I think maybe the problem you and I are having is that we aren’t in agreement on the definition of a small truck.

So in other words you’re not the target market we’re talking about when we say there’s a demand for small trucks.

Google “Chicken Tax.” Makes for some fascinating reading.

Yeah. Now. The older ones are between 900 and 1500 (roughly), and it’s the older ones that you’re gonna be buying for the price the headline talks about.

An honest work truck is one that can haul an appreciable load. 900 pounds doesn’t cut it.

Normally, there are so many comments here complaining that there isn’t an “affordable small truck that is great for honest work” anymore.

Does the bigger glass add that much weight? I haven’t had the opportunity to drive a Capri, so I don’t know how much of a difference it makes.

If there’s any hope in the car being built? Sure, I’ll take a gander.

In my personal opinion, the SN-95 Mustang was the best thing Ford managed to make on the Fox platform, because the personality of the car matched what the platform could handle. As soon as a bunch of weight was added, along with length and softness... it’s disappointing

Let me explain something: The Fox body Mustang of the era weighed about 2,700 lbs. The Thunderbird weighed 3,300 lbs. That extra 500 lbs makes a huge difference. Adding a full 20% to the weight of this platform, and asking an anemic 190 horsepower modified Pinto engine to pull it is... not ideal.

I’m just saying that once the functioning of a safety critical component is compromised, it should be fixed, as at that point, it puts other people at risk.

Not out to start an argument but I have to disagree with two things. Brake fluid and shocks. Both are absolutely critical safety issues. Water in brake fluid will boil and result in loss of pressure to the pads. If shocks are badly worn, the tyres won’t follow imperfections in the road, they will bounce over them…

I still like it, but I don’t play it often either.  

Learning to wrench yourself isn’t just going to save you money by avoiding shop expenses, it’ll save you money by knowing what is critical to being fixed, and what just needs to be aware of for the next 100k miles.

Radar Love is overplayed, not overrated. (It really doesn’t need to be on every playlist.)

My ‘84 Mustang GT has factory “slapper bars” They’re far less dramatic than the aftermarket leaf spring versions, but effectively work the same.

Took up the whole length between the Y and the tailpipe on my Nissan Titan.

Or “Balonies”

I wasn’t planning on keeping it forever... but I’m not going to sell it anytime soon either, I just got it.

“Four Pot” is one that my dad used a lot.