...and the M47, which is a true five speed manual vs. the turbo models’ 4 speed + overdrive button transmission.

My first Volvo was a 740 with this drivetrain combo- awesome car, but it could be dangerously slow on some onramps (getting on Rt. 2 west off Rt. 12 in Leominster, MA could be especially harrowing- those who…

You deserve more stars for this.

I grew up out near Ft. Devens; Hueys (and later, Blackhawks) were a greater-than-daily sighting.

...any more than a V12 powered e38?

No.

Goddammit.

It’s a slow-ish form of internet service, but that’s not important right now.

So, what’s a good Election Night Coverage beer?
I’m gonna be picking up a sixer after work...will need something to see me through. Note that I’ll have to be functional in the AM, so nothing with “Imperial” or “Double” in the name, sadly...

Well, let’s look at how this truck was “engineered,” realize that far less thought goes into the transport solution, and go with that.

What a tail of woe.

I’ve always wondered what a Eurofighter/F-22/Firefox kitbash would look like.

Now I know.

“Tooling is paid for” is a reason it’s so profitable.

From the article:

”The Flex’s U.S. sales numbers were up 13.1 percent through the majority of this year.” Not exactly tanking.

The loyalty/repeat buyer rate is well known and cited elsewhere in these comments.

You’re still wrong.

I’m trying to think of the number of ways you’re wrong, but I’m losing count.

It hauls people and cargo much more efficiently than an Explorer, and with a more comfortable ride.

Its tooling is paid for, and it’s one of Ford’s more profitable vehicles on a per-unit basis.

It’s got one of the highest owner loyalty rates in…

We’re one of them. We bought out 2010 Flex new; it’s now got 123,000 trouble-free miles on it. My wife mentioned the other day that she’d like to start looking for a new one in the next year. She won’t consider anything else (which is funny, since I had to convince her to test drive one in the first place, based on…

I’ll be in my bunk.

They were this bad. Crash tests of 1992 were nowhere near as rigorous as today.

It’s worth noting that this was Portland, Maine.

Not popular among Catholics.

By “us” I refer to the third or fourth owner, doing their own garage maintenance. No OEM cares about that segment of the market (as well they shouldn’t.)

Bentley isn’t selling the car to us.

That’s a good point about the move to composite lenses- the Saabs and Volvos I had with wipers had glass lenses.