In the wee years of the 21st century, Audi offered the allroad with a hideous green leather interior that’s usually derided by others as ‘kermit skin’. it is the worst. all other challengers are not muppets and therefore invalid

...but I’m not wrong ;)

so just so I’m getting this whole thing straight: For the first time in possibly ever, Ford has come to accept that they make a crap product, and subsequently decided to just give up in the market segments where there’s actual competition. Now just make the stuff where they’re protected by chicken taxes and other…

I think there’s merit to a comeback story, if done right. I think that proving that someone can come back and be a better person after horrible transgressions helps support the idea that the problem is the system more than the person. Just throwing away the person is too easy. It scapegoats the problem’s way out of…

My father was a drunk, a vindictive jerk, and he often solved problems with sledgehammers rather than sweet talk, so I basically idolized the man. The one thing he told me one night in a moment of drunken clarity that always stuck with me was that there are too many perfectly valid reasons in the world to hate people…

funny- my 85 CJ-7 had paint on the driveshaft, so did my 2002 Tacoma. neither vehicles are known for their rust resistance.

lol. It was a Ford superduty that I fight with on an almost daily basis. frame rust, body rust, axle rust, driveshaft rust, manifold stud and bolt rust, injector rust, brake line rust, fuel like rust, cam phasers, bent tensioners, plastic timing chain guide cracks, intake manifold leaks, disintegrating body mounts,…

given the sample size, they probably had 5 wagons, hence the nice round 80% figure. I’d also bet that given the low sales rates of wagons in general, they’re probably older models in lesser states of repair

Ford engineers are consummate engineers. this means that if they didn’t do it themselves, its crap, if it’s too reliable, it doesn’t have enough features yet, and if it has one more ft-lb of torque capacity than the nonlinear 3D finite element model the PhD’s circled around the server says it needs, then it’s not cost…

I’m suspicious of grey cars. They’re like ghosts that sneak up without being noticed. I started picking up the trend when sometimes, a car might surprise me out of a blind spot or by blending into the background, so I became suspicious of them. Later on, when I started to show up at accident scenes (I’m an engineer,…

I get that you’re frustrated by a lack of action, but this is the second post I’ve read where you lament the lack of adequate housing and.... nothing. Then what? what’s the solution? are you trying to raise awareness of your frustration, or are you, um... what are you trying to do?

I’ll listen to anyone who says anything and can actually back up their viewpoints with validated facts, not regurgitated garbage from alt-right (or leftist) nonsense.

and there you have it.

do they count the leases as well as the sales? I’m not sure that’s the same...

I just on the website ready to order tires and wheels. the prices are great, but the wheel selection is both lacking and not worth the savings. They used to have better wheels available. What happened?

I just on the website ready to order tires and wheels. the prices are great, but the wheel selection is both lacking…

so basically, a V10 diesel Touareg has all the same issues (even the same battery placement issues) as a Diesel Sprinter van. Or as I tell customers - get the 3500 with the dual rear wheels- you’ll need the extra capacity for when you have to sell your home and live in it to pay for service and repairs.

get some chalk. you seem like a chalk person, I’d bet you have chalk. (don’t eat the chalk)

if you’re in the city and you have a car, you can afford it. Otherwise use the subway, NJTransit, Metro North, NYC bus service, City Bike, or a cab. just like the rest of the ‘poop’ people.

“poor” people don’t have cars in the city. “Rich” people do. Cars in lower Manhattan are a luxury of the highest order. The “poor” people will benefit from the investment put into the transit system in the form of improvements in condition and service while holding-off some or all of the rate hikes that would…

“The torque, efficiency and reliability of diesel engines make them well suited for duty in pickup trucks..”