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Mark, I really was not trying to get into a pissing match with you over the veracity of Wikipedia sources. Prior to going down this rabbit hole, my original point above was that in response to the tariff threat in his first admin, the Chinese imported rice from the US. The Reuters article I...

Respectfully Mark, Wikipedia is about the last source I'd refer to when Trump is involved. The bias of their editing team against him is well documented. That being said, a quick google search provided this link from Reuters...

Certainly is, but the byzantine governmental regulations from all angles here do not exist overseas, especially in China. That's a massive chunk of the landed cost that gets ignored. I'm going to throw another perspective on tariffs to this: Tariffs are a protectionist policy, certainly. They...

I bet you're a blast at parties.

Since you're local to me... what Honda dealer did you work with? The Passport is on the short list to replace ours.

Are you a member of Tread Lightly or any off road clubs/groups/organized trail rides? People who enjoy the great outdoors responsibly far outweigh those who don't. If anything, we're better stewards of the land and water than the majority of environmental activists because we want to ensure...

Both Broncos are meh. The ORV is a nice combination to make the lower spec trucks more look more butch. At least they are showing it with a V8. And the FP700 and F100 restomod? Hell yes. There is nothing like a fire breathing, stupidcharged V8. Take that, Greenies!

And all of that has to be able to handle the extremes of temperature. That being said much of the complexity comes from regulators for better and worse.

This was posted on the JT forums last week, around 11,000 ft headed up to Imogene Pass. This Gladiator is used by the crews that maintain the road as a fuel station. If they didn't wrap it, it's a good chance they'd come out to find it a permanent fixture in the scenery. I wonder how long...

Good luck @Dantanman and congrats on the new car. We're getting to be in a similar boat. The conversations here lately have gone from her saying "I'm keeping this forever" to "how long are we holding onto this damned thing?" We're getting gremlins throughout, Sync is buggy, won't upgrade...

Certainly that has something to do with it, and generally those fines are recouped at point of sale further increasing the amount the consumer has to outlay, regardless of manufacturer, Government policies always directly contribute to price increases felt by the consumer. But where CAFE...

Similar position on the Outer Banks. And yes, you're 100% correct: The only reason Ford doesn't offer the 2.0L across the line is to keep CAFE numbers down. Same reason why Jeep doesn't offer the 392 (or any other V8) in the Gladiator, and scores of other companies provide a lower-output...

I, for one, welcomed the "added fuel penalty." Is the 1.5L adequate? Sure, just like the wheezy flat 4 in our 11 year old Subaru. It does the job but it isn't exactly BMW level performance either. I just happen to like being able to accelerate quickly to merge into traffic and punch it to...

Bingo. Parts bin specials are not special. At least the Heritages got the white roof/special body colors and different seats/interior trim details exclusive to them alone. And we do get tons of compliments on the Yellowstone color everywhere we go. That being said, I don't dislike the BS but...

It could if it was body on frame!

My guess is you're seeing a Badlands trim package to compete with the Subaru Wilderness and every other manufacturer's tougher looking outdoorsy-themed CUV trims. Only difference is the Subies and the Badlands are actually quite capable compared to everything else in their class.

QFT. It would be something if Ford never offered it on any BS before, but that isn't the case. I spent $46K on a top of the line, fully loaded 2023 Heritage Limited and Ford would charge me close to $1K now in just parts to replace the items they included on the BASE models in previous year...

2023 Heritage Limited here, all stock on the factory Falkens EXCEPT The Yakima bars and their board pads (quieted down the whistle). I average around 21.6MPG with just over 15K miles since bought last July brand new. I have found that throwing the occasional tank of premium in tends to increase...

Of all the bean counter removed items, this one angers me the most. I've dabbed some RainX on the lens and it helps for a bit... but I still have a high resolution camera that looks like I'm staring through the bottom of a pint of Guinness when I back up.

I'm with you on all of it except the transmission. One of the primaryways these small displacement 3 and 4 cal turbos compensate for lag is by having many shorter gears and programming the shift points around it. If it was a fire breathing alcohol burning V8 with a massive supercharger a two...