The first Jalopnik post I ever read

"TheJWT" (thejwt) 09/21/2016 at 12:25 • Filed to: None

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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Jalopnik was a much different place back then... Anyone else remember theirs?

Michael_N > TheJWT 09/21/2016 at 12:27

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I'm sure I remembered at one point...but I don't anymore.

Blondude > TheJWT 09/21/2016 at 12:32

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http://jalopnik.com/5903015/the-te…

Urambo Tauro > TheJWT 09/21/2016 at 12:39

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I don’t remember which one was the first one I read, but I remember which one motivated me to sign up as a commenter.

It was a post announcing Cadillac’s new CT naming system , starting with the CT6. The redundancy of “ Cadillac Cadillac Touring 6” (Cadillac CT6) was really grinding my gears. Not gonna lie, it still pisses me off a little.

$kaycog > TheJWT 09/21/2016 at 12:40

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I don’t remember the first post I read, but I’m sure it was about the Ford GT. I think I found Jalopnik after a Ford GT search on Google. The first comment I made was in June of 2009 when I commented on a Murilee Martin post.

GordonBombay > TheJWT 09/21/2016 at 12:40

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Fairly confident the first post I read was one of the “Daily DUI’s” when they were still doing it.

TheJWT > $kaycog 09/21/2016 at 12:48

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Somehow I figured... I’m guessing you’re one of the oldest commenters though; I started reading Jalopnik regularly around 08/09 but I didn’t start commenting until 2013

TheJWT > Blondude 09/21/2016 at 12:49

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That article is pure “old Jalopnik”

CalzoneGolem > TheJWT 09/21/2016 at 12:49

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Shit, I can’t remember what I read yesterday, but I was around in that era.

TheJWT > CalzoneGolem 09/21/2016 at 12:51

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I think the only reason I remembered that article was because of the wacky AMC Concord...

CalzoneGolem > TheJWT 09/21/2016 at 12:54

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So many tombstoned commentors.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > TheJWT 09/21/2016 at 13:04

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Very early on I remember reading about the common failures of the most popular Lemons cars. It was a guest post from a seasoned Lemons racer.

My bird IS the word > TheJWT 09/21/2016 at 13:05

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And the trans am still has the best decals lol.

XJDano > TheJWT 09/21/2016 at 13:06

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One of the “you’re doing it wrong” series. It was shared to me and I read some of the site until I found Oppositelock.

$kaycog > TheJWT 09/21/2016 at 13:07

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There’s a few of us oldies around yet. You’re right about it being a different place now. I really miss some of those guys from back then. I lurked in the shadows for a short time before I commented. When I first started reading Jalopnik, I didn’t even read the comments. One day, just to kill time, I read the comments and was very impressed with the knowledge and sense of humor those guys had. I thought that I might enjoy it, and I guess I did because I’m still here.

fintail > TheJWT 09/21/2016 at 13:14

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Something Murilee Martin - it was a different world. A lot less shilly and snooty bearded hipster authorship then, and less easily offended commenters.

Matt Nichelson > CalzoneGolem 09/21/2016 at 13:46

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That’s what I was thinking. Only one I recognized was Graverobber since he does np or cp now.

CalzoneGolem > Matt Nichelson 09/21/2016 at 13:52

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I recognize a bunch of people that don’t comment anymore.

Matt Nichelson > TheJWT 09/21/2016 at 13:52

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Just for fun, here is the first Jalopnik article ever posted. Crazy that it all got kicked off 12 years ago last month.

http://jalopnik.com/119156/rental-…

Die-Trying > TheJWT 09/21/2016 at 14:13

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i dont remember THE exact article, but i was hooked on the 24 hours of lemons stuff......... that might of been it......... i liked battle of the beaters that motor trend was running about that time.......... good old murilee..........

TheJWT > $kaycog 09/21/2016 at 14:16

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Oh for sure, back when the starred commenter system was in place, the comments were the best part of Jalopnik! It was a pretty small and niche community back then though and I understand the desire to open it to a larger audience

TheJWT > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 09/21/2016 at 14:18

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I remember the weekly Lemons galleries! That and DOTS were some of my favorite features

TheJWT > My bird IS the word 09/21/2016 at 14:19

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Lets be honest, it wasn’t even a contest...

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > TheJWT 09/21/2016 at 14:39

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DOTS was awesome!

Jonee > TheJWT 09/21/2016 at 14:43

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I didn’t know what Jalopnik was when I met Jonny Lieberman, but he wanted to do a post about my microcars, so that’s the first article I ever read. They don’t do much stuff like this any more.

http://jalopnik.com/267517/a-quart…

TheJWT > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 09/21/2016 at 14:45

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I still do a giant DOTS gallery once a year or so... My phone is getting full so I might do one soon

TheJWT > Jonee 09/21/2016 at 14:48

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I didn’t even know he wrote for Jalopnik! But yeah, apart from the odd Torch or Orlove article I feel like a lot of its early character has worn off

Jonee > TheJWT 09/21/2016 at 14:55

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He started at Jalopnik. He went to college with a friend of mine, so we’ve stayed in touch. Jonny is the one who brought Torch to Jalopnik. Which happened because Jason saw that post about me. So, you’re welcome for Jason Torchinsky.

Yeah, it’s too bad that a lot of the quirkiness is gone. It was, and should still be, the cool kids’ car site.

Steve P > TheJWT 09/21/2016 at 15:13

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I believe my first exposure was this: http://jalopnik.com/5497042/how-a-…

I’ve been reading Jalopnik ever since. Only started commenting in the last year or so.

$kaycog > TheJWT 09/21/2016 at 15:16

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Back then you knew all the commenters, but that changed for sure.

TheJWT > Steve P 09/21/2016 at 15:16

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Oh yeah, that was a classic!

Die-Trying > TheJWT 09/21/2016 at 15:42

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project car hell..........

TheJWT > Die-Trying 09/21/2016 at 15:58

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YES!

Birddog > TheJWT 09/21/2016 at 17:18

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Yeah, it has changed a lot. Some for the better some for the worst. Seeing a post celebrating the first time someone plugged a tire almost made me stroke out today.