socialists”. No one who has any understanding of actual socialism could make that claim with a straight face.

What is this guy commuting in, a tank?

I didn’t know that’s what I wanted until just now.

This could be marketing gold.

Now, who among the editors is going to build a rig and drive it to prudhoe bay, Alaska before shipping over to Russia and driving across to Ireland?

How about a story explaining: “Lockers before Lights”

I really need a post that makes fun of tropes of the faux overlanding community you see all over instagram and such.

Please do some stories on tread lightly and other ways to use and protect trails and access. Nubes can easily ruin it for those who are responsible users of outdoor resources.

Except for one thing—the filter—I am a true-blue believer to the bitter end in the superiority of Fram filters:

Please watch a tear down video of FRAM filters.

I just use an oil filter wrench designed to fit the oil filter I am taking off.
Never felt the need to buy an oil filter covered in sand permerated bed liner just to feel like I’m getting something with any “quality” to it.

Great review! I wonder if any other journalists are crazy enough/took the time to crawl under the frame on display to show the skid plates? Also, great to see Fred Williams, I bet that was fun riding along with him. 

I realize he doesn’t have an engineering degree, but the man is an engineer in my eyes. As I understand, he helps solve technical problems by offering his insight, just as an engineering manager does.