What’s hilarious is wire-guide tech has been around for decades. All they needed to do was embed a guide wire in the floor of the tunnel and modify the car a bit to read it. It’s been used in warehouses with forklifts.  Even consumers can purchase it for moving scale model cars on a layout.  The Faller car system is…

That was never legal. Converting a semi-auto to full auto after 1986 is not a loophole.

Ford are exceptional dicks about this.  My 2012 F150 wouldn't tell me which tire is low or by how much until I installed a new Kenwood stereo with an OBD-ii connection.  Now I can see each tire's pressure.

My dad's mother was in a similar situation.  Born in 1914 at home.  Never had a birth certificate.  Had to jump through tons of hoops to get a passport in the late 70's.

Not saying BHPH lots don’t operate in this fashion, but it’s not universally true with collateralized financing.  The finance company has a lien on the collateral.  They don’t own the collateral.  My vehicle was always titled in my name, but the title had an initial lien on it with Chase and then my Credit Union when…

I’ve seen the jellybean Tauruses/Taurii get transmission issues over a corroded O2 sensor harness.  Short circuit kept popping a fuse that also went to the TCM.  Takes an above-average mechanic to diagnose.

It isn’t rocket surgery.  If I could learn at age 10 on a ‘61 F100 with a granny low 4 speed, you can learn as an adult in a modern car with even less clutch and shifter travel in a parking lot (not to mention all six synchronized gears).  I haven’t driven a manual in years and can hop in any hand-shaker car and be…

Wow, I can’t believe BMW made the same mistake Ford did with the 12th gen F150. My 2012 has the non-latching turn signal stalk. It was so hated by the customer base Ford went back to a latching stalk for 2015.  Even worse is the turn signal cancellation comes via the steering position sensor.  If that sensor ever has…

That’s because DeLorean used the same grade of stainless steel used in commercial kitchen appliances. Elmo choose a different grade that will rust on the surface and look like shit. The exhaust on my crown Vic was stainless, but it had that rust color on the surface. It just doesn’t turn into that pastry-like…

If it was anything like Tyler Hoover's delivery experience, Tesla had two people handling all deliveries that day.  Hoovie even mentioned letting them skip some pre-delivery steps just so he could leave with his Cyberturd in a timely fashion.

I’m not fond of dealers, but I’m pretty sure they’d take care of me if this were a brand new F150. I wouldn’t even have to think about tweeting Jim Farley.

Am I the only jalop that misses the days when this site always referred to him as Bob “Maximum” Lutz?

Pretty sure they mean hand-Shaker. I know 4+OD manuals go back to the 80's in Fords. The first five speed auto I can recall from Ford off the top of my head (in North America) was the 5 speed in the superduty and that transmission was only available with a diesel for the first few years. Gas engines kept the 4R100 a…

This is worse than dyeing thinning hair, the is full on spray painting your head.

Bona Fide service animals have to perform a specific task above and beyond simply being present. The task must be relevant to the handler’s disability. You can ask about the task the animal performs but not a demonstration.

Even if the animal is never in the car the dander and hair can just come from a pet-owner’s clothing. My dog’s version of the goodbye hug is to lean into my lower legs while I give him scritches.  That's going to transfer and does transfer to a vehicle. He’s regularly groomed every three weeks, but he never stops…

The 3.5l Ecoboost that was in the previous generation Explorer/flex/Taurus isn’t the same engine that ended up in the F150 or Expedition. If anything it’s the worst iteration on account of that internal water pump that was driven off the timing chain. The F150 Ecoboost has an external water pump driven by the…

It wasn't independent suspension, it was four link with coils.  Still a solid axle.

Thankfully the Godzilla fits in that engine compartment better than the V10.  It was designed for the old 460.

Avis/Budget sure as hell isn’t.  I’ve had rentals from them regularly pushing 50k.