Also a set of modern gas charged shocks will keep these guys planted a lot better. I daily a CJ-7 with a set of Bilstein’s on it and it made a world of difference.

But typical 150 HP is held back by low torque. Wouldn’t the instant torque of a EV mean you had a much better start/ low end feeling? It doesnt take 150 HP to keep a car moving at highway speeds. 

I’d just like to apologize to you for having to spend much time in Terre Haute. 

I scrolled far too long for this. Not only is it a pretty ungly car, its also called the...Gumpert..what a name.

George strikes me as the quintessential car guy. Kinda broke, not much room to work, no major group of friends to come and help on tough projects. Just a man and a dream, doing things the way he can. I love seeing a guy spend weeks figuring out how to beat out a panel instead of just going to his buddies shop and…

Ronnie is great!

Perhaps just rename it the...XJ? People already call it that in Jeep circles so whats the harm in ditching the name?

I’ve only bought once, so it dont have a lot of data, but I was the same way. I gave them a polite, but quick no before they even got the entire extended warranty bit out, and they understood I had no intention of getting anything extra. Was pretty smooth really. I wonder if they are pushier with overly polite people…

VIA 313 is pretty damn good pizza. 

“Dammit Fred, I am so tired of picking your ass up”

As others with soft tops have said, leave nothing of value in the car. I park my jeep topless on the street a lot. I have a tuffy locking center console and its made of hardened steel (even the inside plates, why? I just wanted to put some switches in there) Other than that, if someone really wants your car, they’ll…

I think a lot of people, if HANDED  this amount of money, would indeed be quite philanthropic. If you’ve been working from nothing, as these people often start from,  then you work up to these numbers, and know that large sums came from either big risks, major milestones, or hard work. Makes it a lot tougher to give…

I think a lot of the thing here is that the Old Iron has more character in the design, but were all sorta shit in the performance arena. It doesnt take much money now to by an old car and add a lot of modern amenities, making them actually as good as you remember. The restomod means that cars of a certain age will…

My parents wanted to throw me a surprise 30th this summer and had rounded all of my friends from college up to fly down to Texas. My older sister let me know and I had to call and tell them it wasnt worth the risks and we would have to cancel the party. Really sucks to be the killjoy, but times are tough. 

I had the same issue in my Saturn Aura, and I had to shift into drive, and then back to neutral for it to work. Must be something to do with the neutral switch?

I feel kink shamed for not being shown a new Inline-6. *Sad AMC-258 noises*

I’d really like a multi tool with full shank-length screw drivers. My leatherman has a 2" clearance for the screwdriver, which cant reach shit. The multitool should be all the small tools you need to keep picking up and putting down, so you dont lose them. A couple screwdrivers, a set of pliers (with cutters), some…

I suppose the point here is that I have had to do maintenance, but it still works. The shocks, waterpump and ignition module would all fall into the category of wear parts, but nothing has failed that would render the car obsolete. Even if the ignition module on the Jeep isnt made any more, replacement modules are…

An excellent point. 

Thats true, and as Choppers pointed out below, Mercedes didnt really move to high tech stuff until the 90s.