When times are tough, you've gotta keep moving forward. Especially when times are so tough that your transmission craps out, leaving you with a non-functioning reverse gear.
We don't know what a new transmission costs for an old Pathfinder, but it's definitely in the thousands. And this guy doesn't have the money to get it fixed, so he hacked together this contraption to make the truck go backwards when he hits the gas in "D:"
The rig is actually a little more complicated than I thought. He doesn't show you the actual assembly process here, but you can see the constituent parts. (Warning: Whatever this man does for a living, it is definitely not "Cameraman.")
Following the popularity of the first video—2.3 million views and counting—the anonymous tinkerer has posted a PayPal link seeking donations for a new transmission. It's like the world's least-exciting Kickstarter campaign.
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