andrewpcollins
Andrew P. Collins
andrewpcollins
Jalopnik Staffer from 2013 to 2020, now Editor-In-Chief at Car Bibles

Fair points, from you and everyone else who’s responded to me.
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I think the Supra was more of a wall poster nostalgia for our generation.  Read more

yes it is. I was born in 1991 and remember telling my dad to buy one instead of the Avalon he got in 1996 or 97. he didn’t listen to me and has since owned a Sienna, a Prius, and a Highlander Hybrid. But he loves driving my FR-S. Read more

David’s sheer joy in this warms my cold, bitter soul. Read more

This is in fact an awesome junkyard. US Auto in Sterling Heights is similarly fantastic. Read more

The Acura is a great choice. This generation’s design is my favorite TL. Read more

I’m speechless, but with 36,895 comments, I haven’t always been speechless.  This post is the best prize ever!  Thanks so much, Andrew!
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I can’t wait until I have a new job and I can put my experiences as a dealer employee in writing. There are many, many stories. Names will have to be changed to protect the innocent, not so innocent, and the extremely stupid. Read more

One trick I have developed to keeping older cars is to just fix them when they break and to just replace worn out parts. I don’t know how many people I’ve talked to that are thinking about replacing their car because it needs shocks and struts. One guy said he wanted to get a new car because his current one needed Read more

I would add, educate family and friends on how to be in your car. As a younger millennial, most of my friends have never been in a car of the same vintage as my truck.

“I got hooked by the cinematography here, which actually is quite impressive.” Read more

Worst part of winter car camping (and winter camping in general) is dealing with the moisture buildup. It takes a lot of heat to keep things dry and shaking frost off of sleeping bags gets pretty old quick. Read more

Literally watched this last night and was literally thinking about this video when I loaded Jalopnik. Fantasy vehicle for this would be a Sprinter 4x4. Read more

I also don’t like having a delta in temp between my bedroom and the outside, but as CA residents (I’m NorCal), we are more than a little spoiled this way. When I lived in Tahoe ... not so much, especially that one time I was traveling for 2 months and (pre-online banking) forgot to pay my gas bill. 42 degrees inside Read more

Yep. And he could get a nice one and add some nice mods for less than $10k. Actually, I’ll sell him mine for $9k. Here it is:

Wow people have some pretty lofty goals in here. In the last year or so I’ve sold my Bronco, Mustang, and old 4Runner.. and I bought my wife a nice car. I’m driving another 4Runner but I miss having a fun car. My simple goal is to get myself a fun car this year. Read more

I have sent this to a paleontologist friend of mine. Soon, we will have a complete mocked up
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I can attest that seeing the cars parked at Mohr Imports is a highlight of my day every time I drive down Del Monte Ave. and has been for my ~30 years of living in the area. Read more

But I bet it won’t feel as quick as your Saab. There’s so much more to sensation-of-speed than 0-60 time. Read more