Recent content by VirginiaHeritage

Is it the way the seat is putting pressure on your shoulder blades? Or lack of pressure? Or the position of your arms while holding the wheel? I’m trying to game this out in my head because for all my various aches, I’ve never had that one. In case you missed it, the steering wheel is...

This is one of your pics. I put a red line roughly where the white should have stopped:

They taped it in the wrong spot too. Where the white part of the front meets the black, only the small horizontal ledge should be white. Where it turns to vertical again should be black. This is hard to explain verbally, so here is my original factory paint showing that area along with headlight...

Wow. Does Jay Leno pay well?

You’re not wrong, but many companies exist entirely in that fringe. Ferrari’s market share is roughly 0.018% of global auto sales. Rolex is well under 1% of the watch market for units sold. Many such cases. While it might not be profitable for Ford at the per-unit level, there is probably a...

“Goodyear Territory MT” is just branding, not a specific design. The new ones may as well be completely different tires from another manufacturer. You absolutely do not want to run that mixed batch on a Bronco.

Dude, I came mighty close to buying the sedan version about 1999. I was still living in Anchorage at the time so it wasn’t the best choice for a year-round ride. Talked myself down from it and bought a new Tacoma about a year later. I had been fascinated by a neighbor’s Saab 900 turbo as a kid...

My first car was a baby blue Pontiac Phoenix handed down from grandma to mom and then me. Thank God it died soon so I didn’t to endure that car for long. The second was handed down from dad: a 1985 Jetta diesel. It got 52mpg on the highway and I think it had all of 55 horsepower. It cornered...

My wife had zero interest in an automatic in her new Miata. Just like I had zero interest in an automatic DCT on a motorcycle. If a vehicle’s primary purpose is driving enjoyment rather than basic practical transportation, a manual takes the experience to another level by requiring and...

Nice place. I have their decal inside my tailgate.

"Out of our cold, dead hands will we not have a manual Mustang," Farley said. Hold the line, Farley. Hold the line. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/the-death-of-the-stick-shift-is-almost-here-100001850.html

No argument here, but you can wear full gear without looking like you’re planning to ride up Kilimanjaro every day. My Klim kevlar-lined jeans with D30 armor just look like regular jeans, for example.

ADV riders show up in groups at wineries and breweries around here all the time. The bikes are fine and I get it. It’s the head-to-toe ADV gear they seem to wear on every ride that makes me want to clown on them a bit.

I considered it and I’m glad I didn’t spend the money. After 15 months and 28k miles, including some epic road trips, I’ve gotten a couple of minor chips on the hood and that’s it. A dab of touch up paint made them unnoticeable. But, I have a lighter color and big side steps and don’t wheel...