6th Gear: I respectfully disagree

A cup full of ice. Periodically take a cube and let it melt in your mouth. It lasts longer and works better than Coke.

Chalk it up to personal taste, I guess, but I'm going to go out on a limb here:

Laissez les feu rouler!

And Ferraris haven't set themselves ablaze here?

No, what you have there is just how Ferraris should still be designed, venting fire on a regular basis, not building it up and releasing it all at once!

I'm finding myself disappointed in Ferrari as of late. Between what's tantamount to rigging tests and not being bothered to stop their cars from lighting themselves on fire, it's something I wouldn't be spending my money on... even if I could afford it.

I've had my Explorer for nearly 8 years now. I've got my fox-body, but I can't bring myself to let go of my first car/towing rig.

Someone has the wrong type of friends.

You have a valid point.

I'll agree with you for the 2V motors, especially the 96-98 "Non-PI" 4.6s.

I have one issue with your last point:

5th gear: It's official, Toyota is having delusions of grandeur. This could be but a symptom of a much more serious disorder. Someone break out the straitjackets. We do have them in Sequoia size, right?

Morning Shift: PowerGlide Edition

For 3k, that truck before the Dr. Moreau treatment would have been a decent sell. In short, he ruined it: crack pipe.

Most V8lvos I've seen go the smallblock Ford route. What threw me off is that it sounds almost exactly like my 5.0 fox.

Tandem drifting is a beautiful thing.

The main problem is that it's mainly concerned with emissions-related problems. you could have any number of problems and the CEL will never light up.

Agreed.

A brand new Ranger would probably be my next vehicular purchase. Or maybe a V8 Sport Trac. Something to replace my thoroughly-worn 2nd gen Explorer.