I’m sure it wouldn’t happen now, but in the late 1990s when I was in high school, one of my classmates had PMS 666 as her plate.
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Thank you for confirming my point for me: Speed, in and of itself, does not kill. German safety regs (well, Euro whichever number they’re on now) are not more or less safe in aggregate than are U.S. (and by extension, Canada, since they use our standards almost verbatim) standards. Euro standards give some additional…
False. Differences in speed cause accidents and fatalities. The German Autobahn network, which is largely speed unlimited, has a lower fatality rate than does the United States Interstate Highway network.
We also have mountains of data that show motorists ignore speed limits that are artificially low, which then…
Perhaps. Haven’t had a problem yet, though. Just a ton of fun.
Love. I have stick shift, Michelin X-Ices, and “Traction 4,” which is a transfer case doing a 60/40 rear/front split with a viscous coupling that transfers power as needed. Oh, and that Jag interior!
God bless full-time AWD with winter tires!
That handsome and understated front end and what Pontiac actually brought to market in the same timeframe (starting in ‘59 really) are definitely in the “great minds think alike” “corporate spies got the goods” files.
A few years ago, I was driving up the Lodge Freeway through Detroit in a snowstorm on my way home from work. There’s a long, but very gradual crest where the Lodge goes over the Davison. Beside me was a TrailBlazer, in 4-wheel drive, that was struggling to make it up a minimal incline. Every time they’d give it any…
Anecdotally, depends on the winter tire. I had Blizzaks on my Fiesta ST, and they were really soft on dry pavement. I’m running Michelin X-Ice on my X-Type. On my last X-Type, they felt nearly as good on dry pavement as the Pirelli summer tires. This X-Type came with cheap all-seasons, and they became a bit…
Did you buy the Ford tire and wheel warranty? I hope you did. Look at a pothole wrong and those wheels are fucked. Southeast Michigan’s potholes did three of them in 39,000 miles on mine, and I forever pucker every time now.
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I love the idea of this. I have to chuckle, though, at your descriptor of the rust. Makes it obvious to any native Northerner that you’re not from the North. A bit of rust is just par for the course here. I mean, for a car to be junked on account of rust here means that you can see the road pass by because the…
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Fuck Ford, and Ford’s fucked. I am vehemently against the commodification of data generally, let alone the sort of deeply personal data that Ford has on their credit customers. I’ll be in the market for a new car this spring, and this is the final straw that just completely nukes Ford from my list (and a Mustang was…
Just remember kids, some low-dollar theft by a member of the proletariat garners multicar high-speed chase response. Big-dollar white-collar theft gets fuck all response from anyone.
“Police claim” that she had coke, likely as a reason to justify such an asinine chase over some bad checks. Bad checks are not sufficient cause to warrant putting so many bystanders in such jeopardy.
Also worth remembering Jaguar dealer markup for OEM parts is outrageous. My X-Type uses the Ford “honey” manual transmission fluid. Jaguar sells it for nearly $50/quart. Ford sells it for $21/quart.
Did she go to the dealer or something? I can’t imagine there’s anything special about the S-Type brakes. I did my X-Type’s in the driveway for about $200 for all four wheels, including a rear caliper.
It really is hard to argue with the Jag interiors from this era eh? There’s a reason I’m on my second X-Type.
I never particularly cared for the front end on the S-Type, but it’s really hard to argue with the interiors of this era of Jags (Hence why I’m on my second X-Type-also hard to argue with full-time all-wheel drive and a manual). It’s also really hard to argue with all that power. With this era of Jags, they generally…