They wouldn’t be as bad if there was like one standard type that came in a few sizes and that was it.

The lack of an optional factory trailer brake controller is very disappointing. The Colorado and even the new Gladiator have this option available. In my opinion, every class III and higher tow package should come standard with a factory trailer brake controller no matter the vehicle.

67° is about perfect. Cranking the heat to maximum is defeating the purpose of thermostatically controlled climate control. The climate control system will put out a higher level of heat until the setpoint is reached, at which point, its job is to maintain the setpoint. In fact, my vehicle won’t even blow the fan (in…

This is certainly nothing new. The Explorer has had this since 2011. Even the 2015+ F-150 has it.

Not necessarily true. If you are doing it the way I advocate, you are legally conceal carrying the weapon on your person. Not leaving it in your vehicle unattended.

They are standard on DRW models but optional on SRWs. I’m guessing the SRW models are not over the legal width requirement but are available as an option because why not?

Optional on the SRWs but not the DRWs if I recall correctly.

The 29 deaths are not from the Woolsey Fire. They are from the Camp Fire up north. There have been two fatalities from the Woolsey Fire.

A whole new meaning to “flipping houses”.

AWD/4WD is not about safety. It’s about being able to get somewhere in the winter. Not everyone lives amongst flat cornfields.

I just leave my tow hitch ball mount installed. That way when some kid in his Civic rear ends me, he gets a nice hole punched in his radiator and I drive away unscathed.

300k miles or 30 years old, whichever comes first.

I have a better idea. Put them all on the driver’s side! Do I win the internet today?

Why are you comparing it to the Focus? The EcoSport is based on the same platform as the Fiesta. The Escape is the one to compare to the Focus as they share a platform.

Ah that stuff. You can even smell it through it’s sealed container. I keep an extra bottle on my shelf for self defense.

What’s with the wagon fetish?

That is because such a thing doesn’t exist. Cheap and popular electric cars are a fantasy unless subsidized by the government or the automaker. And at that point, cheap is just a relative term.

Is this The Onion?

Not me. I read the manual before I buy the car. During the research phase of the car buying process.

Is that a battery icon? You have to charge your mirrors?