It’s not laziness. It also engineering to customer needs. The New Cascadia was designed around aero, which onther systems fitting those constraints. It’s not like that they dont also make diesel cabovers. Maintaining commonaliry mean the res to of the truck she has already been throughly tested for longevity and…

Maybe if it weren’t so damn slow.

The Outback is zero percent more fun than a Camry. It feels heavy because it is heavy, and the 3.6 isn’t anything to write home about compared to any other modern optional powertrain. Plus, the CVT. The fake shift points make it tolerable, but it’s still a CVT and probably won’t last as long the transmission he has…

You do realize the Rainbow Family gathering has zero affiliation with any sort of gay anything group. It’s nothing more than dirt bags who don’t want to pay for anything and have zero personal responsibility. These are basically folks who are homeless by will. Attributing the trash and filth to any other group is…

Just too bad they didn’t bring over the 6MT option from the 1.0 Focus. The 6F15 slushbox, while very durable (and is not the Dual Clutch!), completely saps the 1.0 EcoBoost. I don’t know if its just the fact the torque converter is there, or if its because of less-than-ideal programming, but it takes the fun out of…

That part was maybe not clear: Multi-grade oils don’t become thicker when the get warm. They just don’t thin as much. It’s really a relative viscosity rating.

Better than 18th century tech?

^This. Bead-locks are needed for low PSI. But I can’t tell from the pics if they are real, or just bedazzled.

Even better. Call the Nissan Titan XD a half-ton. The payload sticker clearly places it in direct competition with the F150, but call it what it is, and owners lose their shit.

I have an E350. The Ford one. Not tired of it. It has over 450,000 miles. It came from Enterprise with 105,000 (yes, it did get a make over to hide its Enterprise roots). I’m not sure I’ll ever get tired of it. I’m shooting for 600,000 miles and it’s replacement might be another Econoline.

The 1997 Ford Aerostar came with a 5 speed....

That’ hows many pumps work now. Especially at stations with E85. They really just blend 87 octane with E85 to make higher grades of fuel, and that’s how they can offer so many mid-grades.

Seems to be mostly a Daimler era problem. Pre-daimler, your paint just peeled off the zinc primer instead.

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found a staggering 81 percent increase in pedestrian deaths involving SUVs from 2009 to 2016.

True, it should reduce damage to the vehicle, but it would also increase injury to the occupants, since it’s the sudden acceleration that causes the injury, and rarely being struck or trapped by crushed bodywork.

Normal cars, probably wouldn’t ever see noticeable wear. Tow trucks however... we did chew through front tires fast, and the way the shoulder wore on a solid-front-axle rig... pretty clear it was from steering while stationary. Plus, you could see the rubber left on the surface from doing this.

He wasn’t their defense attorney. He would have been their plantiff’s attorney seeking damages from insurances companies, at least until one client was indicted. Then he may have served as that defendant’s representation, but I also suspect conflicts of interest might have precluded that.

Ride sharing implies subsidizing or reimbursing operating costs, (i.e. IRS standard 54.5 cents/mile, or actual costs). Once rides payments exceed operating costs, than that’s commercial driving for profit. If Uber were only matching riders to a potential driver, the drivers would be able to set their rates.

Driving timid is part of the problem! Good old Italian tuneup (i.e a few good 0-80 runs in a row) fixes early shudders. But once the small shudders become big shudders, its too late.

Yeah, 1.0 Focus auto is the 6F15, which is a very reliable transmission, but saps all the fun out of that motor.