On the subject of which I’ve been looking for a pickup truck, an old Toyota 4x4 from the 22r/22re era. I’ve got a ‘68 motorcycle and it would be a great compliment - enclosed where the bike’s exposed, reliable where the bike’s moody (those trucks are what technicals are made from, and while the bike’s engine is indestructible, the electrical system is gremlinbait), plenty of cargo capacity (say, enough to haul the bike back home when it dies).

So I’ve been checking Craigslist and whatnot but all the listings are these hillbilly Frankenstein abominations out in Hillsboro or NE 132nd, lifted two feet, sprung to hell, truck bed chopped off. “Crawlers”. I don’t even recognize half the words they’re boasting about.

I guess that’s the redneck equivalent of tossing a muffler, spoiler, and Type R sticker on your Civic, but fuck, I just want a truck.