Most cities and towns have code enforcement officers. No one had to call for this to happen, it was visible for all to see, including code enforcement. There are lists of codes for everywhere you will live. I doubt that you will anywhere that will allow you to have an accumulation of non-running and unregistered…

No it wasn’t. Go fuck yourself. 

You are such a better sport about this than I would ever be.

A car that runs and has tags on it doesn’t look any different than one that’s broken and unregistered.

It’s all about trying to price you out of owning the cars by having to pay to have them fixed and tagged.

Luckily, I can do all the work myself, and the registration fees are fine, especially if I get historical…

You could have saved a lot of time with Google Image search. Transit pickup trucks are ubiquitous in Europe.

The part about this saga that I don’t fully understand is that, to me, the cleanup criteria don’t necessarily address the underlying issue.

Two things.

The J10 wouldn’t last a single winter. Those old SJs just couldn’t handle the salt. (Plus, the J10 deserves better).

The ’91 will go away. I’ll keep the ’92 because it was my first love.

I’m holding onto the Holy Grail ZJ because it’s my only vehicle that’s truly comfortable. (And also, it’s the grail!)

I can’t believe they didn’t go with “None of this is as crappy as you’d think” from the Unboxing video.

If you were driving that deathtrap in pool-table-flat Iowa, I bet that it could reach 100 km on a charge. Not grunting up hills—there’s where you save energy.

There’s a low-speed electric vehicle category it can be registered under!

Let’s all just be cool here--I’ll be getting it registered as a Low-Speed Neighborhood Vehicle very soon.

I remember the first time I drove a 88' 5.0  back in the late 80's it felt really fast at the time too. You have to hand it to Ford, they’ve perfected the “feels fast” part of the equation with the modern Mustangs and I think the exhaust note is at least 80% of it. 

I’ll ignore the whole is it worth it argument, and just comment that it’s bonkers that you can get nearly 500HP from a Mustang GT from the factory with a warranty.   My first ‘fun’ car was a 1991 Prelude Si with 140HP, which I replaced with a 2001 Mustang GT that had 260.  Both felt fast to me at the time.

I can tell you first-hand that this package makes a massive difference. The 5.0L is neutered from the factory on the low end to maintain drivability (and probably to keep things from breaking).

You forgot about the ECU re-programming. That probably adds like 15 lbs by itself.

It doesn’t. Erin doesn’t know what the heck she is writing about. The package ships around 20lbs. That’s the weight of all of the components, including the calibration tool that you plug in momentarily to execute the new tune. To install the new throttle body, throttle body adapter, and CAI, you first have to remove…

20hp in a car like that is noticeable, but I suspect the better throttle response and better transmission mapping will be more noticeable.

I had this same thought. Presumably they’re replacing a plastic box and tube with a metal one that’s longer but....20 lbs heavier?

The torque’s range has benefited as well—Ford was able to find an extra 42 lb-ft at 2000 rpm