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In some places, yes. Not all though. Here in the high desert, there's not much to take them out. Hail is probably the worst thing going around here, but that won't actually take anything off the road, just make it ugly. I think you're mixing automotive ideologies here. In some instances, I...

It's been recommended to me in the past. I should probably pick up a copy. I googled him, and clicked the link to his Wikipedia page, but I am also pressed for time. This forum is my "smoke break" activity for the time being; I refresh when I get stuck hoping for a mental restart when I come...

There's a difference between THAT Corolla, and Corollas at large. 90s vintage VW Jettas don't have much to recommend them in the way of character, but those few with all the factory mismatched body panels could be said to have character. Same could be said of any "art car". An art car being a...

I'm not convinced of this yet... The VW Bus is a car that no one without an axe to grind could ever call soulless, but it's a clear case of the same sort of engineering effort, though on an even grander scale. The Bus started as a Beetle that had been converted to a factory runabout. They...

There is something to it. Agreed. I think it can be unpacked though. To my mind, not having had an opportunity to really explore it with any like minded people, it is about purpose of design and accepting, or even embracing, the shortcomings that result. Those shortcomings are the constituent...

Could you unpack that? I looked him up, but I'm afraid I'm not familiar with his work beyond having heard the name of the book.

The errant comment in response to my non-existent "boring" quote set me down a mental tangent re: "boring" cars. That philosophical diversion really made me look at the Gladiator in a new light... The gap between the Gladiator and the Colorado has narrowed further. Does the Colorado really have...

That is some good info! I bought my CUCV out of Idaho by way of Jackson Hole. That was a nice drive! Even made it home without incident save helping someone ELSE with a flat tire (I knew the bolt pattern on his axle would match my spare, so I lent it to him to the next town). Depending on how...

I'm just not a Nissan guy. Nothing about it grabs me by the cajones. The little corner of the canyon I live in has somehow managed to collect about a half dozen xTerras or so. An odd car to be so uniquely popular in such a small area. I've looked into the bent frame incident. I'm confident...

I very rarely tow, but frequently load the bed. 1,503 lbs isn't huge, but not much of a limitation in reality. I keep talking about getting a trailer, but never do... 5,000 lbs is plenty to tow another vehicle on a trailer, and that's the most I can imagine doing. For what I do/need, a midsize...

I looked into that, and you are correct. Especially around here (Denver). MSRP or pound sand with the Jeep (though the salesman didn't appreciate my characterization, he confirmed the underlying sentiment). GM is much more free with the rebates, incentives, and discounts. I was able to tap a...

Currently. The Gladiator is #2, and we'll shop the two of them back to back once more before I pull the trigger.

V6, not especially capable without significant effort on the build side, not very well equipped in any guise, and it looks about as old as it is in a bad way. Additionally, and possibly most critically, Nissan just announced a 99.X% drop in sales year over year for last quarter, and the entire...

You betchyer bippy! Losing it slowly is the way to go. Janus (my dog) lost vision fairly suddenly in his first eye when he was six. I don't know that he really ever had great vision, but that's when we found out the hard way he had glaucoma. We kept the other eye sighted and comfortable for...

Still worlds safer than most of the cars I've been through by a huge margin. I have personally experienced about the worst you can and still survive. We're looking at it like car seats: they all have to pass a minimum bar that's safer than just about everything that's come before to even make it...

The plot was lost pages ago... I'm still enjoying the conversation. I nearly bought an E36 M3 not too long ago... Ended up with an E46 330i. Not quite as good, but 4-doors and still a lot of fun. Genuinely good car. My child rearing experience is limited to none at the moment (though that...

I didn't remember saying anything about boring, and a search confirms I hadn't. It IS a sentiment I have held for a long time though, so maybe it was subtextual. IMHO, modern vehicles, on the whole, are extremely boring compared to vehicles from several decades ago due to changes in design...

Also, how well were the trailer's contents secured? That could multiply things further if we're moving forces around. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the Focus ST (I assume that's what you're talking about) running different axle ratios front to rear? Something about a clutch in the...

LMM & DaveInDenver: The frame hole conversation is interesting. I noticed the photos (great find, BTW) that the Ford also has a weld seam in the middle of that reinforcement. DiD mentions heat treating. That could easily be a way to avoid having to re-heat the whole frame to regain the temper...

It was on ColoradoFans.com IIRC. Mayhap a "yet" was lacking in my statement, and it was based on dated information. My mistake.