I definitely fall more on the tree-hugger side, which is why I own a Wrangler. It is one of the very small handful of SUVs left that can actually go off-road and allow me access to all of the trees I want to hug.

Americans don’t want rugged SUVs, they want SUVs that look rugged, but with the primary design goals of coddling their fat butts to and from Starbucks, Costco, and the dog park while impressing the neighbors.

Quarter million? I think not. If you put $24k into an S&P 500 index fund in 1998 it would be worth ~$80k today. Hell, even if you bought Berkshire Hathaway stock it would only be worth about ~150k.

The Italians?

The only time I pursue specific model is if there is a clear picture of the actual car on the actual dealer lot. I then call the dealer to confirm that the car is still there and let them know that I am ready to buy today but will be very, very upset if I am told the car is there and I show up and it isn’t. This…

Yup. Overdone and insanely overpriced. For the same money you could buy a more tasteful lightly resto-modded Singer 911 for $300k, a Ford GT for $450k, a Bentley Continental for $300k, an Icon Bronco for $80k, and still have almost $700k left over for a very nice house and garage to store your collection.

This is a myth that needs to die. Car manufacturers, and manufacturers in general, only make things that make a profit. If a car is losing money, the manufacturer will shitcan it and make moar crossovers. Just look at Ford: the Fiesta ST and Focus ST were enthusiast dream cars and everyone from Jalops to major car…

This is true, and Post Malone seems to be the spiritual successor to Vanilla Ice and Fred Durst. He is standing on the shoulders of giants.

The kid must have stolen quite a few Alpine cassette decks to pay for a Grand National, they sold for $26k back in 1987, that’s just under $60k today! Not bad for a kid from a blue collar family in Queens.

Problem is the entire selection of off-road capable vehicles for sale in the US that aren’t trucks consists of only 2 vehicles: the Wrangler and the 4runner. Can’t figure out why this market is so completely ignored when Jeep is able to sell every Wrangler it can make at an absolutely absurd profit.

AWD crossovers do OK on slippery and lightly rutted roads but fall completely short in anything that requires the ground clearance, articulation, and durability of a purpose built off-roader - or even a 4x4 BOF pickup. It is possible to build a capable unibody SUV, like the XJ Cherokee, but butched-up car based…

Off-road capable and CUV are mutually exclusive. Sort of like the mountain bikes sold at Walmart that have a sticker warning that they are not intended for off-road use.

Agree 100% with mandatory driving tests after a certain age. My great aunt refused to give up her keys, ran a red light, and maimed a young father of 3. Even after that it was extremely difficult to convince her not to buy a new car.

Let’s face it, car culture as a mainstream hobby is on life support. Manuals are disappearing, younger adults can scarcely afford new cars, suppository shaped crossovers are replacing sedans and coupes at an unstoppable rate, and self driving cars on just over the horizon.

The only problem is that this isn’t how business works. It’s a long standing myth among car enthusiasts that profitable crossovers somehow “prop-up” money losing enthusiast models. Why would a car company (or any company) continue to make anything that loses money? Ford is a great example of this, recently killing off…

It checks out. I have a Bentley on order with cloth seats, planning to pick up some leather seat covers at Pep Boys later on to save a few bucks.

Chevy Blazer: the Camaro for people who can’t be seen driving a minivan.

Soooo excited! It has just the right look and technology for my millennial active urban lifestyle! Thanks Chevy! 

I sort of feel bad for anyone who feels that the only way they can get others to pay attention to them is by making loud noises in public spaces.

I’m surprised that a Jalop of your caliber would literally stoop to notice such a feature on what might be the ultimate Meh car.