Where did that tow truck driver learn how to drive? GTA V?

This is pretty cool. Everyone’s heard numerous horror stories about what happens when people neglect to have a pre-purchase inspection, I don’t recall hearing of a successful pre-purchase inspection that saved a buyer thousands in costly repairs.

I have a hatred of early 2000's cars which use a disproportionate and excessive amount of unpainted plastic side body cladding, such as the early Honda Element, Pontiac Aztek, Chevy Avalanche, etc. Was there some unheard of paint shortage among automotive suppliers? Was it laziness on the part of the car’s designers?…

These responses sound to me like meaningless corporate speak. He’s just trying to please everyone, most importantly of all, Ford shareholders and stakeholders.

I would counter by saying that if the previous owner really cared about the car, if it was truly his baby, and he wanted it to be preserved, he wouldn’t be selling it in the first place. So, no.

I put a 3 inch lift with coil-overs in the front, 2 inch lift springs in the rear, and Bilstein 5100 shocks on my daily driver, a 2006 4Runner, and believe it or not it rides better than stock with worn out shocks. However, the tires I went with were only 1 inch larger diameter. I have the V8 model, so I hardly notice…

Wow. That is a horrible looking, disgusting, abomination of a vehicle. I want one.

You would think widening the track and fitting longer control arms would increase wheel travel and articulation, because that’s how trucks like the Ford Raptor’s long travel IFS is setup. Those pictures of the wheel lifting off the ground though are pathetic.

I’m guessing they started with a pickup truck base, since those typically have long hoods, and then just built a van body on the back of a truck like cab. I wouldn’t be surprised if these vans were mechanically very similar to a 2WD Nissan Titan.

My last two automobile purchases have been a 2013 Civic Si and a 1987 Toyota 4Runner, both with manual transmissions. I had never owned or even driven a manual transmission car prior to that, and I won’t go back to exclusively driving automatics. It doesn’t bother me one bit that the average beige family car isn’t…

I think I already know the answer to this, but is 18 more ft-lbs and I assume a lower redline worth the upgrade from a ‘13 Si?

I think I prefer the 1980-1983 body style of these 4x4 trucks that has the solid front axle and leaf spring front suspension, or an early 2-door 4Runner with the removable fiberglass top. And, any Toyota truck from the 80s has to have the 2.4L 22RE 4-cylinder.

Yeah, and later FJ40 models got a 4.2 liter 2F engine, so there’s really no correlation with engine displacement.

Someone who has been pulled over for speeding who gives the cop a physics lecture and argues the semantics of the phrase “high rate of speed” is going to be labeled a smart ass and is probably not getting any favors from the cop as far as reducing the charges on a citation.

I have a 2013 Si and this really doesn’t make it worth upgrading...unless I wait for a Type R. I’m sure the 2017 Si is a bit more fuel efficient, but I’m happy with the 30 mpg I get currently.

This is really only a modest torque increase of 18 lb-ft over the previous model Civic Si with the 2.4 liter engine, and 192 lb-ft is still considerably less torque than a GTI or Focus ST.

I’ve occasionally noticed police officers driving 5 mph under the speed limit for no reason, I’ve also heard of people getting a speeding ticket for overtaking a police officer, regardless of weather or road conditions.

No Toyota Land Cruiser FZJ80? It seats 8 and is one of the only vehicles ever offered from the factory with front, rear, and center differential locks. It’s a very reliable 4x4, every major component is made to last 25 years. Also being made in the 90s they’re not very complicated by today’s standards.

My biggest problem with the drum brakes on my old Toyota 4Runner was that the auto adjusters for the rear brake shoes were tied to the parking brake. On an automatic transmission truck the parking brake rarely gets used, and therefore you have to manually adjust the rear shoes periodically as they wear down. I was too…

Because Canada has 1/10th the population of the United States, and the number of affected vehicles is about 1/5th of what it was in the states...they don’t get extra money just for being Canadian.