I’m curious about what people regularly haul that requires such a long bed. You can fit 4x8 sheets of anything in a Maverick with the tailgate down, you can get a motorcycle back there, you can fit bicycles back there. What specifically long things do people need to get in there that are going to make the bed length…

OK so I did some research over at the Ford site for 35k you can get an AWD XL Ranger crew cab with the 301 package and FX4 and tow package. 

Is there a good technical breakdown of this new engine somewhere?

At the risk of pillory, do we blame spandex for the wearer? The gold chain for the neck it encircles?

Lux XLT with AWD, FX4 pack, and 4k lb towing for $30k...that’s nuts. The new big Bronco can only tow 3500lbs.

2013 Ford Focus hatchback. I had bought it new and it only had 30,000 miles on it, but average values on those were being pounded down into the dirt by the garbage DCT in those cars. Mine was a 5 speed, and the cheapest 5 speed hatch sport package I could find in the country was going for $10,800. I was asking $9500…

Mostly homonyms. 

I really want to like that era of S4 but I just can’t. They weighed nearly 4000lbs (or more than that for the convertibles!), with 60% front weight distribution. And with the significant timing chain issues, even when I see them pop up for ~$5k I don’t think they’re worth it.

Ha! I sold my 2014 MKZ to Carvana last month! I bought it for $20k back in 2017 and figured it’d be worth around $9k now, Carvana gave me $14k for it. It was a great car and the most reliable one I owned, but I figured by selling now I was capturing at least $5k in bonus dollars I’d lose if I waited a year or two.

50% depreciation over three years is typical for the average car (outside of this crazy year). I just quoted his car on Carvana but with a more reasonable 36,000 miles, and they offered $15,402. It’s the miles.

Post a source. I’m talking about the V6, not the Coyote.

I bet this machine will appreciate in the coming years

Dyno visible at 2:47.

It twangs on the top of the door frame when I pull into my garage. I only pull it into the garage when I work on it in the winter, though, so it’s not usually a problem.

unless you know that your tune can adjust up and you want or need the higher tune.

Hopefully I’m not too late with this one, I spotted it at (of all places) a McDonald’s drivethrough last weekend.

Friendly reminder that premium gas provides no benefit if you’re vehicle’s engine was not built for it!

4.70 gears and 35s put it at just over 2000rpm at 70mph. At full throttle, the 2.7 turbos start to spool about 1800rpm. I can imagine with some throttle modulation at 70 you’ll be dipping into mild boost fairly often.

You’re not broke if you have a $40k lifestyle vehicle. He could very easily sell that, buy a slightly used and still reeeally nice car for $20k, and pay for 80 years of parking.