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  1. Jalopnik over-engineered article

    Audi V8, definately rube goldberg like, Hyundai Genesis V8 was nearly as complicated . Ford was mentioned for their Taurus steering wheel, if they had an under engineered article I'd nominate Ford's ACC . https://jalopnik.com/these-are-the-most-over-engineered-car-parts-1851250289/slides/12
  2. Gas Buddy Credit Card

    Hi all - does anyone here use gas buddy credit card ? any comments on pros/cons thanks
  3. Predictable increase of backcountry motor vehicle issues

    Excerpts below taken from an article in Saturday's Denver Post about the increasing no of issues caused by off road vehicles in CO. I decided to make the post because I just spent 5 days on a camping trip and one day hiked to an alpine lake to fish which is accessible only by very rugged off...
  4. Personal Bankruptcy with $840 monthly car payment

    Anyone on here ever declare personal bankruptcy or know of someone who did ? My sister and her (useless) husband did some 25 yrs back, 2 years later he was back buying a Larson with twin 350 engines, a Mercedes , this after being allowed to wipe out a huge amount of debt, I realize personal...
  5. Sprinkler System Controller Rant

    Recently moved to a new house, it has a big lawn (which ultimately I plan to mostly replace with rock/xeriscape) it also has a Rain Bird ESP-ME3 controller, this thing is absurdly overly complicated compared to controllers of the past, I have no patience for having to figure things like this...
  6. travel trailer - non towing insurance question

    Curious as what level folks are insuring their travel trailers, it seems to be relatively inexpensive with the exception of collision coverage - what are your comments on the need for collision coverage, thanks
  7. Ford's towing website

    I found it to be almost worthless as far as being any real help
  8. Ford Marketing back in the day

    Bit more interesting than pics of CEO Farley patting/petting the Lightning, you can look but please don't touch. Claudia Jennings, the later queen of “B” movies, stood beside a new 1970 Ford Mercury Capri, gifted to her by Playboy Magazine as their Playmate of the Year. The German imported...
  9. Too old to change oil ?

    Considered posting as a poll, how old is too old ? Well today there was an ominous sign I am on the cusp, had changed oil in 2 family cars in the last 6 weeks and both non events, that ended today as I badly located the collection pan, positioning it to rear of the drain plug vs to the side...
  10. Rangers seen but nary a Tacoma

    Went over to my local medical center this am(the kind with real MDs and not budtenders) and upon leaving I noticed 3 other 5G Ford Rangers in the parking lot and not a single Tacoma, this in my small town where I'd say Tacomas outnumber Rangers by 5 to 1. Could it be that Toyota owners take...
  11. A few better known off road jaunts in Colorado

    https://local.newsbreak.com/colorado-state/3041980666457-rocky-roads-brutal-beautiful-drives-in-colorado-mountains?s=dmg_local_email_bucket_7.web2_fromweb shows a pic of a jeep, over the yrs been on a few of these, there are certainly many more in CO that will be less crowded.
  12. BYD: Autonomous Vehicles Are "Basically Impossible"

    https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/cars/news-blog/byd-autonomous-vehicles-are-basically-impossible-44500555
  13. 18k dead cows

    I had to read it 2x to believe it - 18,000 dead cows in dairy farm explosion, imagine how much future methane the atmosphere has been spared, maybe the EPA will relax those stricter emissions proposals. Still can't picture what kind of a mess and stench will be left behind...
  14. Ford Will Lose $3b in 2023 - on EVs

    Reported in Wall Street Journal and Reuters: March 23 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co (F.N) expects its electric vehicle business unit to lose $3 billion this year, but remains on track to achieve a pretax margin of 8% by late 2026, the company said. Chunk of change but Farley is committed, and the...
  15. Explorer Mens Edition

    Interesting ad from Ford, celebrating women's history month , Saudi Arabia was the last country to allow women the right to drive - in 2018 . Hopefully it's damperless as well.
  16. Toxic wastewater from Ohio train derailment headed to Texas

    I think the title says it all , maybe they can reuse it for fracking after the gov has some bottled for his personal cellars. I'd expand the saying "Don't mess with Texas, but by all means send us your toxic waste" :sunglasses: AZ isn't that much further, lol
  17. Ford sides with CA in Court Case Challenging emission rules

    Ford one of the automakers supporting CA in Ohio Vs EPA case...
  18. WY seeks to ban EVs

    Should they ban ice in your state you can always move to WY. Maybe they'll ban electric stoves as well. https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/cars/news-blog/wyoming-lawmakers-advance-legislation-to-ban-electric-vehicles-44498815
  19. Toyota has 3 of 6 on most disappointing list which Includes Tacoma, Ford fails to place

    Some of the Taco comments could have been taken off of the Tacoma threads on this site...
  20. Tesla, Ford and GM stock prices

    Tesla closed at $125 today, Ford $11 , I might consider buying Tesla should it sink below $100 , believe the stock market is head lower in early 2023. Ford isn't doing great either. Below from NBC news: But Tesla’s stock has dropped more than other larger automakers since Musk announced...


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