The manufacturers I checked cover them under the ‘Limited Non-powertrain Warranty,’ lasting from 12-36 months (Honda, FCA, GM, Toyota).

Up in northern New England, the life expectancy of ball joints is by your third annual safety inspection. Wheel bearings\hubs last a bit longer. The other thing that wears out at about the same rate is rod ends. 8-12" frost heaves\pot holes, large amounts of unsprung weight, and 6-8 months of a heavy salted…

The ghost of Shelby still lives at Ford. Methinks they are taking a section from the GT350\500 naming convention.

“Carroll Shelby is said to have asked how many feet it was from the office to the workshop buildings. Phil Remington told him it was 350 feet. So it was called a GT 350.” The GT500 was chosen since it…

Probably is over there, but here on Jalopnik, I think it’s safe :D

Exactly. Emergency vehicles are allowed to ignore traffic signals, stop signs, etc WHEN SAFE to do so and dependent on the severity of the need for response. This wasn’t safe to do so. This wasn’t an active shooter situation. This was a guy blowing a red light and already clear of the intersection. If you watch the…

Depends on your state laws. Drivers are required to yield to emergency vehicles when it is safe to do so. The driver of the EV has the responsibility of maintaining a safe situation. The cop should have verified the intersection was clear. In my state, no questions asked, the cop would be at fault. You can only blow…

Will this get 800+ lb\ft at 1600 RPM?
If not, it’s not going to replace the diesel.

They do around here still.

Yeh, I think my caffeine intake was too low this morning. I can’t even blame it on autocorrect.

Thanks for keeping people away from those Mopars :). The anecdotal crap of the 70s helps keep the prices down for people like me, who have had multiple Jeeps and Dodge\RAM products with better reliability than the goddamn Accord that almost burned down my house, the Camry that got bought back by Toyota, and the RAV4…

The E-type is the Sayam Halek of cars. Every single curve stirs the loins and drives dopamine through the roof. It’s one of those that you can only catch a fleeting glance of, and for days, weeks, and years, it burns in your brain with unbridled desire.

On the flip side, the original 427 Cobra is raw, over-the-top…

True, they were pretty much part of the landscape in my time. Those, and X-cars.

Wasn’t for the Mosquito, but I suspect this is not nearly as modern or as well-built as that WWII aircraft...

Midwest is a long haul from New England, but fundamentally, the rural mentality I suspect wasn’t that different. In the rust belt, you just didn’t see Japanese cars (or trucks) when I was in high school in parking lots or on the road, you only saw them in magazines or if you made the 4 hour pilgrimage to ‘the city’…

“Ask the millions of Americans who don’t live in cities how much they use Uber and Lyft and you’ll have your answer.”

Hell, we don’t even have public transportation. No bus service. No traditional cabs, and Subways are some mystical place that people eat sandwiches.

I came here to say just that.

I just did straps on my tank, when I read your reply I thought ‘yup, that sounds about right’ so I went out with a tape measure just to confirm :D.

That looks like maybe Pinkham Notch between Jackson and Glen? If so, there’s a whole lot of nothing in either direction before you hit help :(. Glad no one got hurt.

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I have a 2500 RAM of this generation in the driveway. The gas tank is 29" from the closest part of the exhaust across the chassis and 37" from the driver’s side down pipe, though it is about 6" from the transmission (there’s a heat shield between them on mine). The only electrical components\wires near the tank and on…

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We’ve had some great (and not-so-great) cars over the years but the only car the lady would want back and smiles when she talks about it is her old 97 LeSabre.