I know they aren’t exactly the same motor, but in the F-150, it is only $1500 to go from the 3.5 V6 (non Ecoboost) to the 5.0. Why is the Mustang so much more expensive other than because people will pay it?

But it was only bolted on to the back. So it was not completely BOF, only half of it

Front-to-back engines would allow in BMW and MB’s crossovers that are based on their sedans

Right, that is my argument. Mopar4Life is saying that in order for something to be an SUV it has to be BOF, which would disqualify the XJ

I would agree with you, but is it defined anywhere that a truck must be BOF?

No where in the SUV definition does it say that it has to be BOF, it basically just disqualifies anything using a car chassis - so I would argue that in order for something to be a CUV, the same platform/chassis has to be used in the production of a car

Is there actually an official definition of CUV vs. SUV? I usually go with “if it shares its chassis with a car, or has a transverse engine” because unibody vs. BOV would put the XJ Cherokee in the CUV segment, which I can’t really get behind

How about an old muscle car? At least your trips to the drag strip would make sense then

My wife’s family does Turkey on Christmas (in PA). I don’t mind as it is all the excuse I need to stuff my face with green bean casserole

As Bloomberg reports, America’s highway death toll was up 8.1 percent the first half of this year, with cheap gas and record new car sales spurring people to drive more. That’s a surprising departure from the downward trend in fatalities the country has seen over the past few years.

The faulty alarm was traced to a hood sensor. That’s right, folks: my Range Rover’s alarm system doesn’t only cover my doors, my windows, and my tailgate. It also covers my hood

I do the same, other than warrantied parts. Those I usually buy from Advanced. If something breaks, it is easier to return to a real store

In general, yes (yet Target still gets me to spend $100 each time I go in there for one thing), but Pep Boys has a specific problem - they stock their shelves with crap, while their target clientele requires specific parts (x item for y car) that it is impossible to keep everything in stock

I use a combination of Rock Auto (most things) and Advanced Auto (for anything that has a warranty -I would rather have a brick and mortar store to bring it to, like the radiator I put in my TJ)

I buy consumables (oil, brake pads, battery) if they are on sale (compared to Autozone or Advance Auto), but that is it

Pep Boys just posted a profit of $1.3 million, up from a loss of $2 million last year. The auto parts and service giant has struggled in recent years as buyers work on their cars less and turn to new ones in record numbers they don’t stock the shelves with real parts and you have to get them shipped to you anyway so…

The Audi A7 is the most beautiful four-door luxury car you can buy at a reasonable price

I feel the opposite about the back end of these. They look like a squished duck bill

Let’s put it this way, I see a lot more 350Zs on the road than I see V6 Camaros from the same era, I see a lot more old Sentras on the road and rarely see a Cobalt.

I don’t know where you learned to math, but 30k miles over 36 months is 10k per year