I’d place more stock in the manufacturer’s argument that the rollbacks are bad, except:

I’m sorry, David, but continuing to drive a vehicle after you’ve sold it is the automotive equivalent of sleeping with an ex-girlfriend after she’s married someone else. It’s violating the bro code. Yeah, it’s fun to take it for a spin, but you’re just putting more miles and wear on something that you shouldn’t. 

The Mercury Messenger Concept Car, based off of the 2005 Mustang. It was poorly named. You can SEE the Cougar should have been it’s name. But Mercury’s death was already a by-gone conclusion 

The Ford Ranger redesign that was due out for the 2000, 2002, 2005, etc model years. I loved the 1994  Ranger that I had. My intention was to trade it in on the redesign. Then Ford came out with the 2005 F150 & said “people would rather buy a full size over a small truck, so no redesign for you.” Yeah, they refreshed…

I’m a native Texan. Texans understand there’s only two or three days out of the year when we really have ice or snow. When those days roll around, I tend call in sick to work. Most Texans don’t have enough experience driving in it to be safe, except for those in the Panhandle. The real risk is that on those days,…

Somewhere, there’s a guy named Tracy David who is desperately searching for a variety of Jeeps that have had their rust issues taken care of ( sort of) that have the major mechanical issues fixed-ish and wants to buy them so they can slowly revert to the way they were when David Tracy found and bought them. David…

Meh...(seriously a cool innovation). But it caused me to flashback to a critique of Star Wars V where people were complaining about the visual overlays on the A wings being visible over the cockpit A pillars. As a kid, I just thought they were trying to show it was transparent metal. Then they remastered IV and…

First, Hooeydonk? That’s a real name? It pretty much creates its own jokes.

My current drive is 40.9 miles, one way. The longest was 85-ish miles one way. But the truth is the longest commute, no matter the distance, is the trip home after work. It doesn’t matter what the odometer says, it always seems like there’s an extra 20 miles when you just want to get home after having to be an adult…

I’ve hauled plenty of trailers. I hated stock trailers the most. When you have a full grown bull that hates going for a ride in the back, throwing his weight around, it can be a bit nerve wracking. But my scariest moment was when I was passed going down a hill by a ski boat. It popped off my hitch and went around me…

It actually did mean that at one time. It’s just that they exceed their class rating now. 

Yeah, that’s a point me and some friends were talking about the other week. 

Anyone else remember when “1/2 ton”, “3/4 ton”, & “1 ton” told you how much weight you could put in a vehicle ( not tow)? Now it’s “I can put nearly 4 tons of shit in my 1 ton truck.”

Every fucking one of them. Let’s make the manual standard again. 

Considering the improved towing and cooling of the Gladiator, I’m figuring it’s only a matter of time before intrepid Youtubers start retrofitting the Wrangler JLs with Gladiator parts. I figure the cooling from that angled grill and hood will be the first followed by the rear ends. I’m surprised that Jeep hasn’t made…

If it was me, I’d seek out a ‘96 or ‘97 Miata. You get the 1.8 liter engine, OBDII diagnostics port, & pop up headlights. You can’t own a Miata and not be able to do the Miata wave.

Even GMC knows the front grill isn’t that attractive. All those options and the cameras still avoid it...

So this asymmetrical door layout isn’t without precedent. GM did it with the ‘68-‘72 Suburban. Saturn did it too. But I don’t like it. First, I like symmetry. Second, I wonder how many people still reach for the missing door on the drivers side. Humans love repetition and use muscle memory a lot. I just bought a…

I was fortunate not to have this happen to me. But when my 12 year old was a baby, even then I realized how easily it could have happened. There were plenty of times where I stopped at stop lights and looked back to check on my boy, only to panic because I’d forgotten I left him with my parents.  Frankly, if this…

Next years’s article... “GM sued by consumers over diesel cheating devices to artificially increase EPA ratings. EPA now investigating.”