2nd Gear: Tesla didn’t start that to make a trend. They did that as a survival tactic so they could say to those funding them “look at these orders we have. But we need funding to build the plant, buy the equipment and hire the employees so we can fill those orders”. And in at least 2 instances (prior to the Model S…

Neutral:  Realized it was almost April and I haven’t done my taxes yet.   I’ll have to stop procrastinating on that.... tomorrow.

Leaving aside any actual merits of the tax suspension (not many!), do politicians really believe anyone in this polarized climate is changing their vote or deciding to come out and vote in November over a temporary 18 cent reduction in gas prices?

Right now that’s a reasonable price for a car, period. There’s a 2003 Taurus with 140k by me selling on FB marketplace for $4000. I’d pony up the extra two grand for this.

This doesn’t have to cater to the relatively new idea that a luxury sedan has to have 400 horsepower and handle like a sports car.  This is classic cruiser.  Comfortable and soft.  Swallow miles and miles.   Perfect car to burn across Nevada to LA with the windows down and music blasting. 

While I’ll certainly agree that “personal luxury” cars of the ’70s are an, ahem, acquired taste, This is actually a pretty fine example of the breed. A big, floaty cruiser made to soak up the miles. It may not be equipped for broken-field running, but it’s equipped perfectly for broken-road cruising.

“Rich New Jersey leather” just doesn’t roll off the tongue as nicely. 

People talk about today’s cars being mad ch bigger than they need to be for the job they do. Welcome to the 70s, where they sold large, heavy two door coupes by the 100s of thousands each year.

The original nose was always the best thing about this car. The stacked headlights made it sadly generic. Superficial? Maybe, but if you’re collecting this kind of car, it’s all about the style. ND for me.

You either “get” cars like this or you don’t. I was around back when these were new and I thought they were absurd. I still think they’re absurd but they represent an era of American automotive history that ought to be preserved. As long as it needs nothing more than the listed issues it’s well worth the price.

Actually, even small and mostly rural areas like Yucca Mountain have enough clout to block waste storage, and most of it is just stored on site at the plants.

Nuclear power is absolutely awesome, until you have to dispose of the waste. I would be more OK with Nuclear power if all the pro-nuclear power folks volunteered to have nuclear waste stored in their state. But what usually happens is that waste gets dumped somewhere where people don’t have enough political power to…

sounds like the guy is just trying to get reimbursed for the hell that would be driving this thing from CA to NY

I had the B-2200 generation after this, and adored it.

ND, I had a B2200 and loved the hell out of it but even with that backstory I can’t justify this price for this truck in this condition.  In near perfect cosmetic shape it might be worth $8k, and yeah the OG SE5 decals are cool but an R12 HVAC system doesn’t just need to be “hooked up”.

For $9k I would rather a Ford Ranger. You get the small truck you want with more power, more capability, and OBDII to help with diagnostics in the future. Much younger truck too. If you want rust-free, they can easily be found in various parts of the country - just not Hudson Valley NY

Had to drive one of these for a summer job I had. It was slow and cramped, had no radio or A/C, and my biggest memory was the sun beating down through the rear window and toasting my skull.

It warms my frozen heart to see some sanity from the voters here.

it’s a nice little 80's Asian pickup. But what it isn’t is a Toyota and only a Toyota cultist is going to spend north of 8K for a small 80's pickup. It’s ambitious but crazy. Crazy Pipe. 

Come on, almost $9K for this? No way! ND