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Michael Ballaban
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Deputy Editor, Jalopnik. 2002 Lexus IS300 Sportcross.

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Porsche 911 GT1 because it looks good. Really. I know that’s probably not what you were hoping for, but when I finally saw one in person at the Petersen Museum last month it made me completely weak in the knees. Read more

Nah, because most “long term reviews” actually turn out being a way for unnamed car writers to grift from car companies and get a company car on someone else’s dime. You might think you’re getting useful “journalism” out of it, but you are not. We’ve heard of multiple instances when long-term cars at publications have Read more

We’d honestly have to see where our T&E budget is for next year. Right now it’s pretty shot, but hopefully in the new year we’d know more. We’d just have to pay for hotels and whatnot, so it makes things more complicated. Read more

Go to Radwood, it’s full of young people. Most car shows are full of Boomers because they’re designed for Boomers, and really aren’t welcoming to people who don’t give two hoots about a Chevy Bel-Air. Unless you know of some mythical car show where the Bel-Air people and the Nova SS people and whoever else really do Read more

I really like it! It’s the first car game in a while where I play it and actually have fun. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll game w/ the original Forzas and Gran Turismo all day, but when I play those, I’m not really having “fun.” Forza Horizon’s absurd and silly and fun while still letting you feel like you’re not playing Read more

Aw man.... that’s a sad and uplifting tale. The Yugo is currently dead in its tracks, parked at a friend’s place in the suburbs. Its last outing was to Radwood Philadelphia, which was awesome, but it broke down four times on the way home. The first time was brake failure (just needed some more fluid), the other three Read more

Kristen’s C32 AMG is probably quick in a straight line, while Social Media Editor Aaron Brown has an S2000 which is probably good around a corner. Aaron also claims he has a WRX STi, but no one has ever seen him driving it. Read more

The cars you should get as projects right now will probably have been built from like... 1995-2005. That might sound weird now, but that’s why those cars are cheap. In 10 years they’ll be going up in value, too. Read more

Oh definitely. GM still sells plenty of front-engined Corvettes, and the economy is still pretty crap for 99.99% of the world, but it’s going bonkers for people who can afford a $170,000 car. The market will be more than big enough for both, at least until we can finally finish shining up our guillotines. Read more

Is the “10th anniversary” version rare or unique in some way? If not, go to town. Read more

Everytime we write a blog on this I beat the “IT’S A CADILLAC!” drum and nobody listens.  Read more