For reference you can easily spend $60k overhauling a Lycoming piston aircraft engine. An overhaul and inspection for the turbine in this jet will be a multiple of the purchase price.

My brother in law was all in on mini-disc (face palm).

It’s true! Even a hack like me can lay down a nice bead on steel with a wire feed mig. I’ve got a Miller 180 Autoset that makes the whole process child’s play; just don’t forget to turn the gas on!

But will Supercruise leave his turn signal blinking on and off mile after mile? Inquiring minds want to know!

In short everyone should learn the economic theory of “opportunity cost”. Unfortunately this concept frequently involves “maths” which is why most people shy away from it.

Where is this happening that non-compliant cars are not being allowed to re-register? It’s the first I’ve heard of it.

Cars don’t have the sensors necessary to monitor the actual volume of emissions leaving the tailpipe. For that you need some very expensive, bulky gas analyzers. It’s just not realistic for a consumer to partake in emssions road testing.

Nuetral: Don’t overestimate the attention span of the US population. Everyone outside of the microcosm of car geeks will completely forget about “dieselgate” (dieselghazi?) and diesel passenger car sales will get right back to where they were; which is to say not much.

The F250 and higher have used the same cab and box sheetmetal since the ‘99 model year.

I think that there’s too much nose going on. The pointy-ness excacerbates the front overhang, paticularly from the front 3/4 view. It just looks like there is a lot of car in front of the wheels.

I’m curious as to why you’d be concerned over the long term reliability of the 2.3 EB.

GM’s Lambda crossovers (Acadia, Traverse, et. al.) are rated around 5000-5500lbs.

Pig N Ford Racing. I’ll let the picture do the talking.

Anything other than a direct replacement of the same light source for a headlights, brake lights, or marker is a violation of the FMVSS. Technically what you’re proposing is illegal.

That’s not entirely true. Ask any S30 owner what the inside of the car smells like when the hatch seals go bad. It’s not enough CO2 to kill, but it probably exceeds OSHA guidelines.

I wouldn’t buy one due to the compromised utility, but I loved the way the 04-08 F150 flareside trucks looked.

The EB uses the same 6R80 trans as the 6.2 and the 5.0. It’s also used in the mustang. If you say the trans in the EB is unreliable then your saying the same for the 6.2.

No, not at all. The banks just let them hang on to 23 billion for the last 9 years.

The cowl area has to be sealed off from the engine bay for it to work. The base of the windshield generally has a high pressure area that can be used to lightly pressurize the intake.

- Vegas is the holy grail vacation for millions of dipshit socks-and-sandals wearing tourists, better known as the Prius’ customer base.