I remember being in meetings with David, prior to him joining Jalopnik. Then, suddenly seeing him at a Kart2Kart Jalopnik “Are you faster than a Jalopnik writer?” event, schmoozing with all the writers. Next thing I know, he’s a writer at Jalopnik, writing stories that not only I enjoy, but the seemingly the rest of… Read more

Somewhere, deep within the steel and concrete labyrinth that is Troy Michigan’s Zoning and Housing annex (Inspections and Enforcement wing), a grizzled man slumps into his chair. Tracy, D. - case file TM - 18-22/JP-Fe2-O3 had meant so... so damn much to him. Read more

Excellent article.
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Thanks for clarifying David! If I felt there was legitimate political discourse to be had, I’d be more interested in doing some of these group events. Read more

Thank you for the response. Read more

Great details, thanks. I will say, though, that the price (especially in this market) is way too high for the Bronco to be hitting the desert. Fully loaded MSRP is $63k and base starts at around $30k. Carmax prices range from $53k to $97k (for a USED one). Maybe in 15+ years it’ll be a great offroading vehicle to… Read more

“Palm Springs hotel whose nightly rate is likely higher than the value of most of my Jeeps. Combined.” Read more

Wait till you try the Raptor version....I will say no more. Read more

Thanks for this write-up! Though this will be daily-driver, it will live for the weekends when the world can be explored. I’ve been waiting for my 2-door badlands since July of ‘20 and remain hopeful it will arrive before ‘23. Articles like these keep me from headed over to Jeep for a Rubicon 4xe... though I admit it… Read more

My grandpa has a story from when he worked in an alignment shop and a guy can in with a Lincoln in the 60s that no one would do a tune up on. The guy said he didn’t care what what he did, he just wanted a tune up with new spark plugs. The solution was to take a hole saw to the inner fender where each plug was so you… Read more

“I don’t know how much value there is in paying a premium for a 97,000 mile car versus a 150,000 mile car. By 97,000 miles, damn near every maintenance item is at risk of failing. By 150,000, there’s a good chance that many have already been replaced.” Read more

Now you’re just trolling Dave Tracey, man.
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A week in Dave Tracy’s garage. I’m sure he can put some kind of deal together.
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I know nothing about this personally but Dan Grec (“The Road Chose Me”) who drove solo 80000 miles around Africa in a modified Jeep Wrangler would say that Jeep parts are widely available worldwide. He has very specific reasons why he chose a Jeep over a Toyota for overland travel around Africa (and now Australia).… Read more

Met one of the engineers involved with this choice. His explanation was that the engine needed to go into both FWD and RWD vehicles, which meant that in at least one configuration the starter would be very close to the exhaust regardless of which side you put it on. This was due to the way the engine was turned in the… Read more

“The North Star V8 found under the hood of Cadillacs a classic technician’s enemy for having its starter in the vee, under the intake manifold.” Read more

Spark plugs on Subaru Boxers can be even worse. You still have to remove the battery and intake. But there’s typically just BARELY room between the cylinder head and fender wall to physically remove the spark plug. But getting to the plug involves using about half a dozen miscellaneous wobble extensions, u joints, and… Read more

Dana 35's are ok. Between my brother and I, we have had 4 XJ’s and a TJ with no problems. Of course , tire size was about 31" on all of them. I feel that’s a sweet spot for the XJ.  Read more

This Jake sounds like one heck of a guy!
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He certainly has performed a miracle or two with rusty jeeps. St. Tracy, Patron saint of FeO2. Read more