They are being targeted because their converters are a varying combination of (1) easy to steal, (2) worth a lot on the scrap market and (3) easy to find. The Econoline converters for instance are pretty accessible and also worth a lot in scrap because they are huge and have a relatively high content of valuable…

I took a SeaPort Air (bankrupt now) flight from Sacramento to Burbank in 2015. There were 6 of us on a prop plane that sat about 12. We stopped in Visalia, CA for fuel. Apparently they couldnt locate the keys for the fuel truck right away so 3 of us went into the “terminal”. It couldnt have been any bigger than 20x20…

Introducing the cleaner, more environmentally and scatalogically friendly 2023 Dodge Durango Heckcat with 709 HP.

It’s dumb, not really a motorhome anymore but I completely love the general absurdity of it.

Ugh, fairly recently my son and I were on our way to take a bunch of wood waste to the local landfill when we passed a couple guys with one of those trailers pulling what looked like a brand new John Deere riding mower from the ditch - it was mangled and I felt SO bad for them.

I went inside and they were OUT of rollerdogs.

Yep - they could just leave it there and stick some of these around it. Done.

Disco pants and haircuts! Sbarro! This place has EVERYTHING!

Hence her being sad.

2 planes, 1 touch

Stopped in to my local dealer to pick up some parts and this was parked out front. I hope they choke on it.

Don’t get into the back seat with that girl from Spanish class.  It will end really poorly a decade later.

It also removes those pesky undamaged body panels.

That subwoofer box can easily be removed.

Only external difference between an ‘89 and ‘96 is the header panel with slightly different lights and grille.

I scanned the article and nowhere does it say when or where the piercing is gonna get behind the wheel. I want my click back.

how *exciting* will it be to drive over a comparable vehicle in this segment?

What easter eggs will be in there? Will there be a nod to the AMC Hornet somewhere? That’s all I want to know because that would be the only thing that would interest me about yet another crossover from an OEM that has a horrible reputation in the segment.

My father in law was a large man and his mid aughts Buick did that early on. I think the combination of the weight of the seat, it not having as much support on the inside edge and a large driver who will push on that area while entering and exiting the vehicle puts extra stress on the frame that it just wasnt robust…

‘86 was the last year of a distributor in these, but I think you are on the right track. Ignition modules on these can get flaky - also a cam or crank sensor would do it. At the age, connectors to these components are also suspect - a bit of corrosion interfering with a good cam/crank signal...