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Not quite a BS, but I can see why my kid gave me this Lego truck

Do you snip all the whiskers off your new tires? Or are you normal?

I want the tumbler... don't see it in the Ford store. Have the fob already!

So maybe I bought a BS for the wrong reasons. I needed a somewhat-economical passenger vehicle that could haul stuff occasionally. And I didn't want another Escape. And I'm a Ford retiree, so it was going to be a Ford. And I wanted something somewhat cool. Therefore, BS! I live in a SoCal wine...

Funny in a ridiculous way. The British 3-wheelers were designed to save money because they were taxed at a lower rate than 4-wheel cars. And here its base price is now $53,000. Show me the "why buy".

a. It's a cheap toy. b. May have been based on limited info available at the time. c. It's a cheap toy.

Maybe if they could shoehorn it in as a North-South installation, along with the listed 10spd tranny... fix the torque steer at least!

As in die cast models. I mentioned before, I lucked out in that one available model is an exact match to my BS Heritage Ltd, color and all. It's small, 1:64, Hot Wheels size, but that's fine. Now, preferred licensed toy makers usually get early access to design details so as they can make...

Anyone have the CoverCraft mat? They don't show a pic of their BS version, and it's like 3x the price of the ones on Amazon. Worth it?

You could go from a Legacy to a Heritage!

Nah, they just draped a sheet over two cardboard boxes and said "That's it!"

Ah, but your concerns are primarily for production cars, and metal 3d printing will never be a high volume production method. Just ain't happening, too slow and energy intensive. That said, Ford opened a big research center for 3d printing in the past few years. I think it's partly to impress...

The three most important characteristics an automotive designer must pay attention to are: Cost, cost, and cost. Oh, and can we make it a little cheaper? But also on the list are functionality and package (it has to fit, and by the way we're taking away some of the space you thought you had)...

Good luck with warranty. "Stone chip!" Combined with that nasty potassium chloride road salt you use in Canadia...

Got my new nuts from DPAccessories on Amazon. They're perfectly functional and certainly more functional than the OE junk. But... the flange is smaller, so they don't fill up the counterbored holes in the wheels. No one will notice just walking by, and for sure not at 70mph... but it's something.

I am so happy that there are folks who will pump $1200 into the economy just hear a little more burble! I already pumped enough at the dealership, think I'll take a break for a while.

And in case you don't want to pull your plate:

Well, it's been 50 years ...

Earlier 2L model with fabricated sheet metal manifold/turbo- from the linked article: "The engine with a separate exhaust manifold is the leader around consumer messages about problems with 2.0l EcoBoost engines. The main subject is an exhaust manifold itself. The stainless steel exhaust...

Most recent was a Subie Forrester. Why? Especially since I worked for Ford??? Perhaps because "familiarity breeds contempt". And reliability. My previous Escape (2L turbo) had the engine blow in the first year. And our several previous Escapes all had issues, some even stranding my daughter in...