I swapped one of those into a '93 Bronco after a drunk cardiovascular surgeon tboned the '93 in 2005 and my lawyer mom sued dude into oblivion, the thing refuses to die. I abuse the crap out of it but with frequent oil changes, egr cooling delete, and not putting nasty fuel in it and it just keeps on keeping on.

I've not read it, so I can't speak intelligently about the book at all. At this point, I've been out of the car business for more than 5 years and I can talk about stuff. The '96 DN101 Taurus had a number of clever ideas and some really really bad ones (including the catfish exterior styling), but I wasn't…

Wait, so they're abandoning the mafioso look of the current 300?

That's my car in the pic. I can see the logic of "service position" (worst euphemism since "rightsizing" IMO) for major work— it honestly wasn't that tough to get the schnozz off even though I'd never done it before— but it could still be better, and having to achieve service position for just a belt replacement is…

Try a 4.2 R8 for a/c compressor All data gives 27.5 hours book time

Again. Yes and no. Almost all cars have complicated software algorithms that can complicate matters. Look at the recent software update to the Jeep GC/Commander transfer case software and the alleged issues (I can't find the Jalopnik story) that the update may have created. This is just one example. Engineers,…

Right, we have different approaches for different generators:

There seem to be various approaches to that among car manufacturers:

It's really not that bad, 4 bolts take the seat off, 6 or 7 take the cover off, and you end up working on the car from inside it!

I'd rather remove a seat than remove the entirety of a front bumper/cowl or drop an engine just to do simple maintenance. Besides, you don't even need to jack up the car

Well, at least it's not a Dodge Stratus.

Mercedes 600 Grosser. Everything is hydraulically operated, from the sunroof to the windows to the suspension to the reclining rear seats is incredibly difficult to work on. The mineral oil it runs on is pressurized to 3200 psi. If a line breaks, the fluid can cut into you like a knife.

Battery replacement in a Chevy Lumina. Requires removal of a strut and washer fluid tank. You can just see the + terminal.

Fuck consumer reports. You realize that the poor ratings on the Fords come from problems with the MyFord Touch in car entertainment system? Not exactly a measure of reliability in anyway that a car person cares about.

I was going to try and post a comment under the title, "Phrasing!"

This is nothing, Marines are used to swallowing humongous loads.

I'm not from the US, so take this with a grain of salt:

Monaco:

It's a pretty good solution if you're a kid thrown in a trunk.

400 horse 2 liter turbo? I bet that thing will last dozens of miles.