I also lament the prohibition of studs here in MI, but I work with what I have. Of course, I live in Lowell and drive to GR, so it’s not a huge loss, unlike the days when I was young; living in Kalkaska and driving to Traverse City.  Friendlier geography.

The President can’t rival the near unanimous disapproval this guy has. More people like the President than like this clown, so for that and other reasons, Dickhead of the Decade might be the only thing the President doesn’t win.

I know it’s still a bit early, but I’m going to go ahead and call it. This asshat is the biggest dickhead of the decade.

19k is too much, but it’s fairly close. Close enough to get there with some haggling, especially considering any buyer would have to get a top, get a bodyshop, and complete the integration to finish the project. Ideally, I think, the sweet spot for me would be around 14.5k

This has probably already been said, but, I think you MIGHT be missing the point of the C8 Corvette, and just whom Chevrolet intends to sell them to.

I’m familiar with this, it’s still an insane amount of fabrication, and that kind of fab is outside the realm of mere mortals.

You’re leaving out kind of a LOT in your description of RWD converting a 1st gen Focus. It requires a lot of Mustang driveline parts, for sure, but there is the MASSIVE install/mounting kit from KugelKomponents.

Common courtesy requires 1 to 2 seconds advance notice. Any more than 5 seconds pre-maneuver and I assume you’re 87 years old and forgot you were turning because you were looking for your teeth.

Personally, for me it’s about 150k domestic, 185k Japanese, 0 miles Korean, or 135k Euro (except anything Swedish, in which case, 0 miles) I recently bought a 186k Lincoln Aviator against my own guidelines, but it was stupid clean, and I really wanted it. I’ve had Euro’s under my max bite me in the ass, and I’ve…

I suspect this is something far less the fault of a neglectful driver. The previous iteration of the Escape (which remains identical to this one under the sheet metal) had a major recall for subframe corrosion, resulting in this exact spread.  Even though the recall doesn’t apply to this Escape, lets not pretend we…

Only Ford I know of that had heated cloth was the 2001 to 2004(5?) Focus. And unlike most seat heaters, its on or off. Not like my Fusion with heated leather that has low and high, or my Mk4 Jetta that had not only heated cloth, but 5 levels of it. Or my 2005 Aviator which has 5 levels of heated AND COOLED leather.

There’s no way this is anything more than a stunt, or a place holder. Maybe that’s the actual chassis and driveline, but that body is 100% true trollin’.

Warp speed is achieved when, at WOT, my 88 Thunderbird begins to overtake the bulk of traffic. Could be 40, could be 80. At warp velocities, other cars streak astern like shooting stars.  160ish is my 9.9, I simply run out of RPM.

Idiot proof, and about 20 bucks.

1st gear: I am a Master Technician in an independent shop, we go to classes and buy new equipment, and we can work on blindspot systems, ADAS systems, and pretty much anything that doesn’t require we throw paint. I am unaware of another parts stream for these systems besides the dealer, so we use their parts, we have…

I’m glad that’s worked out for you.  Please drive with a fire extinguisher.

Remember that you ALWAYS get what you pay for. The best shops don’t necessarily have deals, or coupons, or specials. Other shops do it, but the ones with the best techs aren’t usually interested in getting into that race to the bottom. The best labor is expensive, and if it’s expensive for the business owner to keep…

You can’t take “basically implied” to court. But also, would a mechanic knowingly supply a vehicle back to a customer less safe than he took it from them? If we assume the technician isn’t some kind of monster, then the answer is no, therefor it must have been supplied to the customer unknowingly, and there we have…

Fraud requires intent, negligence is a lack of intent. You can’t accidentally defraud someone, and negligence is never on purpose. We can then assume that the technician did not intentionally leave a wheels worth of lugnuts loose, this is clearly negligence. Not that negligence isn’t bad enough on it’s own, but nobody…

I like your brand of madness.