I once walked into a Kia dealership dressed in a Brioni suit, John Lobb shoes, and wearing a Patek Philippe watch. I was hoping to get long-term financing on a base model Rio but they just laughed and assumed I was too rich! Jerks! I walked out and went immediately to the neighboring Mitsubishi dealer where, to my…

What is the appeal of a car vending machine? It is novel for about 3 seconds but would otherwise be a giant PITA.

Not too shabby! I feel like most Americans couldnt point out Nebraska on a map.

Surprisingly yes, when I went from 31" to 33" tires on my Bronco it made a massive difference in off road performance - much more than I would have thought. I don’t think it is so much the extra height as it is the larger wheel circumference which makes it easier to roll over obstacles.

Some people want the sticker and are willing to pay extravagantly for it. Happens all of the time with Wranglers, buyers shell out the extra $10k for a Rubicon and then immediately change out the suspension, differentials, wheels, tires, etc. It’s usually the lightbar/fake-beadlock/mall crawlers bros.

Nice job on the restore, I like your style when it comes to parts selection and repairs: pick your battles, use OEM parts on things that matter, and avoid going overboard with aftermarket “mods.”

Worst thing about the TTB is finding someone who knows how to do a proper alignment. Once I finally found the single mechanic in my city of 5 million who could do it properly life was great.

As the owner of a 2016 Wrangler I can attest that the interior quality is fine. It isn’t luxurious, but I don’t feel like any knobs/levers/trim are in imminent danger of breaking or falling off which is more than I can say for many new cars.

I miss my 94 MX-3, had one in college and spent a good chunk of the money I earned working at Blockbuster on very questionable modz. It had the newer 107 hp B6 I4 motor (similar to the one in the Miata) and with sticky tires was a lot of fun on twisty roads. I probably have hearing damage from that ridiculous…

Is it just where I am or do all Altimas have a busted tail light repaired with red duct tape?

I passed my drivers ed test in an early 90's Temp, it belonged to my high school and had two brake pedals. Although the car was only about 10 years old it felt, much, much older. The interior felt cheaper than my buddy’s Camaro of the same era, which is really saying something.

So this is what he does when isn’t wrenching on Jeeps! He enters the rusty hulk of an old CJ and comes out a Nomex clad superman!

These Chevy commercials are benignly lame but none are nearly as bad as appalling the Nissan Rogue Star Wars commercials: let’s take a treasured scifi series and associate it with the worst, most unimaginative vehicle in the most boring category! Disney isn’t doing themselves any favors with this, maybe they should…

Drunken, loutish, entitled, middle-aged Americans who feel emboldened by their commander in chief to behave badly anywhere and everywhere.

To be fair the Murcielago was designed 15 years prior to the Hellcat and is AWD. It doesn’t have nearly as sophisticated computer controlled performance modes which is where most of the fuel economy comes from in the Hellcat.

This car’s only trip was to Home Depot to buy a bucket of orange paint which then spilled all over the interior on the way home.

Dogs are fine, dog owners who think their dogs deserve to be treated like humans are insufferable.

Great, now people are going to feel even more entitled to take their animals in the cabin with them.

What would be the modern day equivalent of this car? Nissan Rogue? A bit less common but unbelievably boring.

If only we had small, remotely operated aircraft that could loiter indefinitely and feed target data THEN the chain would be complete. Too bad. Guess the Navy should just cancel all rail gun development projects.