Looks like we were both wrong about various parts of our original statements.

You’ve actually got it backwards. The Rampage was a K-car, the Daytona was a G-chassis. The G-chassis is K-car based so I am assuming most parts will be close enough that it can work without major hassle.

Finding a decent Rampage will be tough. There’s always a few Daytonas for sale in the Midwest. I have a loooooong list of projects I want to play around with, this is just one of them now.

That is exactly what they did, which is bullshit. They do have a “towing” mode which holds gears a bit longer, but it’s still really bad. If the manual mode actually kept the gear selected (it downshifts automatically, no matter what speed you’re at), I’d accept the crappy programming, but the manual mode is basically…

They’re both K-cars. It’s not going to be that bad. I think...

Because of this post, I now plan to, some day, build a Rampage with a Daytona front end, just so there is a single truck out there with pop-ups.

I’ve had a few 4-speed autos that never had the same kind of gear hunting. They were pretty straightforward load/speed based and they worked well. The new autos use a lot more information and are really bad at guessing what’s about to happen. It would be fine if there was an Eco mode you wanted to use when saving gas…

If you think monster trucks are just for kids, you need to be watching new monster trucks. It’s a shame they have to resort to pro wrestling gimmick speeches when they interview drivers, but the trucks themselves are wicked.

The whole deal with the HVAC controls being half integrated into the infotainment is typical of a big problem Toyota has today: it seems like they are not driving their cars enough before putting them for sale. I bought a brand new Tacoma TRD this year and there are a few infuriating tuning and programming issues that…

The car should still be built to SFI spec, which has an international set of safety standards for drag racing cars. A lot of NHRA specs follow SFI.

So many of the little complaints we have about driving would be solved if people just paid attention. I don’t just mean putting down the phone/burger/makeup/latte/child, I mean looking around you, paying attention to the flow of traffic and what the people around you are doing. So many drivers are completely oblivious…

Says the person who replied “Bullshit!” Whatever troll boy.

“The second-generation Trooper received negative press in the United States when the 1995–1997 models were rated “Not Acceptable” by Consumer Reports for an alleged tendency to roll over under testing. In response to a petition from the publication’s publisher, Consumers Union, the National Highway Traffic…

I was replying to the comment about CR smearing Suzuki. They did the same with Isuzu and the Trooper.

It’s possible that the increased cylinder pressures are putting enough force through the oil film in the bearings to allow metal to metal contact. This would wear the bearings prematurely. Couple high cylinder pressures to low oil viscosity to improve fuel economy and this is exactly what you get. Even more so if…

And Isuzu.

It’s not a great car, but if you want an eco-friendly car that can handle a family and looks a bit different for under $25K, this is your answer. The 2nd gen Honda Insight.

Seems to be a display-only model. So 10K GBP for a coffee table that needs finishing.

The EP3 isn’t a horrible car, but it very much suffered from Honda turning its back on fun cars in favor of cost cutting. The MacPherson suspension and beam axle really suck compared to the wishbones and multi-link EG/EH/EJ/K/M suspensions. Also, that electric steering wasn’t great. It has a lot of slop and a ton of…

I have zero issue being blamed for the slow death of a crappy company who refuses to innovate, look towards the future, or even understand the basic wants and needs of potential customers outside of its standard base.