They use significantly heavier gauge steel than cheaper jack stands. The quality of the construction is obviously much better than those stamped steel ones that everyone else makes. So even if these do cost $15 to make, you have to realize that those other ones probably cost <$5 to make and are that much cheaper to…

Uh, look up heavy duty jack stands. It sounds like you’ve only ever owned cheap generic jack stands. You do you.

Yeah, I specifically looked for jack stands that use pins over the ratcheting design.

The main posts are not hollow. They are solid steel. The legs are probably hollow but the standard jack stand design uses sheet metal. So these are much stronger. And look at how much surface area those circular pads have. Significantly more than those little stamped steel legs that cheap jack stands use.

Anyone doing work on their car should get a good pair of jackstands. I bought these ESCO stands. The construction is obviously much stronger than the design of the standard jack stand you get from the hardware store. These are $100/pair so yes they cost more, but how much is your life worth? Unless you’re living on…

Craftsman is essentially a store brand for Lowe’s now. I think Kobalt quality has gone down and they bought Craftsman to reinvigorate that segment. The solidly mid-tier range which is good enough for any weekend DIYer.

Harbor Freight definitely has a few different lines of high end tools. They have a lot of pretty decent hand tools that are priced slightly lower than Husky/Kobalt store brands with somewhat comparable quality. I bought a pair of small pliers from there and they are definitely a huge step above generic Amazon quality…

I owned a WK2 and I think it’s still a timeless design, but FCA has made some really ugly cars. Very ugly cars.

The next gen Grand Cherokee was light years beyond what this car was. The 2011 brought impressive styling and interior improvements while the 2014+ models brought even more impressive drivetrain improvements. Before 2011, the GC kinda sucked. It was part of the new malaise era for Jeep.

Or it was crashed by some now unemployed tech at the dealership. Or a now blacklisted reviewer.

The Z lacks that tight feel of a well put together sports car. But it’s still overall a compelling package. Especially considering how numb modern cars feel. The rough but rev-happy VQ37VHR is really fun to wind out and it still feels very solid. It’s also fairly light by modern standards.

The V37VQHR is not a great engine, but it’s so much better than the Toyobaru engine. It’s not just because of the power. It’s actually pretty fun to wind out and is exciting to drive. The handling is tighter on the 86, but the Z is a very competent overall sports car.

Then just don’t buy it. I have a feeling sales will be fine.

The G35 is literally the USDM version of the Nissan Skyline in Japan. They literally rebadged the Nissan Skyline and sold it as the G35/G37/Q50/Q60 in America. There’s no additional money being invested into the Skyline other than badging.

I’m not sure why any enthusiast would want a company to kill off its luxury brand. Infiniti brought the Skyline to America. The Q50/60 are really not that far off from being good cars again. A modern infotainment, slightly better ergonomics, updated RWD platform that the new Z will surely be based on, and suddenly you…

If it was needed, there was a SARS vaccine in development. The thing is, we were able to contain that virus and it was much deadlier quicker, which actually reduced its contagiousness. So, the only reason there was never a working vaccine was because we didn’t need it. Making vaccines is basically a matter of time…

Alpinas don’t use M Sport body trim. It’ll look more like the luxury trim V8 X7 (X7 xDrive50i). The only recent Alpina that used M Sport trim was the BMW M340i based Alpina B3. The only reason is because BMW never released a non M Sport inline 6 3 series. It looks a little goofy since Alpinas are supposed to be more…

The Maxima and Q50 are not only a $3k difference. Maybe if you take a very well optioned Maxima compared to a bare bones Q50. The Maxima has always been a large FWD premium economy car like an Avalon or Taurus. The Q50 has always been a luxury car, though it is not very good anymore, it has a ton of potential. There’s…

I said the same thing when I first started seeing pictures of this car. But in person, it has a commanding presence. It may not necessarily be beautiful, but it has a modern and imposing quality.

Most of the people who would be able to afford a car like can still likely afford a car like this.