FP gripe, somewhat philosophical to maintain the theme day!  

Kinja'd!!! by "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
Published 03/14/2017 at 02:02

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Not really a serious gripe, just pointing out something silly in recent FP posts.

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Given recent sentiments about how rich owners/expensive cars somehow lack authenticity compared to more modest means of transportation.

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I think it’s somewhat ironic considering how Jalopnik has shifted from talking about cheap autocrossers you could buy for a pack of chewing gum and cigarettes.

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To reviewing the most exotic cars available. The most recent car reviews are.

Cadillac CTS-V Sport

Dinan tuned BMW M2

Honda Civic (Yay, chariot of the proletariat!)

Lexus LC 500 (described as a Japanese Aston Martin)

Lexus IS 200T

Porsche Panamera Hybrid

Toyota RAV4 (Yay a peoples car!)

Cadillac CT6 Platnium

Etc.

I’m not going all

“Repent of your sins Jalopnik or I shall no longer grace you with my clicks!”

I just find the irony so thick you could cast a Chevy small block with it.


Replies (3)

Kinja'd!!! "SpeedSix" (speedsix)
03/14/2017 at 02:36, STARS: 2

The problem is that they haven’t run any Classic Reviews in long time, nor any reviews of their readers’ odd cars. They’ve become a bit more focused on new stuff at the expense of the slightly used and classic stuff that many of us actually own and can relate to.

I do have to point out, though, that the two recent posts that you linked were not written by actual Jalopnik staffers - one a Gizmodo staffer/executive? and the other being some random pretentious-as-hell Jalopnik reader.

Kinja'd!!! "LongbowMkII" (longbowmkii)
03/14/2017 at 07:13, STARS: 1

I want more articles on yugos and 240 wagons.

Kinja'd!!! "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
03/14/2017 at 10:14, STARS: 0

Specifically autocrossing Yugos.