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Okay. Pretend I’m Ford’s lawyer. Here’s my argument. The anti sway bar disconnect will add an extra few inches of wheel articulation when disconnected. It was engineered to release and connect on level surfaces under the exact stresses and geometries afforded by the factory suspension...

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Any verdict on exactly how it happened? A friend parked his near new Jeep Trailhawk in his driveway and came out later to find it 200 feet down the hill, totaled. Jeep sent a person to exam the wreck and stated that they would not cover it because the e-brake was not engaged. It’s in the...

The executive pay in a bankruptcy has to be approved by the bankruptcy committee who, in almost every case, are a group formed from the top creditors. The executives asked to stay with the the sinking ship because retaining their knowledge of the inner workings of the company has been...

The average annual CEO pay at the Detroit 3 equates to around $75 per employee. The first thing the CEO has to be good at is math. Their compensation isn’t going to affect the rank and file.

Due to State and a Federal labor laws, the 13 hours likely consists of two 30-60 minute lunch breaks and six 10-15 minute work breaks. I’m saying this in jest but I’m kinda not. I wouldn’t be surprised if you were billed for mandatory break times given the day-and-a-half duration of the job.

I’ve previously posted the warranty page that we all agree to when we purchase the vehicle. Regardless of what you’re reading here and the advice you’re being given, you void the warranty for each system when you modify that system. If you modify the suspension, you’re not covered when an...

One early fall night after a heavy snow, a fully loaded tree limb fell from the near top of an old oak. It was a strange sight as the limb was coming down almost perfectly parallel to the ground. I happened to look up and thought, “That’s a lot of leaves to be falling in a straight line at...

Never count out a Federal Assistance program…

I don’t want to give away to much info as Detroit is a small town when it comes to UAW stuff but some years back, one of the old plants was modernized. With the modernization came new staffing requirements from the UAW. An acquaintance was a UAW skilled trade worker. They were one of 14...

I grew up in Detroit. My dad, brother-in-law, two cousins and virtually all of the family friends were UAW. Solidarity Magazine was a constant in the magazine rack. Trust me, I have stories of union abuses told to me direct from my family. But those were long ago- 70’s and 80’s stuff...

Is there a naïveté gene that gets activated when our kids become teenagers? Just asking.

I don’t think the new UAW leadership is grandstanding. I think they’re dug in a little too deep and just like the 1970’s, another large wave of offshore is coming except this time it’s near-shore - to Mexico. Factory towns like Hermosillo and Toluca are closer to a lot of the major US...

That was what happened to my sister’s friend’s cousin.

I don’t know about that. Kinda hard to call Toyota owners boring when every ski area parking lot in Colorado and Utah is full of Tacoma’s and 4 Runners. Then I head out to Moab and it’s ancient Land Cruisers and Tacoma’s being used by the off-road guide services and Search & Rescue teams...

We are a Toyota family. Land Cruisers, Tundra, Tacoma, Venza, RAV4, FJ’s - They just don’t break. They hold their value. They won’t leave you stranded. It’s all about reliability and cost of ownership. Toyota leads in both categories.

I definitely agree that Joe Six Pack is putting off luxury purchases and financing top end trucks but have you been to Bring A Trailer lately?

According to Statistic Brain, only 36% of cars on the road are owned free and clear. Most young people never pay off a car. The tilting age is around. 55 years old when the majority own their cars outright. Because of that, I believe most car buyers are staying out of the market due to...

We all rue the day that ATV, UTV and SxS‘s discovered Moab. BITD, in order to finish trails like Porcupine or Amasa Back, you either had to be relatively fit on your MTB or have some coin invested in a Jeep, Cruiser, Rover…. Now, all you need is a rental RZR and no idea on trail etiquette...

I wonder what a thief does with a spare tire and rim?