Thanks for the clarification, but “factory ugly” doesn’t really change my opinion here.

This is probably cheating, but in the late 50's my grandfather designed, built and sold a utility vehicle that closely resembles a Kawasaki Mule. It had a Wisconsin engine, a four-speed transmission and a hydraulic dump bed, and I think it had front and rear PTO’s available. They were sold mostly in the Chicago area,…

You missed a few things which any old trucker could’ve told you. First off, in trucker parlance, these are called “Maxis”, as opposed to the non-spring brakes, which were just called “cans”. On your typical 18-wheelers, you’ll find maxis on only the last drive axle and the 2 trailer axles, never on the steer, and…

In the UK, £500ish for an annual service, around £2000 for a 60.000mile/six year full go over. You will only get around 12 mpg and for goodness sake do to crash it.

Pro move by the guy who darted in and grabbed the keys before Gramps could try to drive off again.

Hey, it’s cheaper than a K car wagon!

To be fair, unnecessary fires aren’t great for the environment either.....

Its clearly her stash man. Look at how excited those guys are. 

It’s been a few years since we bought a Toyota (okay, more than a few - 2004), but back then they were offering very different option packages to different regions of the U.S., so that might preclude ordering (“you can’t have that configuration in Montana”).

Amateurs!

While Dr Gordon may be talking about flooded roads, this isn’t a flooded road (though it can be susceptible to higher periods of water flow). This is a ford which usually has a pedestrian bridge on one side or a low weight capacity bridge next to it for cars to go over, while buses and trucks ford through the well,…

Also, would that plastic react with leather or other material in the car, possibly staining/marking it? Hmm.

But somebody actually drove 534 miles with all that plastic on there...

Rural AM radio? Yes, many things. Mostly the fact that it’s a bunch of ill-informed, angry, right-wing loons spouting conspiracy theories and other dangerous garbage.

Did you know you should never reuse cotter pins? Especially when it secures the castle nut that holds the brake drum, wheel, and tire on a Beetle rear axle?

According to a completely unverified source in the F-Type owners FB group, it was a manual F-Type S being delivered to a customer, the shipper left the car in gear, parking brake off when lowering the ramp and it rolled off. The car was “totaled due to frame, extensive exhaust, suspension and bumper damage”. They…

$1000 dollar car you say?
 

This is a Wheeze car.

Can’t outrun a radio. Hang back but keep them in sight, don’t put the pressure on them, and have another team roll out a stop strip further along the road. And if it gets dangerous, let them go. Criminals are dumb, you’ll get them for something else later. Good chance there are witnesses, surveillance video, and maybe…

The stuck-on “swollen eyes” were truly a wonderful touch.