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For me, it has less to do with control/engagement/whatever, and everything to do with TACTILITY. I just love interfacing with a machine via a crisp, tactile mechanism. It's why I always prefer a bolt or pump action rifle/shotgun to a semi-automatic, and why I use mechanical keyboards. I don't...

I am selling my wife's old Sienna privately to fund the new Bronco. Please PM if you have an unlimited account or a report lookup to give. Thanks

Ha, my late dad collected British roadsters (had at least 6 Triumphs in various states of disrepair and a '63 Lotus Elite); 'Driving pleasure' could only be used to describe them if your idea of 'pleasure' is having to repair a hose/cable/etc. on the side of the road every single time you drove...

I thought Spruce Green Exploders looked great then, and I still hold that opinion. Any color is always better than any greyscale, and metallic green looks just as good on an off-roader as it does on a Jag F-type. I agree about the 'melted crayon' colors. I've seen enough rusty old Tacomas that...

My current car has a (stated) 220 HP (although that's more like the wheel horsepower than the crank), and I only tap into that 220 HP maybe once a week when trying to avoid being run over by a big rig while merging. Accelerating hard in a straight line is kind of fun occasionally, but the...

I'm annoyed that of the $55k or whatever I'm spending, like $3k of that is going to Ford retiree pensions/health care because Ford can't do maths and like $2k is going to Tesla to pay for emissions credits (don't check my numbers, I pulled them out of my ass). On principal, I kind of like the...

In every major societal upheaval over the past century (the world wars, Russian Revolution, Maoist Revolution, etc.), the key to survival was to lay low and not have anything worth stealing. Your best bet in occupied France (for instance) wasn't to roll around in a Citroën TUB full of ammo and...

The Porsche Boxster/Cayman laugh at your premise.

Has weaker torque at every RPM, too, so the Coyote isn't really anyone's ideal truck engine. The appeal is strictly aural, I imagine.

We all clamor for a V8, but the payload capacity on a V8 Warthog would barely be enough for one passenger plus a cooler of beer.

It would have to be a perfectly-centered strike on a deer or whatever for this style of brush bar to help. Usually folks hit deer on one of the corners, damaging headlights and body panels.

I never understood brush guards, except maybe those ones you see on commercial vehicles that have expanded metal covering the entire grill. Actual brush has branches that stick out and will pierce right through your radiator/intercooler whether or not you have one little bar going across maybe...

In a capitalist economy, if a company ever makes consumers pay only for exactly what they need and no more, they have failed and will soon be surpassed by a competitor that succeeds at 'up-selling'. My advice; just learn to love/use the crap you think you don't need. There are automakers that...

I have an early Rivian R1T reservation to fall back on in case Ford craps the bed (as they often do). I just think I'll kick myself later if I don't seize the opportunity to buy what is probably the last mass-produced 4x4 with a manual transmission. Electric trucks will only get better, but the...

Do my eyes deceive, or does the MIC top actually match the B-pillar now?

I'm barely 40, but I find all these badges cheesy as hell. I don't need a beef jerky meme on the side of my 4x4. The chrome bronco is perfect, though.

I did both MCA and bought 100 shares of F, to hedge my bets. I'd be more pissed about both being worthless for Bronco X-plan if those shares didn't appreciate over $500 so far.

The best part of stuff like this is that it won't be long until no one actually lives in CA anymore, and it'll be awesome to visit and enjoy the weather without traffic.

Must be a subjective thing, because I thought my F30 had the most rubbery, lifeless manual I've ever driven in a 'sporty' car. I turned in the lease 6 months early just to get away from that awful steering/shifter. I once test drove a 6th gen 6MT Camaro right after driving my F30, and guess...

Yeah, I desperately want a SUV where one passenger plus a cooler of beer exceeds the payload rating because all of the heavy+delicate emissions equipment. We had a VW Touareg TDI, and 30+ mpg in a vehicle that weighed 3 tons and could tow almost 4 was cool. But the emissions system was a Rube...