He is not. Ford did however change the spark plug design after a few years. When I changed the plugs on my 07, my mechanic gave me the part number of the updated 1-piece design.

The problem with it isn’t that it won’t last 250k miles. The question is if it will still be yours in 250k miles.

[stirs shit]

I was an automotive engineer at the time this test was being developed. I worked for a major automotive company in R&D and specifically in doors.

Easy marketing.

only their limited edition unobtanium halo models that basically require factory service for everything.

The honda Pilot seemed nice until I saw that the base model was priced at a couple of dollars less than $50,000

there was a cheat code fora PT cruiser and a Prowler and it was like the fastest car in the game. Wonder if chrysler paid for that marketing? lol 

Top gear rally was my favorite n64 racing game.

Recommending a 80K mile ex-rental as a responsible purchase has to be one of the stupidest hot takes I’ve seen here in years.

Don’t buy a high-mileage RENTAL car that the company is selling off due to “high repair costs” (you’ve lost out on the first 80,000 miles of reliability) and “frequent damage” (which probably means the cheapest ones are likely the ones that have been damaged) if you’re trying to save money. Please.

The Carolina Squat. It was made illegal for a reason.

That’s a common factory thing too.

What? Is the kinetic energy formula too tough for people to grasp?

I wouldn’t say they need snows, but I could imagine a world where the “durable and rugged” truck got deeper treads than this:

something something, Icarus flying too close the sun, something something, pride, arrogance.

“GPTNav, get me lost in the style of Werner Herzog.”

Unfortunately, we’re the minority. Seems like a horrifying majority of people see vehicles purely as a means to a destination and another appliance. I’d hazard a guess that it’s something like 75% of car owners. If they could talk to their car like they do Siri or Alexa or whoever else it would just make it all the…

Yes, that is almost certainly what happened. *I* never noticed, it was pointed out at a BMWCCA local chapter meeting a month after I took re-delivery in the US. Looking back through the pictures of my trip, it was like that at BMW Welt.

This is quite a steaming pile of bullshit you left in the comments. You also probably shouldn’t get your car “facts” from reddit commenters.