I don't think the question is regarding how sound the wording in the disclaimer / liability waiver is. It can be the most precise legal banter ever scribbled. That doesn't mean that their carefully crafted words, no matter how much they want them to, will change the law in that state in any way shape or form. An…

Yup, the moment they started doing that I stopped taking those reviews quite as seriously. I also know that they have paid services that you can hire to make multiple positive postings about your establishment.

Yup, so unfortunately yours is probably the position of most people that would actually sand off-road one. That leaves the 1% of the 1% that are also rich and would take a 50k truck into the sand to beat around. Still sounds like a fun time. My buddy has one that's a few years old now so maybe one day we'll go kick…

You have a very good point especially if the Raptor was/is actually being used for baja style utility. Unfortunately I think a lot of these do duty as bro-trucks and around town cruisers. I'm also going to bet that when they do make it off-road its more commonly dirt than sand. I do agree that sand is the enemy of…

I don't disagree that they COULD. The question here is, "Will they?" I believe, based on the current ecoBoost offerings that they will not exceed 400 HP. Currently this is the maximum configuration for the 3.5 —> 380 hp (283 kW) @5250 rpm, 460 lbft (624 Nm) @2750 rpm. The 460 lbft of torque is a really good number,…

I am Dan, LOL, and yes a solution to most boring vehicles is MOAR POWAAAHH. The Raptor could use more too, I'm sure the new one with an aluminum frame that lightens it 700 lbs, and more HP/Torque will be more fun. I do also have to admit the first time I drove it I thought it would have a bit more. Then I reminded…

I'll look into the tune for my buddy. I agree in terms of aftermarket its always much easier to just bolt a supercharger on to the bad boy. In most applications just keep the boost low, like 7 PSI or below and the pistons don't even need to be changed. I could have sworn someone out there already had the SC kit for…

Ok, let's not get carried away. I wasn't comparing one to the other, I was just talking about the potency and configuration of the motor. I did think the frame was the same as the F-150, so thank you for that bit of info. I really am not comparing the two vehicles, I was just making the argument for as much power as…

:) I wouldn't quite call it boring. I remember when it snowed 2 ft. and my buddy came over with his Raptor. We tried to see if we could find a snowbank in which it would get stuck... Don't ask why... We couldn't. We took this thing over 6 foot mounds of snow, through giant drifts, over some snow jumps, had a massively…

The next Raptor needs to have a Twin Turbo V8 to actually be an EcoBeast. I've driven a number of the BMW 4.4L TT variants, including the X5 M and something of that nature would really motivate the next Raptor in a manner to suit it. Merc's new motors are also 5.5L V8 TT. Let's be honest, the 3.5 V6 TT option would…

Agreed on that. So you are leading me to the argument that the person would be better left blissful than upset by the information I delivered? There is some weight to that argument. However, especially when it is a solicited opinion I think trying to save a friend from a major financial atrocity in the future…

I'm not saying anything here, the rider did a good job and certainly has skills... BUT. The Police Harley videos on insanely tight courses I've seen are more impressive in my opinion.

I'm going to have to agree with many of the others here. In most cases even 1 second is fairly significant on a track. Let's say we're talking about a relatively short track :60 lap time, over the course of 60 laps the Camaro would be two minutes behind with that 2 second lap deficit. All of a sudden that's not close.…

Well that clears that up. Damned anti-hoon laws.

Fortunately I live in a free country where I'm free to express my opinion. ESPECIALLY in a case where someone asked for it. My opinion is that you are an idiot, and again I'm free to express that. I've been reading through this thread and I see that I'm not the only one that finds many flaws with your…

That's really a great chart. I usually don't like info graphic type presentations, but I think this one really emphasis the point. The problem with modern cars is that crash test / safety requirements continue to get more stringent. Often the only reasonably affordable way to fight that is by adding structural steel…

Thanks, I'm Literally Laughing out Loud at work... or maybe Actually Laughing out Loud at work. Either way, thank you, that is EXACTLY what I was thinking.

Paying over MSRP is really dumb. Everyone deserves to know that. Maybe in the future it will save him from making another very costly, and rather dumb mistake. If you have no idea how to buy a car, maybe you should ask someone with some experience first instead of throwing money at the dealership.

Well that's it right there. The only way to compete would be to have an MSRP short of the M5 and E-AMG class. Honestly trying to stay under the CTS-V price tag would be another if not more difficult target. I know that its a lot of car for that money, but that's what it would take to break into the market. They could…

Ok, I found it and read all about it. Not going to be selling for a mil, but its still awesome.