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Because the "allocation formula" is actually a smokescreen. Build order is actually 100% driven by "commodity constraints", not that allocation formula. If a dealership has a Bronco order that can be made, Ford will make it and ship it, regardless of their allocation. Ford doesn't want to shout...

It's pretty wild that someone could walk off the street into a random Ford dealer, order a lightly-equipped 2.3L 4-door soft top, and have their Bronco in like January. I wouldn't be surprised if some industrious dealer makes a cottage industry out of upfitting such models with lift+35s and...

Most of the midsize (and full size, and HD...) pickups I see have nothing more than a cooler in the bed. Even when I owned an F-250 with an 8ft bed, I still usually chose to haul plywood/sheetrock in my wife's Sienna with the seats removed, at least until I got a utility trailer (no need to...

Doesn't Ford have a hybrid V8 in the works? Not to mention, GM's pushrod V8s have been more efficient than many turbo 4-cyls for years (when tuned for efficiency). It's not impossible to engineer an efficient V8, Stellchrysfiat (or whatever they are called now) just never tried.

I like the look of the 'Capable Bumper'; it actually matches the grille/fenders/rear bumper on the higher trims. The 'HD Modular Bumper' looks aftermarket, but not in a good way, more like a '$99 Harbor Freight clearance' kind of way. Besides, paying an upcharge for any OEM bumper option just...

I'm curious to track the rate 2022 SAC orders get scheduled for production; the first couple months of scheduling should tell us a LOT about where Ford really stands on this allocation vs. orders debacle. Although, SAC may have a much higher fraction of 'supply-constrained' orders than the...

I'm sure this would be fun in the desert, but it looks too wide for many woodland trails near me.

I'm just psyched for the combination of an automatic transfer case + manual transmission + 'severe snow service'-rated tires. Except maybe for a couple years with the FJ Cruiser, I don't think that combo has ever been offered in another 4x4 before. The addition of mechanical rear LSD is the...

I'm holding out for aluminum, frame-mounted, 'slider steps'. Which probably means I'll never get them (I don't think such a thing exists even for the Wrangler). Every piece of 'powder-coated steel' I've ever seen left outside for any amount of time always rusts. I switched my utility trailer...

It's interesting that the most popular vehicle colors in America (white/black/grey/silver) are the least popular Bronco colors ordered from SAC. The love of colors, 7MT, and the 2-door indicate that SAC has really attracted the enthusiast crowd. Or maybe that's just the nature of the reservation...

Take a corner above the posted speed. If you end up rolled over in the ditch, then your sway bar was probably disconnected.

The good thing about cable-actuated shifters is that you are usually only like $50 worth of bronze bushings away from much more direct shift feel (assuming the OEM bushings are rubber/plastic). I thought my GTI was too light and detached, but bronze shift bushings made it nearly perfect (not...

Unrelated, but nothing says "Break into this vehicle: I have valuable items inside!" like a bunch of 2A/NRA/AR15/Glock/etc. stickers. Literally every person I know that's had their truck broken into had a gun (or guns) stolen from it, and they all wondered 'why me?!?'. I'm like "Dumbass, you had...

Yeah, I've driven GT-Rs, 911 Turbos, AMGs, etc. with DCT/auto transmissions. All are fast as hell, but on a back road I'd rather be driving a 6MT Miata or even my 6MT GTI. I even think the 6MT JL Wrangler is fun to drive, but the 6MT Tacoma is still a dog turd, so there are exceptions. I don't...

When in doubt, the answer is always 'Supply Constraints' or 'GVWR'.

The VW dealerships in NoVA are all like this; they sell VWs for WAY cheaper than anywhere else in the country, but you have to finance through them. I believe the minimum was $10k, but no prepayment penalty and no minimum time to pay off/refinance. So I refi'd to PenFed at like 2% lower APR...

There isn't a vehicle made that someone hasn't LS-swapped. There is even an LS-swapped Tesla: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odq9E92DAJk It's probably the most indestructible engine family on Earth, sounds like a pissed-off piece of farm equipment, and is smaller/lighter than some turbo 4s...

I'd be all about the 392 if they offered it with a manual transmission; that would be a surefire collector's item years from now. As it stands, it's just another Fiat with a Hemi that'll end its (probably short) life on cinderblocks in front of a single wide like the rest of them. I'm still...

This is a level of transparency that is inconceivable for 99% of dealers out there. What Levine said about the "2% with special deals from small dealers" belies the fact that communication/transparency is at least as important as the actual discounts for most of us. Most Ford dealers are asking...

I was specifically talking about the $4k upcharge on the Badlands, which is JUST the wheels/tires+minor lift. Yeah, wheels/tires cost money, but one can also sell their OEM wheels/tires for upwards of $2k (at least for a Badlands). If one just wanted 35s on their Badlands (the OEM Badlands...