When I was looking to replace my ‘06 Silverado in 2019/20, I found that the regular cabs that weren’t white work trucks were selling for a premium over all the other configurations. My old truck was a 4 door and I hated driving everyone around. I didn’t want it in the first place but it was a...
These pearl clutching click-bait titles are the norm by now.
Wait for “This is what happens to your brain when you switch to a higher numerical ratio differential.” titles accompanied with scary fake PET scan image preview cards!
Pro tip for the long ass YouTube videos: skip the first 5min...
LOL...requires a component that is susceptible to damage from certain operating conditions.
Manufacturers then create a way to protect that component from damage.
Creates proposal to eliminate manufacturers from protecting the component during certain conditions.
Sounds like the government...
I can talk for way too long about the horror stories that I have been told by coworkers and people who work at independent garages or dealerships. Thankfully, I have been lucky so far and the worst has been today’s adventure of going out to the Toyota for a missing skid pan bolt on a 4RUNNER...
Do the 2024s even have the gas particulate filters? I don’t see Ford spending a penny more on something not required until 2027.
Does the GPF even conflict with E85 use?
This just seems like something Ford is doing to save a few dollars. They have been using the telemetry from everyone’s...
There’s only so much that can be done with dampening. The solid rear axle makes it even less of effective. Spring rate and other things are going to have a bigger impact on how smooth the ride is.
IMO, it’s a gimmick and many people who have it aren’t satisfied with how much dampening is...
If you do; make sure to take an extra long test drive and in as many conditions as practical.
Some of the the buy back vehicles have actually been fixed. Too many dealerships these days are filled with technicians that rely on the “parts cannon,” and never fix the issue; leaving the original...
My old Lincoln is only 4A and I’m fine with that. The system is really good at behaving itself in the dry, when there’s plenty of traction, as well as in light rain; where the traction is both limited and intermittent slick spots where oil has built up from weeks of rain free weather...
The reason why the Ranger is so half assed is that Ford is afraid of it cannibalizing F150 sales. They could easily make them cheaper but so could everyone else.
The Tundra sells so poorly that Toyota has more freedom with the Tacoma. Though to be fair; the previous gen. Tacoma loses in nearly...
Depending on which way you throw a brick and how well worn it is; bricks are surprisingly aerodynamic.
The three overdrives on the 10R80 definitely help on the highway but on my only long road trip. I had to keep it under 65MPH 90% of the time to get 20+MPG and it was a lot of work riding the...
https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/properties
Here’s a good chart listing BTUs and gallon of gas equivalent percentages.
E100 is a bit of a misnomer because you can’t distill anhydrous ethanol and E96 or E98 is as much as you can hope for without creating something so hygroscopic that it would...
Related but not related to the the thread; pretty much every service interval stated is bullshit! I’ve changed plugs before they were ‘supposed’ to be changed and they were toast. The cars ran better and had better mileage afterward.
The manufacturers just want the cars to last the warranty...
Lent a friend my truck once to pick up a motorcycle on a 1K mile round trip.
He returned it with an empty tank, the oil light on and absolutely filthy.
That was a seven year old truck that I had already put through its paces. I wouldn’t even ask to borrow a new truck if I knew the owner would...
Easily distilled into a few minutes and not an hour long tale. When he said ‘Don’t skip ahead.’ I skipped ahead 20 minutes and he still hadn’t started. Even at 2X speed, all the soap opera pearl clutching and emoting got old.
Long story short; don’t rush, don’t trust strangers and don’t be...
I have had my truck for three years and only drove in the rain once and it was a monsoon; so even the highest setting wasn’t fast enough to clear the sheets of rain falling.
The Acura that I used to drive had perfect rain sensing and it was a pleasure in light and intermittent rain; almost...