Recent content by Warped9

None of the familiar ”mommy wagons” or familiar mainstream SUVs and 4X4s were on my radar before I bought my Bronco Sport. The only three such vehicles I did look at were the fullsize Bronco, the Jeep Wrangler and the Mazda CX-30. Those three struck me as distinctly different from the mainstream...

The BS on the instrument panel is silver/grey or whatever even though my Bronco Sport is Hot Pepper Red, but it doesn’t bother me. The rotary gear selector is something I’m now used to, but if pressed I would rather have a more conventional shift lever or, better yet, a manual transmission...

I had caliper covers on my 2004 CrownVic. I liked them and they helped lessen brake dust on alloy wheels.

Yeah, the hood prop is a pain. The struts are far better.

Put Redline struts on my 2024 BS BB. Easy install took about 10-15 minutes.

Yes, we pay 13 percent sales tax, at least here in Ontario.

Okay, now I finally see it. Just for fun I priced out a base 2dr. 7spd. in Ruby Red with Base Standard Package, 16" Bright Polished Silver-Painted Steel Wheels, Standard Hard-top, Removable Hoop Steps, Splash Guards, Floor Liners, Cargo Area Protector and Abstract Bronco Spare Tire Cover. Comes...

Watching for the changes on the newer 2026 models I’ve seen the 2026 Bronco Sport has been introduced in Canada, but still no sign of the 2026 fullsize Bronco on Ford of Canada’s website. Odd as we’re not firmly into March already. Anyone hear or read anything about this?

I have Michelin X-Ice tires and I have no complaints.

Going by the subjective seat-of-my-pants experience all-season tires seem to get “harder” as the temperature drops significantly, below that 7C/45F transition point, almost like the tires were becoming akin to solid rubber. It’s a subtle and hard to define feeling. But winter tires below that...

Way back I had a ‘79 VW Rabbit with manual transmission. It seemed unstoppable in snow.

For eight years I drove a 2004 Crown Victoria LX and I never had any issues come winter. I always had good winter tires and used my head while driving in it. I never got stuck, spun out or lost control. Sometimes I really miss that car…

If I recall it’s advisable to switch to winter tires if you’re getting under 7C/45F temperatures generally consistently. Thats certainly been the case here since late November to early December. My winter tires are also 225s (versus summer 235s) so they sink into snow a bit better.

I usually have my winter wheels/tires mounted in late Nov or early Dec. Come mid to late March the summer wheels/tires are swapped back on. Winter. Summer.

I always have winter tires for this time of year because it’s not so much the precipitation, but the colder temperatures that affect all-season tires. The compounds winter tires are made of make them more pliable in cold temperatures than all-seasons.