I had that pad on my Flex. It was the nuts. I can’t believe they’d put that plastic stick on junk on a brand new vehicle.

Trump’s “savings” weren’t really savings though. The Air Force had already planned on using the used jets before Trump came along.

I’ve had a couple Chrysler products (NEVER AGAIN), a couple Volvo’s (great cars, but had their share of quirky issues), and mostly Ford’s. Fiance’ has only ever had Honda (one Civic; stolen. and an Accord; still rocking). The Accord has been reliable enough, but the fit and finish hasn’t been as great as I would’ve…

Your experience is anecdotal. Conversely, I’ve owned half a dozen Ford’s over the last 16 years, and the most expensive thing I ever needed to replace was a shifter bolt on my SVT Contour. That’s also the only time that a Ford product has stranded me. My experience is also anecdotal. I have a much bigger issue with…

There was absolutely no way they could keep him. The puns would be endless

I don’t understand the recent trend of YouTubers trying to throw these turbos that are WAY too big for these little motors and expecting them to spool 

Chicago and the surrounding suburbs have quite a few KFC/TB’s. I’ve got one a few miles from my house

Not knowing the specifics to Santa Anita, but this seems to echo what has been happening in Arlington Park for years. The horses are not as good, and they are being run, literally, into the ground.

The Haldex system they use does have its limitations. The PTU in the early SHO’s and its chassis mate’s, had issues with grenading PTU’s. From my understanding, the Fusion isn’t really any different. I had the PTU blow up in my EcoBoost Flex. I had an old AWD Volvo S70 (which Ford’s AWD system is stolen from) that had…

I mean, in comparison to the Accord and Camry, yeah it didn’t sell in the same numbers...but from 2008 to 2017 it was selling 200K units a year, even cresting 300K for one year. Hell in 2011 Ford sold more Fusions than Honda did Accords.

All of the later EcoBoost’s I’ve driven have been super laggy/gutless down low/in lower gears. I’m assuming it’s torque management software to try and keep the PTU and transmission together.

But then they would, in theory, be uni-directional, no?

Wouldn’t that create air pockets?

It wouldn’t put out a full 14,000 watts in heat (or in this actual case 1400 watts)...the PSU manufacturer or PC/server manufacturer will give you a heat dissipation rating based on the wattage and efficiency of the PSU(s.) You can’t convert the entire PSU wattage to heat dissipation, as that would be 100% of the…

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GOOD rain gear makes all the difference. I’m not saying go out and buy Gore-tex everything, but a decent rain jacket WITH pants and a decent pair of water proof boots will do wonders. I had enough of ponchos, trashbags, and wet socks and boots.

Coors Light cans tall and skinny, Miller Lite standard. Rookie mistake 

If you were carrying around a solar array as well...The Martian style

I had one for the last 2 years. It was a great vehicle, and an especially great trip vehicle. The transfer cases/PTU’s are something to watch out for, and the brakes in the earlier models were criminally undersized (but very easily upgradeable.)

So you’ve basically become a flat earther, and are pointing to other flat earthers as grounds to stick your head in the sand and go “LALALALALALALA I CANT HEAR YOU!”