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I'd refine that further as being that in a collision with a non-fixed object, your weight as a fraction of the total matters. If you weigh 200 in an 1800 pound vehicle, hoy absorb 10% of the energy transferred by the other. But in a 3800 pound vehicle, you only end up with 5%. But if you hit...

convenience stores don't tend to be; most old major brands, including ARCO, are. Ethanol free seems to be regional, though; we can't get it. Then again, maybe it's because we're stuck with California gas. And shiny. Don't forget that we need shiny things, too . . . :crackup: see other...

It looks like not merely "typo", but rather "really, really bad editing" in the 2025 manual. It seems that the ecoboost and towing into got put in the general section. Octane is a rating fo resisting premature combustion as the fuel/air mix is compressed. That's "all", but it's a pretty big...

Toptier is the treat for the hybrid. Unlike the ecoboost, it has no use for the extra octane. The extra detergents in toptier, however, are a real benefit. (and some brands exceed the standards by a substantial amount)

"unix BBS" ??? I'm guessing that you mean the usenet, one of thpredecessors to what we call "internet"? The term was "flaming". It was how order was kept in an utterly decentralized environment. Inappropriate flaming would get the flamer flamed. It was rare, but if someone really got out of...

even though I was out putting a ceramic coat on the passenger side doors today, I still wasn't sure about ky lariat. :crackup: yes, black between. BNow, change that to chrome, as well as the black mirror covers and black bed trim, then chrome that couple ofi nches under the groove on each...

my father would probably reply, "the nut holding the wheel." But I would never suggest such a thing . . .

I've never met a mechanic who has heard of a manual transmission dropping it's oil. Yet my Miata managed! :explode:

Oh, it was a blast. Currently sitting in the garage, waiting for an engine (as it has been since '15!). Transmission went at 40k, replaced with used as it wasn't rebuildable (it had dropped the fluid!). Engine failed at 60k, and the rebuild at 70k. May retired mechanic thinks that it might...

I was there as a pedestrian the first time, and in a Crown Victoria the second. Much better surrounded by lots of steel! My father took me to the aptly named "Blood Alley" in San Jose the night he taught me to drive, not telling me until later. I've driven in Boston, NYC, Chicago, and San...

It shouldn't be necessary; polishing is to remove the imperfections/damage and smooth it back out. I'm putting a ceramic coat on my wife's new maverick. For the first panels (the step behind the rear window and the rear driver quarter panel) I washed twice with rinseless wash (separate...

There were a lot of freeway miles on that. Oh, and the dash to the cross-town DMV to register it in the only appointment I could get before the temporary expired, and was at least a third of the way there when I realized I forgot the envelope of papers . . . and then had to do 24 miles of...

I feel for you. In the 90s, I thought that apple was doomed (and this from someone who still owns his 1984 128k Mac), but figured that it could be broken up for $20/share. I was waiting for it to drop to $13.50, and was going to put $5k of my Roth into it. It never dropped below $14. Last I...

Found them!

the deer bit first! 🤪

With a copy of this morning's paper held up in front of it? :teehee: While they have a number, it can be less than useful. Mine was still reporting the status of the car from more than a year ago when my dealer found that it was just out of town. It reached the rail yard where ford held it...

They sound suspiciously like Santa Claus . . . 🤔

Just filled the tank the first time, at 500 miles. And by that, I mean 500.0. I didn't set out to hit that exactly, but was trying to hit 500. And the best price in town was on my way--so once I got there, I drove another two miles and came back, but it still said 499.9. So I drove across to...

Aside from not being compatible (yet?) with the 2025 Maverick, and the app not sending notifications . . . There is already a state of the trucklet of "I am being stolen!" I'm suggesting that this should trigger a notification, rather than just shooting off the horn. And digital...

Pessimist. I'm going to buy the commemorative model available the day of Blue Origin's first orbital flight. (well, if I live that long. Maybe my grandchildren can do it in memory of me . . .)