For $135,000, Become a Pawn Star

Pawn shops serve a vital function in our currently questionable economy - reliable reality TV fodder! Today's special ed Mustang has been moldering at American Jewelry and Loan for more than a year, but will its new lower price make you want to go for pawn broker? While it appears...

May 3, 2026

For $6,800, Will The Su-Bug-Ru Fill your Hipster Heart?

VW's Type 1 may no longer be the People's Car, but today's Beetle is a car for people who like Subaru motors. It's up to you to determine if its price is people friendly as well. It's little known that before its WWII's military invasion of neighboring countries Germany attempted...

May 3, 2026

For $4,500, Join The Rotary Club

Today's Mazda B2000 is described by its seller as a True Sleeper. That's because under its unassuming hood there now spins a lusty 13B. The question is, would paying this sleeper's price keep you up at night? I don't know what it is about engine transplants and matte black paint,...

May 3, 2026

For $3,500, This Bayerische Motoren Needs Some Werke

Jackie Onassis loved driving her , it reportedly being her favorite car. Today's 3.0S was once the top of BMW's lineup here, but will this one's price and condition have you exclaiming Jackie OMG? Former first ladies and pickups aren't something that typically go together, but considering the vastness of...

May 3, 2026

I Let A Ferrari Mechanic Shave My Head With Ferrari Clippers

Ferrari hasn't been forthcoming lately with the press cars , so we were delighted to get the chance to drive their latest model. Well, sort of. It's a set of hair clippers. And who better to shave off my curly locks than a Ferrari mechanic? Meet the Volare X1. Built...

May 3, 2026

For $2,500, Go To Hellcamino

The concept of an afterlife for sinners filled with suffering and pain is a prime motivator for believers keeping on the straight and narrow. Today's Chevy — audaciously dubbed the Hellcamino - may be seen as sinful, but will its price also appear set by Satan? Based on its 64%...

May 3, 2026

For $28,000, It’s Not The Same Old Saab And Dance

In what is possibly the most annoying car ad practice, the seller of today's uber modified Saab says he's entertaining offers. Well, la-de-freakin'-da, we're not here for his entertainment, we're here for his judgement. Based on its laudable 61% Nice Price win, it looks like it could easily be someone's...

May 3, 2026

For $2,499, This Is A Festiva You Might Actually Want

There's always a party at Ford, it's only the venue that changes. Today's Festiva represents a party sort of like our political third parties in that no one really wants to come. This one may be different, but will its price have you wanting to party on? The laggardly replacement...

May 3, 2026

For $28,000, Be Tributary

Tribute bands may not always look like their honorees, but they usually do a good job of at least sounding like them. Today's '81 Porsche 930 is outwardly a tribute to the legendary 959, but does its price think it's the real deal? Prince may have wanted us to party...

May 3, 2026

For $4,600, Learn English As A Second Language

For a nation known for its inclement weather, Great Britain sure built a lot of great cars for enjoying the sunshine. Today's Triumph looks to be a shining example of just such a car, the question of course is whether buying it would be such a bright idea. Real Porsche...

May 3, 2026

For $10,000, KISS My Ass-Engined Car

Do you like classic rock? How about classic VWs? Today's classic rock radio station promotional VW brings them together in one KISS-themed package. Its price however may be the KISS of death. Where would classic rock be without the British? From the Beatles to England Dan and John Ford (Prefect)...

May 3, 2026

For $15,000, Join The Mod Squad

The P71 package upgraded pretty much all the Crown Vic's hardware for police duty, with the exception of the engine's cylinder count. Today's Crown Vic rectifies that oversight with a Triton Ten under its hood, but does its price tag also have too many added numbers? The reality TV show...

May 3, 2026

For $6,200, Grin And Baur It

Following the 2002, the E21 3-series was seen as a lackluster successor, especially in its 4-cylinder only U.S. guise. Fortunately today's E21 is said to carry the silky smooth 323 motor, and more fortunately, the rare Baur targa top. Will its price however drop it back to traditional levels of...

May 3, 2026

Why Car Reviews Suck And How To Fix Them

We've read thousands of car reviews online. We remember almost none of them. The Internet, which has done so much to make journalism diverse and exciting, has somehow only made car reviews more indistinct and boring. The standard modern review is still written for someone flipping through bound-together sheets of...

May 3, 2026

McLaren MP4-12C: The Jalopnik Review

The 2012 MP4-12C is McLaren Automotive's first attempt at a sports car for the regular wealthy, not the ones with unicorn stables at their million-square-foot ectopods in Jackson Hole Nebula. But is it too nerdy, and not sexy enough? We found out. ( McLaren wanted us to drive the 2012...

May 3, 2026