Having spent time in a slaughterhouse, the hide removal and handling process is interesting, a bit scary, and more than a bit morbid. I can tell you that the last step in removal looks very much like a t shirt being ripped off of someone mechanically while they hang upside down.

I mean, you do have Saab in your handle. That makes you about 80% qualified.

Columbo would have another question - something like “Why did it come in a convertible from a place that never had a sunny or dry day. Anyway, nevermind - probably not something you know anyway”

I’ve seen different Miller varieties in different locales - like Miller Golden Light in Minnesota. I’m in Kansas so I wonder if MGD is one of those for us in this area.

Coors is terrible in any vessel.

That look definitely says ‘hot snakes’ to me.

I can’t understand why. It’s a perfectly cromulant word.

That was my point exactly. You hear there’s a problem - get in front of it and fix it. One or two deaths is still awful but the outright obfuscation created the majority of these. In that sense, the cover up will BECOME the crime as far as the courts are concerned.

The cover up is worse than the crime. If you had any shred of ethics, you get in front of this, recall those tires immediately across the board, eat the costs, and ensure the victims of your negligence are made whole. Clearly, there is no ethics present in this company. We are going to see them torn apart in court…

I will freely say that I have stated in my life that “I will never again drive a Chrysler product” after having a string of poor quality Jeeps in my ownership.

“The thing about standards like the ones currently on the books is that they really do drive innovation,” said Sue Reid, vice president of climate & energy at Ceres, an advocacy group that promotes sustainable practices for businesses. “We’ve seen that in so many contexts. Most of the rest of the world seems to be in…

Damn, now that’s a funny bit of comedy right there!

What year was it? Some of those, especially the ones with the 4.0 inline six can be very good vehicles (mainly because the engine is an AMC engine and not a Chrysler design). As often as I’ve said ‘never again’ about anything with a seven-slatted grille, I would have been tempted as well.

It’s always easy to find the Mopar/Jeep guys around here. And they always blame the quality of parts you put on the vehicle instead of crappy engineering.

Wow, that’s gotta be love if you’re willing to put that in. I eventually had to get rid of it because I just couldn’t spend anymore money on it. It was literally bleeding away my ability to afford other DIY projects around the house. Got to the point where I rode my bike into work on several occasions because it made…

Something for the future - I’d imagine it would be successful but I can also imagine it being a failure: Palak Paneer.

I can count general maintenance - period, full stop. More people should when it comes to vehicle ownership. Most people don’t, and that’s why you can buy Mercs and Range Rovers for cheap prices with barely 100k on the clock. And, I can count fuel when it is an expense that is outside of normally acceptable ranges.

This one was a bit tougher than some due to the transmission cooler, but it’s not too tough of a job in totality. The deal is, most shops around here run north of $60/hr for mechanic rates. When you drain the system, take everything down, reinstall, refill, pressure test, and check the animal out, I’ll be damned if it…

I forgot - the blower motor was not hard, but the controller unit and blend door was an absolute bear. Like - take the whole dash apart - fix. I remember sitting upside down (feet on either side of the passenger headrest and head in the footwell) trying to get the dash re-assembled on that damn thing. In the dark with…

Man, she didn’t know so I don’t hold it against her. I am a bit pissed at my dad for guilting me into have the stealership fix the head issue instead of doing it myself. That one still stings, but it was ultimately my choice so my fault.