Car washes put them on so the blade doesn’t get caught in the brush. I just assumed that SUV drivers get lots of car washes with all the off-roading (dusty little league field parking lots) and what-not.

My wife drives the same car ‘13 Dart Limited with the 1.4T 6spd manual. Same intermittent issue with the clutch happened a few months ago with about 35k miles on it. I couldn’t reproduce it, nor could the dealer, but that’s not the kind of thing my wife would lie about so I did some research and found a service…

That smell is most definitely a robot’s bath water.

That makes sense, I was visiting family in Kassel and Forcheim earlier this year and I noticed it was a very high percentage of cars especially Audi, BMW and MB that had no badge on them.

Was your childhood nickname “Double Stuf”?

Chicago had a lot of cars abandoned in the blizzard of 2011. Afterwards it was a long day of towing and cleanup and calling the city to find your car.

Think of how quick it will be to clean the snow off the windows.

Yes, Welcome to Wisconsin

Also look at the windshield, the Taurus doesn’t have the thick band of tint at the top like the Kia van does.

I agree, the profile looks taller than a Taurus and the shape of the mirror is a better match for your Kia that wishes it was in Sedona.

It sucks wrestling a refrigerator into a pickup. I have a 3/4 ton truck and use a small trailer for stuff like that, which my 4cyl minivan also tows just fine.

The Studebaker Wagonaire never took off either.

Makes perfect sense, why do I need power for the mirror I can reach with my own hand already. If I designed cars you would have a drivers front crank window with power windows in the other locations. I don’t see crank windows or manual mirrors as a burden except for when I have to unbuckle and get out of my seat to…

Weird until I travelled to Europe and was riding around in BMW’s and VW’s equipped the same way.

So this is also the answer to VW’s emmision issues. Every diesel Passat owner will get an old Nissan in a trailer to pull their VW around with.

Trick question.

As a pickup owner I don’t understand the desire to have one as a person’s primary mode of transportation. Mine sits in the driveway all week while I commute in the fun car. On the weekends it see’s service hauling a car trailer, moving firewood, etc, but I see it as a tool, I never go outside and say I want to drive…

If it’s rated like the old one and you travel light you might be able to get away with it.

Are those paddle shifters? So a Viper with an automatic trans?

These look like nice tie down points for when you want to put a kayak on the roof of your Continental.