What technology improvements for fuel efficiency does the F150 have that the Ranger lacks, outside of a diesel option?
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I’d wait on it a few years and see how the emission system holds up. If it’s reliable, I’d buy some inline 6 goodness and even consider finally selling my old 6BT.
Eh, diesel guys(even coal rollers) typically brag about how great their fuel economy is. On the forums, they typically ask how they can break 20 mpg while still running a 35 inch tire.
Exactly. Usable passenger volume is almost equal to that of a RAV4.
Newer VW engines and stout do not belong in the same sentence. The rest of the platform? Sure. But not the engines.
Same thing happened to my buddy’s 1996 Ram with a 318. I was riding with him to school when it got stuck in 1-2" of flood water(CAD had a vacuum leak, no 4wd). We walked back to push it out after class only to discover the dam was opened upstream and the truck was under water. We pulled it out the next day while…
You’re a true Jalop.
This is the definition of the Honda Fit.
Good choice. I do question if the AWD provides much of an advantage over the FWD. I’ve taken my MKV FWD Jetta off roading (mud trail up a mountain in NC) with a metal skid plate and didn’t have any issues(other than bottoming out a few times).
They do, but a used fixed Gen 1 TDI with the CBEA or CJAA doesn’t fit the reliable requirement. The Gen 3 TDI would be better, it’s rare in the wagon configuration since it was only available in 2015.
Eh, one of my friends took it to the extreme and came out fine. He doesn’t even know how to turn a wrench.
Spoken like a true divorce attorney.
Funny enough, my father just sold his ‘68 Charger R/T on Friday to buy a new project car this weekend. It’s the competitor to the S600 and is the grandpa to the 350Z.
Look in the South East at places like Raleigh(anywhere in the triangle), Charlotte and Huntsville. There’s a lot of growth in the technology field in those areas with affordable (under 200k for a small 3 bed house) housing that’s within 50 miles of the city. I was able to nab a small newer 3 bedroom house for 130k…
It’s also worth noting that it isn’t as much about the down payment for PMI, it’s the loan amount vs appraised value. If someone spends too much on a house, a large down payment won’t necessarily kill PMI.
In a competitive market, I found that it’s not the down payment they want, it’s earnest money. That gives the seller confidence of knowing the buyer has real skin in the game.
Their design department followed the notes of the power tool market. Make everything look like a toy that goes along with playing Transformers. *pew pew*
Ditto, the part are plentiful and anyone who can figure out how to turn a wrench can work on them. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to continue searching for that lost triple square somewhere under this VW.
It matters to the paint. A year later, the results have been pretty fugly for those who’ve removed them after a while.