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Good thinking on display here. Bringing facts is always welcome. ?

Zippo (or Ronson) lighter fluid is my go-to for cleaning anything rubber, plastic or painted, if water doesn’t work. it’s safe for most things. Don’t use “denatured” alcohol or methanol. They have something in them that damages paint and plastic. Isopropyl (rubbing alxohol) is usually safe, but...

Oh, gimme a break... (brake???) LOL

I agree with all of this. I had a pretty foul mouth before I joined the Navy, and well... It didn't get any better in that culture. It's a lot easier to avoid in typing, though. I try to proofread once before I hit post because I'm so bad at typing, so it isn't really a problem to keep the...

People have no real sense of the size of the USA, and the distances involved compared to other countries. The entire country of Japan is about as long as California and a lot narrower. The bullet train can take you from one end of the island to the other in less than a day.

I've been to Japan. Spent almost 4 years there. It's far weirder than people have any idea. And much of it would never work here. People ride bicycles to the train station. So there is a pile of bicycles at the entrance/exit 17 bicycles deep. Like this... I was thinking about getting a...

I had the 3.Slow, (B3000) and I got around 16 mpg city, and around 19 mpg hwy, which is exactly what I get with my new Ranger. But to give a complete picture, I do have a Check Engine light that Ford has yet to figure out. P0171 - "Bank 1 Lean". Long Term Fuel Trim is maxed out, and STFT is...

Yes. There's a huge delivery yard in Miami where they stage them for distribution to final dealership by transport trucks.

I never said they were a burden to the manufacturers. They are just a cost of doing business, and an engineering challenge to them. But it definitely has an impact on what sort of vehicles they can make available... And my new Ranger gets EXACTLY the same mileage that my 2000 Mazda B3000 got...

I had the same idea. They make a slightly different material (BedRug Impact) that doesn't have a nap to catch and hold sand, dirt, and fibers quite so tenaciously. But they don't have it to fit the Ranger (yet). I don't know if they have plans to do so. But I'd buy it if they made it. Not...

I also like hybrids a lot.

I have a little different take on this. OEMs like Ford love these because it eases the burden of CAFE standards. If they make more EVs, they can continue to make the gas-guzzlers without going to such extremes about gas mileage. There is a good use case for EVs, but they aren't really...

We do things ‘different’ in Florida…

For sure. The front ropes actually gonto a steel fenderstay bolted to the frame, if I recall correctly. But the back fenders, yeah. But the fenders are steel, and I know how much they can take. I drove about 5 miles this way. Back roads and avoid bumps. The material is that MDF crap, and it is a...

used a stepladder in the bed, with some closed-cell polyethylene foam and a blanket on the roof. Tied it all down as shown. Worked great. Not sure what would happen to the antenna on the new Rangers tho. Not sure how much lumber would be too much, nor how much stress the roof would take without...

i spent about an hour in the Ford Museum. You’re right about the history part. They had a Presidential Lincoln limo on display. I was there on a Vendor visit, amd had a little time to kill. I got there just before closing. Very cool museum. Looks like it would take a few days to really do it...

For a little-known adventure into Ford history, you might plan a side trip to Fort Myers for a day if you ever go to Florida. Check out the Edison-Ford summer homes and workshop. I just posted a bit more about it in the Ford postcard thread. An excellent way to spend a day.

The rubber plantation may have been because of the rubber shortage during the war (WWII). There is a very interesting museum in Fort Myers where Henry Ford had a summer home. His next-door neighbor was Thomas Edison. They had a joint venture with Harvey? Firestone in Fort Myers to seek an...

Can confirm the XL dash has no chrome. All flat black or matte silver. I’ll post a pic tomorrow.

Looks like you got a good start on the mods already... I love the BFGs, and the flares look great, too. What brand are they? Any actual owner Impressions you could share? Install go ok? Are those "Raptor" lights in your grill? :)