0w20 synthetic oil, for one.

I have only owned 2 4wd or AWD vehicles in over 50 years of driving in Ontario Canada’s southwestern Ontario snowbelt. Most have been RWD. 9 have been FWD. Personally I LIKE RWD in snow with a superb set of snow tires (all 4) and a bit of weight over the drive wheels. My ranger with bed-0liner and fiberglass cap has…

Those figures were accurate when published in 2016- and there has been something of a seismic shift over the last 5 years.

Even American pickups CAN be unreliable. (I’d never own a 6 liter GM) - but the old Ford Ranger and a Toyota Tacoma (both American built)? Pretty much a toss-up.

It might make a difference - but under most conditions on most cars you’d be hard pressed to measure the difference -and an open sun-roof and windows WILL take more fuel at highway speeds.

The lifetime of a “lifetime lubed” transmission is one day or one mile short of when it breaks down. Engine oil changes? Minimum one change per year in areas with 4 seasons. With synthetic that can be up to 10000 miles under the right conditions

Dad put his one ton 2 wheel drive Toyota pickup down roads no Subaru and many other 4wd/awd vehicles would never go. It was loaded down with over a ton of box and electrical supplies and went through drifts that broke over the hood many times the winter he was wiring houses on the far side of Conestoga Lake. The…

My first car was a ‘61 mini. Being 6 inches narrower or 3 feet shorter than the existing and rapidly closing gap saved me a few times - along with the go-cart handling. It sure wasn’t the excessive power - - - - or the “blllatt” horn.

A friend has been hit several times - EVERY time in a red vehicle. EVERY red car he owned got hit - and none of his other vehicles - yellow, beige/tan, or silver . Didn’t matter that the red one was a van, or a pickup, or a sedan.

Generally speaking a “highway horn” switch controlling the loud horn is a good idea. Allows the “civilized” horn to be used for the normal in-town situations but allows you to really wake up the guys on the highway  when it becomes necessary. (and sometimes it IS about the only thing that works!!)

You want to try 4 in the tree - not bad after the first few trips.

I bought a ‘53 Coronet with no title - never registered in Canada. It took just over 3 months to get it titled (I’ve told the story here before). Getting rid of an untitled car generally requires an axe and a sawz-all and  a few weeks of garbage pickup.

You are forgetting the electric drive unit which will NOT be light either - - -. The batteries are serving more as a “demand leveller” on a long trip. You only need to generate the “average power required” minus the “average power recovered” with the rotary (or whatever) engine powering the generator. The generator…

The 10K and less NAs will cost a lot more than 9K to put into the condition this one appears to be in making the 19K not a BAD price for this model in this condition who wants one of this model in this condition badly enough. He’ll get 15 for it if he doesn’t piss off the guy that makes the offer. (assuming it IS…

That would never fly. Keep Chrysler as the “flagship” - just the 300 and possibly a 200 and the Town and Country or Pacifica - Dodge Charger, Challenger and possibly Grand Caravan -and a smaller version - likely a small SUV/CUV and a regular SUV. Selling an Alfa or a Fiat as a Dofge or Chrysler won’t cut it - never…

The EVAP was dealer installed too. It might have the wiring harness but a junkyard transplant is likely in the cards. On my Ranger I didn’t do a full conversion (no recirc mode) but it was basically a 2 afternoon job that cost me a couple hundred and it keeps the cab cool.  Did the same on my old ‘57 Fargo years ago -…

I bought the LongRanger with no AC - but that didn’t last long!!!Junkyard transplant solved THAT in a hurry!!

My dad had the Hilux WonTon. Drove it like he stole it, had a ton and a half on it regularly and hardly ever under the ton. In all the years he had it he replaced one wheel bearing. That little sucker was TOUGH. But I still like my 25 year old RangerXL long box regular cab 4 liter 5 speed with GVW pkg and Posi.…

No such thing as a “cheap German Car” - and this one’s entry price isn’t even “cheap”. Only 2 types of people drive  luxury cars over 5 years old- particularly European - Has-beens or wannabees

Being an incomplete install the maintenance cost will be a lot less than the Merc - - -  As will the operating cost - so with the Challenger you are about a month ahead of the Merc. In a couple months time they will BOTH be driveway queens - - -