You seem nice.

With a high enough pledge, they will put a pixel version of you in the book. I just did this and some weird dude with a camera dropped from the sky and took my picture. Fuzzy Pickles!

So, while this version technically came out after the home version, its important to note that the NES did not get a wide US release until late 1986. So, for people outside of NYC and LA, this could have been the first version they ever played- it was for me. I got my NES Christmas 1986 after the nationwide launch (I…

You are spending too much time around here. Anybody looking for a care that is reliable that they don’t have to think too much about shouldn’t be buying anything from 1980.

My Mazda 3 with Goodyear snows goes through pretty much everything no sliding or getting stuck.

Ain’t nobody need AWD. I’m saving her from the hype dungeon.

This x1000. I grew up in Portland. It snows and sticks maybe once every five years - everybody is just stressed because last year was awful. When it does snow, there aren’t enough plows to keep the roads going, and it’s so wet and heavy it often ices over.

this 100%, a coworker found a barn find of a 99 buick with only 1,100 miles on it for $500 maxed out on premium packages. he’s used it for a beater for 6 years without any issues. their fuel efficiency isn’t as great as new cars but the durability of the buicks is not to be understated.

No, there isn’t a matter of ground clearance. She is in Portland Oregon. She is more likely to drive in no snow this year, than 4 inches of snow. If the snow is deeper than an Aston Martin can handle the city will be shut down and there will be nowhere to drive to anyway.

Only an issue when there is more than 7 or 8" of snow on the road. How often is that? Basically never, for 97% of Americans.

Let’s not dismiss this theory here - I don’t know what her car is for the other three seasons but would a good set of snow tires help here? I am honestly amazed and what I can plow through with snow tires on my car and it’s rear drive.

Tires are where the rubber meets the road. Most accidents happen when you can’t stop. Riddle me this: when yer right foot is on the brakes and not the gas, does it matter what the drivetrain is? Nope.

I live in Duluth, MN (average yearly snowfall: 85"/yr; it’s also situated on the side of a hill and has loads of streets w/ a grade above 20%) and no one ever uses chains. I also lived north of Portland (Oly) for a couple years and “winter” (which is really just the rainy season) driving was babytown frolics. I guess…

I like the cut of your jib. People seem to forget that winter tires are a cheaper and better solution than AWD and all-seasons...

I live in Portland, and if it is bad enough, everything shuts down but if you need to get around and it is bad enough, put chains on.

Portland gets three inches of snow/year on average. People need help with that kind of brain-bender? Save your cash and take a Lyft the 1-2 times a year it snows 1-2 inches, problem solved.

Buy a 2000's Buick LeSabre for under $3k and put some cheap snow tires on it. Run it into the fucking ground. https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/d/2001-buick-lesabre-custom/6433197908.html

lol

If the rules were changed after this guy acquired his “collection”, I’d feel bad for him. But the rug hasn’t been pulled out from under him. This wasn’t allowed the entire time. Even then, this is a junkyard, not a maintained collection... hell, this isn’t a “when I find time...” collection.

I feel like Jalopnik has been pushing really hard to get us to feel sorry for this guy, but it’s just not working. He’s clearly a hoarder, the land is a de-facto junk yard, he’s not preserving these vehicles in any meaningful way, and I have no issue with local governments stepping in here.