Reading is fundamental. I didn’t say they wouldn’t charge it. I said they should just include it in the MSRP. In other words, grab a calculator (a phone app is fine). See that little cross symbol? Punch in the MSRP, hit that little cross, and then put in the delivery charge. Hit the equals sign (that’s the two dashes,…

Well, yeah, the man always gets his cut. But in my state, tax isn’t paid at delivery, it’s paid at registration. So a lot of people just skip registering the car and just drive on expired temp tags. 

This. When I buy a gallon of milk, it’s not priced at $2.75 with another $0.65 added back in for “transportation costs.” I get it that it costs money to get the thing to the dealer from the factory. Everything must be transported, but only vehicles break that down as a separate charge. Unless I can pick it up straight…

Ram has some good looking trucks, but wow, those grills really ruin the whole look. Why can’t they just stick with the simple crosshair? That was nice and attractive. These other weird ones, ugh.

No, not under, but if you reach right in front of it (where there’s usually storage or other things), there’s nothing in the way. Nor is there anything blocking a potentially large cup in the cupholder right next to it. Or anything that might catch a phone cable (for charging/CarPlay). And ultimately, it gets the job…

It’s pretty similar to the one in my wife’s TLX (button shapes are a touch different, but that’s it). It’s a little bit of a pain since it’s not as intuitive- maybe if I drove it every day it would be quicker to sort out. The one real benefit I’ve seen is that there’s no big lever or handle to be in the way. The lower…

Diesel is its own thing- not only does the fuel have greater energy content for a given volume, but diesel engines are usually also optimized for lower RPM. It also already runs very high compression ratios (since it’s compression ignition), so turbocharging works really well with diesel. 

Ditto (same engine in my truck). The moment ANYTHING shows on that boost gauge my mileage drops in a hurry. I keep it more sedate, it does reasonably well.

In a smaller displacement engine you have to cram that much air and fuel into a smaller space- you’re running higher compression, which is hard on the gaskets and seals. A small engine blown to within an inch of its life may give similar numbers to a large engine, but the environment inside the powerplant is rather…

Huh, I was expecting better. It could be that with the size and aerodynamics of the truck that engine can’t stay out of the boost- the more boost you run, the more it drinks. I know the Ecoboost 6 cyl engines in Fords will be relatively efficient IF you stay out of the boost. Get on the accelerator too hard from a…

It makes me wonder how easy the engine/transmission is to remove. It might just have been easier to set it up to drop the powerplant for anything more involved than oil and filter changes. Sure, still expensive for service, but it’s not 1967 anymore- a car shouldn’t need any major work on the engine in less than about…

Reliability not its strong suit?

What utter jerks.

I did that in a R8 V10 once upon a time. It took a few days for the smile to get wiped off my face.

It might be a bit more than a new grille, but doubt it’s going to be an all new or even mostly new truck. Probably a little deeper of a refresh with things like a hybrid option made available. Full size trucks don’t get significantly redone after 5-6 years.

That little indent for the key in the forward closed compartment is for if/when the battery in the key dies and the keyless ignition no longer works. You lift up that rubber mat and lay the key there and it will work by induction. Bingo- truck starts.

When you enter the thing, does your brain make a joke involving ur-in?

Oh, it does that. Height is a thing. To hear some folks talk, however, you’d think that full size trucks in the ‘80s were the size of a midsize car, and that’s very much not the case. They’re really not occupying more pavement area now than they did then.

Wow. I thought the light duty Silverado was hideous.

It wouldn’t be. Trucks have gotten taller, but that’s about it. If you compare similar truck types (ext cab, 6.5 bed to the same ext cab, 6.5 bed), they’re really not THAT much different from how they were 30 years ago. Width has stayed right at just shy of 80 inches (you hit 80 inches, you need clearance lights on…