I’ve had mostly Fords in my driving lifetime and I’ve been to at least 4 different dealers of theirs in my region(South of Philly) and I’ve never had experiences like that. I’ve had some mistakes but then the dealers have always addressed them and made it right.

Prepare for a rant: Hands down, Ford. I knew what I was getting into buying a Ford, but I figured “whats the worst that could happen, it has a factory warranty.”

I don’t know. The first Kick Ass was great (IMO), the second was a mess. The first Kingsman was great, the second was also a mess. And The King’s Man was a huge disappointment for me (had such high hopes for a Ralph Fiennes Kingsman film). I have not seen Argylle yet, but admittedly word has not been good.

This is no longer true. Both Ozempic and Mounjaro now have a separate brand (Wegovy and Zepbound) for weightloss specifically. Shortages have been resolved. Taking Zepbound for weight loss does not take Mounjaro away from diabetes patients.

Look at people who believe in a sky daddy. This is not surprising.

Oooh...the 50th anniversary groupo, in a drool-proof case!

Leave it to Koenigsegg when it comes to over-engineered stuff for the One-percenters. And a great example of this is their ‘Engage Shift System.’ As an engineer who worked on DCTs for over 10 years, let me tell you, I don’t even know where to begin describing this gearbox. Just look at the shift linkage mechanism…

Yeah I agree. Carbon fibre is great but it’s ugly. Look at how pretty the Super Record groupset from the 1980s, was.

In addition to the sheer complexity, they put the timing chains at the BACK of the engine.  That means you had to remove the engine just to access any of that!

I’m not sure if this is true or not, however I was once told that the original OEM sunvisor brackets for the Jaguar XKE were hand-made from SIX individual pieces of metal:

That rules! I already loved it, now it’s even better

I am getting anxiety just by looking at this.

1GZ-FE
Toyota’s 5-liter V12 that went into....
a limousine.
It does not scream.
It does not bend space and time when it accelerates.

It just doesn’t break, ever, because it is never stressed. It is about 3 times the engine that is needed for that vehicle.  It is about 1.5 times the engine that would still meet Toyota’s…

The Chrysler Slant-6 engine:

The infamous timing set from the Audi 4.2 V8....why?

There’s no reason for this. There’s no context in which you can put it where it makes sense.

I used to share the minivan hate. Then I got one. There’s nothing like it. I could assemble 2 or 3 vehicles to get the same range of capabilities, but not just 1. It has hauled us all over the country, sea to shining sea, and has been up the mountains and down to the valleys, to bike races and emergency rooms. It’s…

If you didn’t want a minivan, you shouldn’t have had 3 kids.  

The sort of movie that has no blooper reel because all the mistakes are in the final cut and no one gave a shit.

I think a lot of the issues were tied to the quadrifoglio engine.