Since the Aerostar, Ranger, Explorer, and Bronco II of this vintage all share the same basic running gear and powerplants, you could keep this thing going indefinitely. A 4.0L Vulcan V6 would be an easy swap, and there are plenty of Ranger 5.0L upgrade kits. Changing it to 4WD while you’re at it could be done with…

I have to agree with the Dodge Ram and the Ford Taurus. Not a particular fan of either, but at the time, they were radically different from everything around them.

It has the license to produce it in India, not America

You’ll notice that Honda started incorporating cameras into their passenger-side mirrors a couple of years ago. You may ask, “Why only the passenger side?” Well the answer is clear. Since the screen is in the center console, they don’t want you looking to the right to merge left. Execution will be critical. The…

Nissan has always been a great brand, as long as you don’t care too much about safety...or reliability...or power...or styling.........

To the people confused about the need for a heavy-duty off-road capable truck:

There’s a significant gap between what people want and what is profitable. Ford is a for-profit automaker just like all the others

Is her first name Karen?

You’d be amazed at how many stories I’ve heard over the years of people buying a new stick shift car and then learning how to drive it right off the lot.

It seems like they called far more attention to this truck by wrapping it in anti-camera camouflage vinyl wrap than just letting it blend in with the millions of other F150s on the road considering they’re testing the mechanicals not body panels. It screams “Hey journalists! Leak this for us, okay?”

At least that was creative. Originally 301.6 cu in was promoted as the 302 in the late 60's. Directly the engine measures 4.942L, but if you convert “302 cu in” to L you get 4.94889, which easily rounds up to a clean 5.0L. You can dock them the 58cc of advertised displacement if it makes you feel better. Caddie wants…

Will they just drop it off of a tow truck into your driveway, or will you have to have it towed there yourself?

Automotive Turducken

But Costco *typically* doesn’t sell diesel, so you’re saved from the anguish of deciding in this case

I’m a little more interested in how they will package it. I have purchased Castrol through Amazon before - it’s about the same price as the local sales - and it was sent in typical Amazon fashion. A box 4 sizes too big with 10 inches of crumpled paper. It’s amazing that it didn’t end up as a HAZMAT spill in a delivery…

Because that dumb teenager that is barely making minimum wage is going to screw it up, and you won’t know until you’re in the center lane during rush hour. They are going to push services you don’t need and miss the maintenance items and leaks you might have seen if you were regularly the one under your car

Are we comparing apples to apples, or bannanas? There’s a stark difference between periodic maintenance and a full rebuild. I’ll take a timing belt, spark plugs, water pump, and maybe turbo seals & bearings at 100-150k over crank bearings, piston rings, and seals every 50k any day. The warranty covers you from the…

GM marketing meeting:

“How does the Suburban perform off-road?”

“Well, it’s a dog. Heavy, underpowered, the suspension is about 12 years-old and doesn’t flex, and it almost gets 11MPG. Moms love to use it to transport 2 kids to school.”

As much as I’d like to bash Jeep (pun intended), this is not a vehicle that should ever be tamed. This is meant to be a tough off-road vehicle that you can also drive on the road, not the other way around. I accept the crash ratings as a warning to commuters looking for something that “looks” cool. It’s not inherently…

Even then the irony being that the car won’t go (fast, on dirt roads, over 100k miles, etc) while also not carrying anything other than grocery bags