If your back starts aching after a while, invest in a gel seat and back. It will help absorb the smaller road vibrations that you don't notice. I've heard a beaded seat cover helps also.
Nope True Mutt, the DNA test on her said this:
33% Pit Bull
21% Great Pyrenees
13% Staffordshire Terrier
11% Australian Cattle Dog
5% Chihuahua
17% Other breeds
We have a 85 mph toll road around Austin, and at that speed it doesn't matter what gear I'm in the mpg drops like a rock due to wind resistance.
I typically don't use 6th gear unless I'm going 70 mph or higher.
Ford has been using Soy based plastics since the Model-T days. Henry Ford was so fascinated with it he heavily invested money into farms and built a soybean plant to build plastic parts paints. He even had a car prototype that was made completely with soy bean plastic(excluding the frame) right...
It doesn't mention anything about a internal air bladder. If it doesn't I would not use it for drinking water. Unless you have a oil filter on your air compressor you will have oil carryover in the compressed air.
My 2007 F-150 just hit 340k, and it has the 3v 5.4L with the ticking cam phasers. Heck I didn't replace the original timing chain till 308k miles (probably should have done it sooner). As others have said, doing your preventative maint is the key regardless of manufacturer.
This why the CA's need to be replaced. There may be micro cracks developing you can't see. If they break while on the road and you have a accident both you and the shop are liable. If he squirms on paying for new CA's, wait till a lawyer gets a hold of him for someone getting hurt or killed.
I know you said you plan to Uber, but to me the better BBQ is in Lockhart ~30 minute drive SE of Austin on US-183. Then you have your choice between Black's, Kreutz, or Smithy's(Closes @ 6). Traffic on US-183 is not very bad.
As others mentioned downtown Austin has problems with thievery...