Since most of UPS management used to be drivers, I think they are bro-ing out and thinking ‘Well I suffered through the heat, so the current drivers can too.’  Except they aren’t realizing it’s hotter than it used to be due to global warming, compounded by the heat island effect in most cities, plus the greater volume…

Roof top AC units like they use on RVs. Powered by a hybrid battery. That way they can run even when the engine is off.

Put a layer of reflective insulation on the cargo area, get rid of the greenhouse top that lets light through so they can save the alternator 1/2 of a watt is would cost to run LED lighting back there.  Put in a rooftop vent.

I had 2 girlfriends with EXPs back in the early 90s/ they were terrible, as did the Escort they were based on, but I’m thinking the Tempo/Topaz might have actually been the worst Ford.

4.0 didn’t get installed until 87.

If that’s really your plan, you should just go with the annuity rather than the lump sum. I’ve thought about this way more than I should but I really think unless you’re already rich, the annuity is the way to go for most people. After all, statistics show that most people who win the big lotteries take the lump sum,…

The only problem is it’s hideous compared to European and American convertibles.  It’s looks like what it is - a sedan with no roof, instead of a sporty car with no roof.

It’s really the only answer here.  I might be biased, as I own one, and have had 2 previously.

Yes, a remembrance of the days of yore.

Diesel also gets better mpg, so even though it’s more expensive, it may wind up costing less per mile. Also, the gas F350 gets the pretty awesome 7.3 Godzilla gas engine.

They shut the doors in the winter when it’s cold, they can do it in the summer when it’s hot. Oh, and going hybrid or electric would also help with the AC situation a lot, I’m a delivery driver and one of the best features of my hybrid car is the AC runs when I’m at a customer’s door even when the engine turns off…

My last Toyota (RAV4 V6, ~120k miles) was less reliable in a year than my current C-Max has been in 3 years (now at 210k miles.) Toyota needed a brake booster and was starting to exhibit timing chain rattle on cold starts. C-Max has needed nothing but routine maintenance and one coil pack.

Yeah, a combination of high population and sunshine laws where everything has to be released to the media.  In other states these types of things just never get released.

I’m a delivery driver. I used to have to replace brakes once or more times a year in my former delivery cars. I’ve had a hybrid for 3 years now, I’ve put 100k miles on it (it has 210k total), brakes still look great.

It’s the receiving permission that’s key.  Just like the Seinfeld episode where he reserves a rental car.  The taking of the reservation isn’t the key element, it’s the actually holding the car so it’s there for you.  The reservation alone means nothing.

The brake booster failed in my former RAV4, and it made the vehicle undriveable.  It wasn’t just harder to press the brake pedal, it made the pedal effort totally unpredictable.  You would start pressing, the CUV wouldn’t brake, and then they would grab full pressure, the ABS would kick in and then it started pulsing…

Ford C-Max. Same drivetrain as the Fusion, but because no one has heard of them, they sell for less. Mine has been very reliable, I use it for delivery it has 210k miles on it.  Variety available in LA for around your insurance payout.

I’m confused why this isn’t a straight worker’s comp claim.  You get injured or killed on the job, worker’s comp covers it.  But you don’t get extra for pain and suffering.  You basically get your income and medical bills covered.

You have to go inside and prepay if you want to do that in the US.

People who like to walk on roadways at night have a special affinity for black clothing.