Recent content by PaulOinMA

  1. Anyone buy a hail sale vehicle?

    Made me think of "why don't cars have dimples like golf balls?" QotW: Why don't we have dimpled cars? | Questions | Naked Scientists My dimpled car would pull to the right. :)

  2. I'm thinking of getting back into motorcycling...

    Went to an Audi Club get-together at AlphaCars here in MA a couple of weeks ago. It's also a Royal Enfield dealer. Going to Pistons & Pastries (Cars & Coffee) there on Saturday. Buy New & Used Luxury Cars & Motorcycles | AlphaCars & Motorcycles (MA & NH) Saw that Royal Enfield is having...

  3. Installed OEM Tow Wiring Harness

    Wow! Impressive! Reminded me of wiring an alarm system into my '83 Rabbit L forty years ago after the head unit was taken. Something I would never do now. :)

  4. Why did you choose a Bronco Sport?

    My wife won a 2G Escape at work. 2012 Ford Escape Limited Hybrid. Bronco Sport very much feels like an updated 2G Escape, which she really liked. She ordered a '23 Badlands when the order banks opened.

  5. If I move from 225/65/17 to 235/65/17, will there be an adjustment on the speedometer?

    As mentioned, it's circumference in mm. There's a thread in an F-150 forum on how to go in and change it, if you do a search.

  6. Ford Motor Company Announcement

    Ford stopped participating in the Escape forum several years ago.

  7. 30 YEARS AGO, WE'VE COME A LONG WAY

    Sure don't miss changing points and condenser. :) Even switched the Moke over to electronic ignition. The JSW TDI mentioned above was my last daily driver with a stick. Drove manual transmission 1983 - 2015.

  8. 30 YEARS AGO, WE'VE COME A LONG WAY

    I had odered '01 GTi GLX after my '97 Passat GLX wagon with a stick. Missed the size and 4 doors of the wagon Traded it in on a CPO 2003 Audi A4 Avant 3.0 Quattro with a stick. Regional Audi reps car. That was a neat car. Kept that to a JSW TDI. A dieselgate car. Nice getting over 40 mpg...

  9. 30 YEARS AGO, WE'VE COME A LONG WAY

    The '87 GTi 16v posted above replaced my first new car. 1983 VW Rabbit L. 65 h.p. 1.7-L engine. Carb. 4 speed. No AC or power steering. Didn't come with passenger sideview mirror. Had to buy it after. Black. Silver leatherette interior. VW way of saying light gray vinyl. Engine bay...

  10. Oil & filter change intervals / frequency

    Off topic. We have a house on OBX. There's a FB page of people getting stuck in the sand in Corolla. Very funny picture of two guys trying to push a stuck Tesla truck. Comments about tryng to push a 9,000-pound vehicle stuck in the sand. ?

  11. How old is everybody?

    Soon to be 66.

  12. 30 YEARS AGO, WE'VE COME A LONG WAY

    Interesting mentioning the Porsche 944 above. Porsche not pleased that the GTi 16v had better 0-60. Think the 924 was better, too. It was an embarrassment for a year until they gave the 944 more h.p. 944 was heavier than the GTi and 924.

  13. 30 YEARS AGO, WE'VE COME A LONG WAY

    Had an '87 VW GTi 16v thirty years ago. Bought new. Kept it 10 years, 172,000 miles. Transmission blew. Sold it to a VW tech. His son was getting his license. They sold it at 255,000 and would see it on the highway commuting for years after. He also did the clutch while they owned it...

  14. Sync Navigation Map Update NA 2 23 Now Available

    I think Ford website will give you two different license files for the VINs. I would do them separately on different USBs.

  15. Sync Navigation Map Update NA 2 23 Now Available

    I was having issues after I updated my Escape to 22251. Better with 23188. I updated my wife's BL to 24188 from 22200. Recently did my NAV to 2 23.
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