Ford Motor Company welcomes the opportunity to submit our Plan to the Senate Banking Committee, and appreciates the time and attention Congress is devoting to the critical issues that confront the domestic automotive industry in the current economic environment. And we are also willing to loan some of our fine…

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@boosted-lego-wagon: I was thinking of the same thing.

@jduffy13: No, it's just as funny as racial slures.

@SierraSurfer:

I hope their shots are updated. I believe that spot was "Bloody Awful", but funny.

@elwood: In most equations heat is figured as a loss and any reclamation of heat turn back into energy is a welcome increase to efficiency.

Wow, Amazing, Fantastic, it looks so . . . different?

Or maybe they were looking at this.

Where do I sign up?

I like the car a lot, but the front seats are closer together than an obese individuals thighs. I think to much sliding could cause a fire. Or at least some nasty chafing, the interior that is.

The Explorer went so far up market that it became to close to the Expedition. People who wanted towing capability up sized and the Explorer was in the nether regions. Neither light or nimble, and getting the same relative mileage.

@Rock517: After pushing my neighbors Mustang out of our sub last winter. I wonder where in mid-Michigan you live. A fast sports car in Michigan is as good as a motorcycle or boat.

@mytdawg: I was very skeptical until I saw one. They are using real off the shelf offroad components from aftermarket builders. It is what the Rubicon was for the average Wrangler. You add to a production vehicle the most common after market adds and give it a factory warranty. The price is figured into the payment so…

First, Thanks for the Toyoglide pic.

There these possibility of completion and possible death and the there is the no possibility of completion. When a car becomes "rare", spelled no parts on this side of the pond completion is only possible with fabrication, been there, done that.

@nick2ny:

I like it until seeing at the an auto show. The interior was all scratched up and a lot of interior trim was missing or broken. The rear seats were no longer lining up and one would not hold position when reclined. The show attendant said that the wear at one auto show was equivalent to 3 years of use. I said I had…

@Ash78: 2000 A4 1.8T timing belt at new engine and stranded for 4 hours in metro Detroit waiting for pickup, ya the dealer was nearly 30 miles away, so it was still faster than walking?

Yes, I do remember when every gauge in the cars was sans electricity (except volt/ammeter), actual float in gas tank and all. Pretty reliable, it was, but not as pretty as the new stuff. Then came the instrument cluster and now the instrument cluster _____, well anyway the future is coming people, the future is…