If it’s entirely about contemporary Wrangler parts in the US, OK. But AMC licensed Chinese production of Jeeps by a joint venture in 1979, and although Chrysler terminated that arrangement after 1989, it would still make sense to me that the corporate successor of Beijing Jeep might retain rights to produce or…

Apparently Errol hasn’t heard of the Monroe Doctrine either, because his precis is incorrect.

But Patrick, if Oklahoma didn’t suck, wouldn’t Texas start sliding into the Gulf of Maxico? Although, that might be a net positive for the rest of the US.

It’s important to properly accessorize.

I am very skeptical about “had to” for some of those items.

The toll cameras do take the rear, or possibly both. I’m from a rear-plate-only state and New Hampshire and Maine were both able to bill my EZPass account last year when my EZPass device apparently was malfunctioning when I took the through lane past the toll booths on I-95. Unlike booths, the bypass lane has no…

That wasn’t a case of Ford using a Mazda platform like the first Escape or Fusion; it was co-developed by a team of Volvo, Ford, and Mazda engineers with each firm having lead on different subsystems and each firm having some freedom to adapt the corporate platform to suit its specific needs.

The engine in my 1995 Contour SE was the Ford Duratec 2.5l V6, developed with input from Porsche and Cosworth and on Ward’s 10 Best in 1995-6. It wasn’t until several years later that the SE was decontented to the Zetec I4 and drum rear brakes, etc., to lower the base price, and all the original standard equipment…

Well, it’s been a long time. But even more reason to want to highlight the more modern 3.0l V6, family car or no. In the 1960s if you were too frugal to buy a Galaxie you wanted that “500" badge on your Ford Custom so people wouldn’t think you were just poor and bought a base 300.

‘90s Fords were essentially the first of the brand to get DOHC engines, so they wanted to announce it—Toyota, after all, put gaudy 6-in tall “TWIN CAM 16" decals along the rocker panels of some of its models in the ‘80s. In particular, the 1996 Taurus still offered the SOHC Vulcan V6 as a base engine, and it had the…

Given Gingrich’s past, 50-year-old Callista might be due for replacement by a younger 4th wife soon. Could this be Newt’s style of courting?

It also comes without the wheels for less coin. You don’t even get an upholstery upgrade like the TSX SE or ILX A-Spec.

Wasn’t it her candidate’s job to refute all the globalist lies being repeated onstage? Or did I miss the part when the moderator cut his microphone off every time it was his turn to speak?

Isn’t that a Fiesta (fewer doors, for one)?

But...doesn’t he like ‘em nasty?

Drew, I didn’t understand what you could be talking about with syrup and separating chicken from waffles, to I had to do a search and was horrified. Well, you can learn something new even at my age. I assure you that there is an entirely different, and possibly more palatable dish (although, not my favorite by any…

I think you’re dreaming. If Sanders had successfully coopted the Democratic nomination, then I would once again be voting for no one for president, and I don’t think I’m the only registered “declines to affiliate” who would—some would just say away, I always vote on lower and local offices and ballot questions.…

Yes, I really wanted to buy one in 1990 but could not find a single one with ABS, which was a separate model like 4WS (of which there were plenty). I also thought about the Integra, but wasn’t sold on the styling or the price, especially $1495 extra for AC not including the dealer install charge, which was twice as…

How are we counting generations here? The subject car is the last year of the second; the 88-91s were cleaner but really quite similar looking. The 92s looked like Oldsmobiles outside and in but offered a significant engine upgrade.

Gosh, when big enough brass to rate it visited, we just put a wind sock out by a flat grassy area near the main entrance.