Look closely at these pictures, David, you magnificent bastard. What you see is a $1,000 ‘98 XJ Sport residing in my garage as of tonight. And it’s all your fault.

With the title signed over and in hand, adventures are surely on the horizon. Thanks to the gripping chronicles of Swiss Cheese, I was swept up in the…

Sweet, intoxicating rear overhang...

It seems whichever side of the steering wheel a person happens to be on, they think they’re entitled to be oblivious about their surroundings. News flash: if you hit a pedestrian, your life will suck. If you’re hit by a driver, your life will suck (if it isn’t snuffed out). It doesn’t matter who is in the right; we’re…

“Off-road pickup” is an oxymoron these days. Get those groceries with gusto!

I look forward to seeing this on the road. Then, buying one in 20 years when I can afford it. :) Just like the classic RWD Volvos.

Truly, an air induction system after Geiger’s own heart. What did he call his style? Biomechanical nightmare?

C’mon, don’t you know that it’s virtually impossible to make an anti-truck argument without bringing genital size into the equation? It’s virtually ironclad. How else can internet strangers like me make straw man attacks on other strangers in pick ups?

LOL.

I bought a well-used 3rd generation Dodge Ram 1500 (I’m not going to eat the mad depreciation others are so comfortable with) and then realized I didn’t need its capabilities. Once, I moved a dorm fridge in it. Another time, I put some lawn clippings and folded boxes in it. Not worth it. Between that and my…

Tragedy of the commons right here. It’s a daily driver arms race.

So tired of trucks. Just use Viagra and pumps like normal people. It’s like the buying public has no concept of time beyond 3 weeks from now. Regarding the Chrysler “SNAFU,” here’s another acronym you idiots: RTFM.

Now, get off my lawn.

When they killed off the first gen xB, Scion was conveniently left with the box they’d be buried in.

Leave it to Ford to follow Chrysler/RAM’s lead, then turn around and proclaim to the public that they’re innovators. If it weren't for the 3.0 Ecodiesel, you better believe you'd never have seen this come to pass. Ford is almost the American analog for Toyota when it comes to laurel-resting, Ecoboost and aluminum…

I have no idea if this is actually valid, but someone on another auto enthusiast site (who claimed to have connections to Ford development) said there was a more tangible reason the 300 wasn’t carried over. Apparently, they were doing crash testing for that drivetrain configuration with the “jellybean” generation F150…

Je suis Soichiro Honda’s ghost.

A good candidate, but I’ll always take a timing gear over a timing chain. Call me romantic or old fashioned, but that’s just one of my quirks.

I said “better,” not “other” truck engines.

The legendary 300 cubic inch inline six. It’s about the only thing I love about Ford. Show me a better truck engine and I’ll show you the door.

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Have you seen how much trucks cost these days? Looks like you really do have to be genuinely crazy to buy one.

I’m no Steve Lehto, but I think there’s something rotten in Denmark here.

Further proof that insurance is a scam. They probably flagged his car so they could get out of processing/paying his claim. So...instead of helping their client get his vehicle fixed, the adjuster* got it crushed. Great work!

*The adjuster was promoted and got a corresponding raise