I dunno, I used to hold this belief before I picked up my QTII Jeep Commander. That thing lets me be so irresponsible in inclement weather. The ridiculously low number of effs I have to give while I lumber along in comfort pretty much offsets the bi-weekly visit to the gas pump.
70s Maseratis were the best Italian sports cars. Still are. My wife agreed with me as we were watching Top Gear reruns last night. So that means I’m right.
Your move, Internet.
Easy NP on Friday, or any day of the week, really.
I’ll eat a hat store out of business if the new Bronco comes with a solid front axle.
This should not even be necessary.
“Are you suggesting that at temperatures warmer than 32F a battery has has the potential to double it’s CCA or it’s voltage? This doesn’t make a lot of sense to me.”
No, that’s not how it works. Think of a batter with a larger CCA/RC (reserve capacity) as a bigger pool of water. Your starter motor will only draw the…
So where’s a GIF of Bugs Bunny sawing Oregon off of the North American continent?
When you mentioned that the Golden Eagle doesn’t have a low range, I felt compelled to learn more about it and the SJ on Wikipedia. It was indeed optional, but I found more interesting info, too. Enjoy my copy-paste:
I’ve pretty much been checking Jalopnik every day since you shared your conundrum. Reading this, I feel like a Jeep-sized weight has been lifted from my heart. All order is restored to the world.
Congratulations on the promotion, Smith!
<3 those wheels.
They say a Nissan Pao brings a man joy twice in his life. Once when he buys it and once more when he sells it.
Every time I see that name, I think of Jackie Gleason. “Pao! Right in the kisser!”
Well shit
So...all the quirky drawbacks of a Previa with absolutely no combination of the good stuff (manual, AWD or SC)?
Previas are decent and reliable, but for my $2,999 I could get a more utilitarian or fun vehicle without having to say, “I have a SADS.”
These have been out for several years now, with a proven track record. Numerous oil nerds have cut them open and found them to be robust, well-constructed filters. Used oil analyses have proven they do a good job of filtration for the period advertised for. I used to be an anti-Fram “orange can of death” guy too, but…
I’ll give you a peace of my mind!
They already do. It even gets the seal of approval from Bobistheoilguy nerds (which I also am).
When I rebuilt the Birfields on my FJ80, I had to separately install races and taper bearings, preload everything and all that jazz. So maybe uncommon, but definitely out there.
You’re absolutely right not to replace the passenger side hub assembly. SKF QA reps have even gone on the record to confirm that, due to many reasons, wheel bearings will wear at different rates. Replacing them at the same time is no guarantee they’ll necessarily go at the same time, so there’s not really any point…