Seems pretty flippable.  I’d check to hear the fuel pump cycle when I flip the key and see if the starter tries to turn it over (after checking the fluids of course).  A crank no start is very different than a no start.

How about a whole brand? After the 300 ends production Chrysler will have exactly one model- the Pacifica which has been on sale since 2017.  If they don’t come out with more than a single minivan lineup in the future I would be shocked if they continue to exist.

The Suzuki DR650 came out in 1990 so it’s got the Honda by 2 years and it is even more old school than the XR650. It is still Carb’d to this day.

5th Gen 4runner has been essentially the same since 2009 with the engine and transmission being pulled from the previous generation with very little changes.  The Tacoma got a new 3.5 Direct injection V6 and 6 speed auto, then a 2.4 turbo and hybrid- the 4runner is still kicking with a 4.0 V6 and 5 speed auto only.

This was going to be my submission as well but I looked at how many vehicles have the space, towing capacity, and all around versatility of a Yukon and it puts it in Toyota Sequoia and Lexus LX territory which are similarly outrageously expensive.

Wait you mean the Chrysler Aspen?

Manual, diesel, long bed, work truck, 4x4?  Be still my beating heart.

I remember that article now, thanks.  I wonder if it is a supplier issue, an assembly issue, or what because I imagine there is demand there for Lincoln Hybrids, especially in a segment this popular.  I’ve wondered why Ford never paired the 2.3T with an electric motor as that seems like a good performance combo that…

Was the take rate that low on the hybrids?  It seems with everyone pulling back on EV production that having a hybrid model would make sense.  They spent the time and money to get one to production so why pull it?  Especially in a segment where every competitor has a hybrid model.

I’m not even going to bother looking up how difficult a heater core is on this.  Some cars it is a full dash removal and for $10k I’m not getting into that box of hornets.

I was mainly just giving a reference of how much this person probably has into the car, which is probably around $7,000 or more. 

I mean it still is.  A lot of time you have a winding making intermittent contact and hitting it with a block of wood or a rubber mallet can get it going.  Same with the fuel pump.  I had a customer who got their car towed to the shop for a significant amount of money.  I snuck under the car and hit the plastic tank…

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Kind of depends when those K04's were put on. I’ve had two friends who had 2.7tt. Both had the factory turbo’s- A C5 A6 tiptronic and a B5 S4 similar to this one but in green. They both exploded their turbos but only after they were sold so both of them dodged the bullet. The K04's are significantly more reliable and…

timing chains are plenty durable, I agree with that. Oil submerged belts though...GM has said they have a 150k mile life but I’m not so sure. As far as turbo’s not being new tech- you are correct as well. What turbo’s add to a car are more coolant and oil lines, waste gate actuators, and vacuum hoses. These are…

SWAT came into my house, disrespected my whole family because somebody narc’d me out!

I feel like sit down jetski’s have a really low bar of skill level. Like anyone can hop on and be pretty good at it, even the incredibly fast ones. Stand up jet skis even the slower ones are really difficult because of how you have to transition to get up, then somehow maintain balance at speed in a weird position…

Kawasaki 650sx. Stand up, 2 stroke, 2 cylinder, 635cc. Very difficult to actually stand up on, very easy to fall off of. Me and my friend rebuilt the engine.  Thing is wicked fast if you can actually ever get up on it.

“Now, it seems the CEO has gathered his generals,”

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