The equation is simple for me. Manual = buy, Auto only = pass.
The Bronco will be a 3rd vehicle for my wife and I and the only way I will put more of my money to vehicles is for a manual transmission. I love driving with a manual and only drive when required with an automatic.
Driving requires attention, automatics encourage distraction. I want to be engaged by the act of driving, not lulled to sleep with the vehicle doing everything for me. I believe there is a direct correlation between the deterioration of driving skills and the prevalence of the automatic...
Based on many predictions, the virus will still be spreading all the way into June with different states having different peaks and ends of the infection curve. I would hope most large gatherings will be cancelled until July to allow plenty of time for the virus to burn out...
Not me, I am in no hurry to see China like Air Pollution. It may be a sacrifice but I will take higher MPG standards over gallons to the mile engines any day. I wish that someone will find a way to make a big displacement engine that can meet the MPG targets and I even support the V8 crowd...
Our old trailer hauler is one of those. Single cab so any time three of us are hauling cows, it becomes quite a fun time since I am the youngest and get to sit in the middle. Thank god none of us smokes anymore.
The auto industry is staring down the barrel of the delay in replacement due to 6-8 year notes. For the first 25+ years of my driving life, the longest note anyone got for a new car was 5 years but that is just middle of the road at this point. The auto industry as a whole is not prepared for...