I remember the miserable experience of replacing the water pump on our 2.5 liter  1987 Taurus. It was located at the backside of the engine, up top with the only access from the bottom. Setting bolts while working blind was nearly impossible.

Our 98 still runs okay, the 99 was hit and totalled so we bought it back for a parts car and that 01 is chugging along.

I bought a used 2001 Honda CRV about 8 years ago with 169000 miles, I’m at 240300 miles of trouble free driving.

I live in Pahrump, Nevada which is an hour and a quarter away from “all the action” of the “fabulous Las Vegas Strip.”

“Money problems force sale.” How many maintenance cycles were ignored because of “money problems?”

The sender wants all the money for a car looks like it’s been abandoned in a field.

My most disappointing car was the car that saw you through college.

Holy cow. Relatively low miles, a six-speed and what the heck money in 2023 dollars. A CVT would have been an immediate no but the manual is very appealing.

Isn’t this part of the fragile biodegradable wiring harness generation of Benz? Add that into the equation and the proposition of fancy German engineering is even scarier.

$250k on CL? Hard pass. If the proceeds are going to a charitable cause, it needs to be advertised and presented by a reputable auction company and put in television spotlights to generate the proper enthusiasm for this sale.

I agree. Here’s mine in it’s glory. It’s been neglected for a few years since my kid ran it into a culvert. 

This being Jalopnik and since I’ve been visiting this site for a long time and am old enough to remember when “the answer is always Roadmaster” was a thing around these parts, I will say that the Roadmaster is the greatest wagon of all time. Attached is a photo of MY 1993 Roadmaster in the formerly beautiful Spring…

2001 Honda CR-V, owned since 2016. The only thing I owe it is some basic maintenance.

It’s pretty amazing that it’s all show and not so much go. Lots of plywood, foam and building materials. 

Regarding political stickers and “trump trucks:”

I remember seeing the original story on Channel 13. When I saw the headline on this I thought, hey I remember a dude in Henderson, of course, who had this issue. Well, heck! I guess you’re the dude. It’ll be a great thing to see a Goliath taken on by a David... well a Tom. Good luck with this! Keep us posted, please.

It’s like buying a Factory Five kit and tossing all of the instructions.

Paul Newman.

As a former owner of a 2001 Jetta, run! Run away, fast.

My answer is: any vintage vehicle. Especially something obscure or no longer having parts availability.