Yeah, I appreciate this perspective. I don’t see anything wrong with enjoying cars as static art. To take it a step further, I would even dare to suggest that some vehicles are more fun to look at and/or tinker with than they are to drive.
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The guy has forty cars, if he drove one a day for 40 days and then started over, he would only drive each 1 @ 8 times a year. Read more

Incapable of exceeding most any speed limit without the intervention of technology. Read more

This is a good take. First time I bought a collector car, I gained a new respect for people who preserve their cars. Thanks to another collector, I get to own and drive cars that are in the same condition they left the factory. I plan to keep my cars the same way and hope to pass them on to another collector who will… Read more

I’m not the best car collector, but I slowly age and become more of that stereotypical type that gets hate mail. I don’t have any under covers because I want to be able to see them. I also am more of the Jalopnik, go out there and drive the dang thing type... but that may be just 100-150 miles a year... but I can… Read more

Thanks for the first-hand point of view. I’ve tried making this argument before and was not welcomed kindly. You can be a car enthusiast about the aesthetic qualities, detailing, etc just as much as someone who enjoys the driving. Who of us is to say that a collector who lovingly cares for their cars in a garage is… Read more

I disagree with you.

I would have agreed with you when I was younger, but now that I’ve become a car collector, I understand the value in it.

You see cars are meant to be driven... and most car collectors also have cars they DRIVE. But once you have your cars to drive and enjoy, there’s something about taking snapshots… Read more

Unpopular opinion: Cars and motorcycles are what you make of them, including garage queens and (bad*) investments. Read more

Yeah, I don’t even have kids but I’m being hit by the same sensation. Right now I’ve convinced myself that 1990s technology is the perfect balance of fun-archaic (no traction control or connectivity, thin a-pillars) and practical (ABS, airbags) but who knows. Read more

Electric cars will solve some of these problems. Whether that’s a good or bad thing is up to you.
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If you have been around cars for any length of time, and don’t have a love/hate relationship with them, I’m not sure you can really claim any Jalop heritage. Read more

He hated cars? [laughing at own “joke”] hahahahahahahaahaha hahahahahahhahahaha hahhahahahahahahahahahaahahhahahaahahah
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This I6 was designed by GM’s powertrain division in Italy. Read more

Better video:

Cold tires and 1.5 psi off.  We all know why... Read more

I found out about roof mounted tents a few months ago and got really excited. Then I saw the price tag. For the same size as a $75 ground tent you spend $3000 for a little bit of convenience. No thanks.  Read more

Easy to tell which ones are used and which ones are for show. Is it all clean and organized? For show. Is it dirty/used/hacked a bit? It gets used. I am a vanlifer this winter skiing full time. There’s plenty of folks who are all show, and plenty who are all go and everything in between. It is a fun lifestyle....for a… Read more

I love this, especially the Tire Table. I converted our first gen CRV into a mini camper. Yes it’s tight, but I can actually fit at 5'10". I’ve always toyed with the idea of having a fold-out table/kitchen setup attached to the spare tire.
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Another reason I miss my Matrix XRS. You could sleep in it easily. And I did on occasion. Enough storage to camp with - but only extremely light offroad capabilities.
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